In ovariectomized rhesus monkeys, PTH(1-84) increased L3 tunneling frequency to 0.27/mm(2) at 5 microg/kg versus approximately 0.05/mm(2) in controls.
In plain wordsIn rhesus monkeys, PTH at 5 microg/kg increased vertebral tunneling frequency versus controls.
- Outcome
- IncreaseL3 tunneling frequency at 5 microg/kg
- Study
rhesus monkeysn: not reported in source
Ovariectomized adult rhesus monkeys- Comparator
- Sham and ovariectomized controls
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 5 microg/kg daily · 16 monthsAs given in this study (rhesus monkeys).
Source sentences
At L3, tunneling frequency was low in control sham and OVX animals ( approximately 0.05/mm(2)) but increased significantly in PTH(1-84)-treated animals (0.27, 0.49 and 0.95/mm(2) with the 5, 10 and 25 microg/kg doses, respectively).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Daily treatment of ovariectomized (OVX) adult rhesus monkeys with human parathyroid hormone (PTH) 1-84 for 16 months increases trabecular bone volume (BV/TV), number (Tb.N) and connectivity at lumbar vertebra-3 (L3) and thoracic vertebra-10.
Using histomorphometry to determine frequency of events, we have now quantified intratrabecular tunneling at L3 and extended it to investigate the effects of PTH(1-84) treatment on trabecular bone at the proximal femur, distal radius and iliac crest of these animals.