In ovariectomized rats, teriparatide increased bone formation in femoral defects compared with control.
In plain wordsIn rats, teriparatide increased bone formation in femoral defects compared with control.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseBone formation in defect area
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Ovariectomized female Sprague-Dawley rats with femoral metaphyseal defects- Comparator
- Control
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 30 μg/kg three times per week · intraperitoneal · 4 and 8 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
PTH increased bone formation in the defect area.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The PTH group and control group were compared 4 and 8 weeks after surgery.
Female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomized and after 3 months a critically sized defect of 3 mm in diameter-a through-hole bone defect-was drilled into each distal femur of the ovariectomized rats.
The rats were injected with teriparatide (30 μg/kg) parathyroid hormone (PTH) in the peritoneum three times per week. After 4 and 8 weeks the animals were killed and the blood and bilateral femora were harvested for biochemical analysis, histopathological observation, and micro-computed tomography (CT) examination.