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- Title
Long-term pretreatment with alendronate inhibits calvarial defect healing in an osteoporotic rat model.
- Authors
Zhang, Chenggui; Zhu, Junxiong; Jia, Jialin; Guan, Zhiyuan; Sun, Tiantong; Zhang, Wang; Yuan, Wanqiong; Wang, Hong; Song, Chunli
- Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to observe the effects of long-term alendronate pretreatment on the healing of osteoporotic calvarial defects, and further investigate the effect of alendronate combined with once-weekly parathyroid hormone following 12 weeks of alendronate treatment in ovariectomized rats. Materials and methods: Thirty 3-month-old female rats were ovariectomized, and 24 rats received alendronate for 12 weeks. Then, a critical defect was created in the calvaria of all animals. Immediately after osteotomy, the animals received one of five treatments for 8 weeks: (1) continuation of vehicle (group E), (2) alendronate followed by vehicle (group A), (3) continuation of alendronate (group B), (4) alendronate followed by once-weekly parathyroid hormone alone (group C), or (5) continuation of alendronate combined with once-weekly parathyroid hormone (group D). Calvarial defect healing was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, micro-computed tomography, histology, and sequential fluorescence labeling. Results: Group E showed a significantly higher volume of newly formed bone than groups A, B, C, and D. Evidence of new dense bone formation in group E was observed histologically. In addition, the immunohistochemical expression of runt-related transcription factor 2 was increased in group E but inhibited in groups A, B, C, and D. Sequential immunofluorescence also showed inhibited mineral apposition in groups A, B, C, and D compared with group E. Conclusion: The present study shows that long-term pretreatment with alendronate inhibited calvarial defect healing in osteoporotic rats, and this effect could not be reversed by stopping alendronate, switching to parathyroid hormone, or combining with once-weekly parathyroid hormone.
- Publication
Journal of Bone & Mineral Metabolism, 2021, Vol 39, Issue 6, p925
- ISSN
0914-8779
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00774-021-01235-0