Low Doses of Simvastatin Potentiate the Effect of Sodium Alendronate in Inhibiting Bone Resorption and Restore Microstructural and Mechanical Bone Properties in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

By using an experimental model of dexamethasone-induced osteoporosis we investigated the effects of different therapeutic schemes combining sodium alendronate (SA) and simvastatin on bone mineral and protein composition, microstructural and mechanical remodeling. Wistar rats were randomized into eight groups: G1: non-osteoporotic; G2: osteoporotic; G3, G4, and G5: osteoporotic+SA (0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mg/kg, respectively); G6, G7, and G8: osteoporotic+SA (0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mg/kg, respectively)+simvastatin (0.4, 0.6, and 1 mg/kg, respectively). Osteoporosis was induced by dexamethasone (7 mg/kg, i.m.) once a week for 5 weeks. All treatments were administered for 8 weeks. Dexamethasone increased serum levels of alkaline phosphatase, calcium, phosphorus, and urea, especially in non-treated animals, which showed severe osteoporosis. Dexamethasone also induced bone microstructural fragility and reduced mechanical resistance, which were associated with a marked depletion in mineral mass, collagenous and non-collagenous protein levels in cortical and cancellous bone. Although SA has attenuated osteoporosis severity, the effectiveness of drug therapy was enhanced combining alendronate and simvastatin. The restoration in serum parameters, organic and inorganic bone mass, and mechanical behavior showed a dose-dependent effect that was potentially related to the complementary mechanisms by which each drug acts to induce bone anabolism, accelerating tissue repair..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Microscopy and microanalysis - 23(2017), 5, Seite 989

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Priscila L Sequetto [VerfasserIn]
Reggiani V Gonçalves [Sonstige Person]
Aloísio S Pinto [Sonstige Person]
Maria G A Oliveira [Sonstige Person]
Izabel R S C Maldonado [Sonstige Person]
Tânia T Oliveira [Sonstige Person]
Rômulo D Novaes [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Alendronic acid
Alkaline phosphatase
Animals
Biocompatibility
Biology
Biomedical materials
Bisphosphonates
Bone
Bone (cancellous)
Bone (cortical)
Bone composition
Bone density
Bone diseases
Bone mass
Bone resorption
Calcium
Collagen
Dexamethasone
Drugs
Fragility
Mechanical properties
Metabolism
Osteoporosis
Phosphorus
Protein composition
Rats
Restoration
Rodents
Serum levels
Simvastatin
Sodium
Urea

doi:

10.1017/S1431927617012363

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1998432424