Evaluation of tibolone administration in bone architectural by MicroCT
- Patology Dept., Fluminense Federal Univ., Niteroi (Brazil)
- Molecular and Cell Biology Dept., Fluminense Federal Univ., Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
- Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Elderly women are at higher risk for hip fracture because of additional and relatively rapid bone loss due to estrogen deficiency by loss of the ovarian function and a longer average life span than men. The early application of agents that suppress the increase in bone turnover due to estrogen deficiency is essential to prevent bone loss and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Some advanced imaging techniques may be required to investigate osteoporosis. X-ray micro-computed tomography has been used to generate high-resolution 3D images of cancellous and cortical bone morphology from normal and pathologic human and animal specimens. The aim of this study is to verify the effects of tibolone administration by evaluating the trabecular bone region. The experiment was performed on two groups of rats previously ovariectomized in which one received tibolone while the other did not. Tibolone administration (1 mg/day) began thirty days after the ovariectomy and the treatment remained for five months. At last, the animals were euthanized and femurs were collected. The scan was obtained using a Hamamatsu 10 Mp camera with a pixel size of 11.59 {mu}m and trabecular region in the right femoral head were quantified. All results were statistically evaluated with significance set at P<0.05%. Tibolone administration was shown to be beneficial in some analysis of the femoral head, performing higher bone volume and reducing the porosity when compared to ovariectomized. It can be concluded that tibolone administered to ovariectomized rats significantly preserved bone mass in the femoral head and microtomography was an efficient method to identify bone loss process and to evaluate potential therapies, as tibolone administration. (authors)
- OSTI ID:
- 22039802
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ANIMMA 2011: 2. International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications, Ghent (Belgium), 6-9 Jun 2011; Other Information: Country of input: France; 18 refs.; IEEE Catalog Number: CFP1124I-CDR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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