In ovariectomized rats, abaloparatide increased lumbar spine aBMD above OVX vehicle levels in a dose-dependent manner.
In plain wordsIn rats, abaloparatide increased lumbar spine bone density above vehicle levels.
- Peptide
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Outcome
- IncreaseLumbar spine aBMD
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
ovariectomized osteopenic rats- Comparator
- OVX vehicle
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 5 or 20 µg/kg/day · subcutaneous · 6 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Treatment of OVX rats with abaloparatide at 5 or 20 µg/kg/day increased aBMD dose-dependently in the lumbar spine, total femur and femur diaphysis to levels exceeding OVX-Veh or Sham controls.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
We assessed the effect of 6 weeks of abaloparatide on bone mass, microarchitecture, quality and strength in ovariectomized (OVX) rats.
After 8 weeks of post-surgical bone depletion (baseline), OVX rats (n = 20-21/group) received daily subcutaneous vehicle (OVX-Veh) or abaloparatide at 5 or 20 µg/kg.