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- Title
Effects of pregnancy and lactation on trabecular bone and marrow adipocytes in rats.
- Authors
Honda, A.; Kurabayashi, T.; Yahata, T.; Tomita, M.; Matsushita, H.; Takakuwa, K.; Tanaka, K.
- Abstract
Changes in the structure and metabolism of trabecular bone and marrow adipocytes in rats during pregnancy and the early stage of postpartum were evaluated by investigating bone mineral density (BMD) and bone and fat histomorphometry. Forty-nine female virgin Sprague-Dawley rats aged 200 days were mated and divided into seven groups: (1) beginning controls; (2) antepartum-on-day-7; (3) antepartum-on-day-21; (4) nonlactating on the fourth postpartum day; (5) nonlactating on the sixth postpartum day; (6) nonlactating on the eighth postpartum day; (7) lactating on the eight postpartum day. The significant decreases occurred in the trabecular bone at the end of pregnancy and lactation, and the bone formation increases and the bone structure is almost recovered in nonlactating rats within 6 days of postpartum. The percent adipocyte volume, adipocyte number, and unit adipocyte volume significantly decreased during postpartum whether lactating or nonlactating, and they significantly showed negative correlation with the osteoid volume values. The serum triglyceride value and body weight of the seven groups correlated significantly with the unit adipocyte volume value (r = 0.49, P = 0.004; r = 0.58, P = 0.0005, respectively). We concluded that bone resorption and formation are regulated separately during late pregnancy and lactation and that the recovery of BMD from lactation appears to rely on an acceleration of bone formation. Furthermore, the metabolism of the marrow adipocyte may be correlated with bone formation rates, serum triglyceride value, and body weight during pregnancy and early stage of puerperium.
- Subjects
PREGNANCY; LACTATION; FAT cells; ANTHROPOMETRY; TRIGLYCERIDES; BONE growth
- Publication
Calcified Tissue International, 2000, Vol 67, Issue 5, p367
- ISSN
0171-967X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s002230001145