In mice with closed tibial fractures, teriparatide accelerated callus mineralization from day 9 onward.
In plain wordsIn mice with tibial fractures, teriparatide accelerated callus mineralization.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseCallus mineralization
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
Closed tibial fracture- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 40 μg/kg dailyAs given in this study (mouse).
Source sentences
Daily administration of 40 μg/kg of teriparatide accelerated callus mineralization from day 9 onward without significant increase of sizes, and at day 15 the microhardness properties of treated callus were similar to those of bone tissue.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We set up a murine model of closed tibial fracture on which different doses of teriparatide were tested.
Teriparatide's effect on callus formation was monitored during the first 4 weeks from fracture.