In parathyroidectomized and osteopenic rats, hPTH(1-34) significantly restored cancellous bone volume in axial and appendicular skeletons.
In plain wordsIn rats with removed parathyroid glands and low bone mass, hPTH restored spongy bone volume in axial and limb skeletons.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseCancellous bone volume
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Parathyroidectomized and osteopenic rats- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 50 units (15 micrograms) six times weekly · intramuscular · weeks 11 through 18As given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Significant restoration of cancellous and cortical bone volumes was observed in axial and appendicular skeletons of animals treated with h-PTH(1-34).
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Effects of h-PTH(1-34) were histomorphometrically evaluated in both cancellous and cortical bone tissues of axial and appendicular skeletons of parathyroidectomized and osteopenic rats.
Osteopenia was induced by hemicordotomy immobilization and by estrogen depletion as a result of ovariectomy.
The rats received intramuscular injections of 50 units (15 micrograms) of h-PTH(1-34) six times weekly during weeks 11 through 18 of the experiment.