In ovariectomized monkeys, teriparatide restored femoral neck trabecular bone volume to sham levels.
In plain wordsIn monkeys with removed ovaries, teriparatide restored spongy bone volume to sham control levels.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- No significant changeFemoral neck trabecular bone volume
- Study
monkeysn: not reported in source
Ovariectomized monkeys- Comparator
- Sham vehicle controls
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 1 microg/kg/day · 18 monthsAs given in this study (monkeys).
Source sentences
The femoral neck showed significant reduction in trabecular bone volume (BV/TV) for OVX compared with sham, whereas PTH1 BV/TV was restored to sham levels and PTH5 BV/TV was greater than sham and OVX.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Monkeys were treated with vehicle (sham or OVX controls), 1 microg/kg/day teriparatide [parathyroid hormone (1-34); PTH1], or 5 microg/kg/day teriparatide (PTH5) for 18 months or for 12 months followed by 6 months of treatment withdrawal (PTH1W and PTH5W, respectively).
Excised proximal femora were analyzed by microCT, conventional histomorphometry, and biomechanics.