In meniscectomized guinea pigs, PTH partially inhibited cartilage degeneration relative to untreated meniscectomy.
In plain wordsIn guinea pigs, PTH partly reduced cartilage degeneration compared with untreated meniscectomy.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseOARSI cartilage degeneration score
- Study
guinea pign: not reported in source
Medial meniscectomy- Comparator
- MNX
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 24 μg/kg, 5 days/week · subcutaneous injection · 12 weeksAs given in this study (guinea pig).
Source sentences
OARSI scores indicated cartilage degeneration was partially inhibited by either CLX or PTH(1-34).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Forty-eight 3-month-old male Hartley albino guinea pigs received either sham or medial meniscectomy (MNX) operations.
One week after the procedure, meniscectomized animals began 12 weeks of treatment by oral administration of CLX (20 mg/kg, daily), subcutaneous injection of PTH (1-34) (24 μg/kg, 5 days/week), or normal saline for MNX group.