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diet-related diseases; chemical concentration; human diseases; leucine; vertebrae; hydroxyapatite; osteopenia; surgery; bone density; animal models; human nutrition; bone mineralization; bone strength; metabolites; swine
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... Objective: The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that oral administration with 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrate (HMB) positively influences bone metabolism and diminishes fundectomy-induced osteopenia of the axial skeleton in pigs. The pig model was chosen because of its recognized physiologic and anatomic similarities of the gastrointestinal tract and skeletal system to those of humans. Metho ...
osteocalcin; microstructure; insulin-like growth factor I; females; dietary protein; bone metabolism; blood chemistry; adiponectin; body weight; calcium; leptin; high protein diet; collagen; bone density; animal models; rats; bone strength; body fat
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... Long-term consumption of high-protein (HP) diets at 35% of energy is postulated to negatively influence bone health. Previous studies have not comprehensively examined the biochemical, physical, and biomechanical properties of bone required to arrive at this conclusion. Our objective in this study was to examine the long-term effect of a HP diet on bone metabolism, mass, and strength in rats. Adul ...
bone density; food composition; bone mineralization; phosphorus; raw foods; corn flour; nutrient uptake; mineral content; bone strength; protein composition; weight; food processing quality; tortillas; calcium; extrusion; nixtamalization; rats; extruded foods; nutritive value; magnesium; animal models; femur
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... The nutritional quality (chemical and biological assays) was evaluated for tortillas made with two samples of instant corn flour prepared with 0.15 and 0.25% calcium hydroxide and processed either by extrusion or by the traditional process (nixtamalization). Both raw corn and the tortillas made from instant whole corn flours prepared by extrusion (TEP) had higher Protein Efficiency Ratio (PER), an ...
Lactobacillus; X-radiation; adverse effects; bone density; bone resorption; bone strength; calcium; collagen; dairy consumption; excretion; experimental diets; fermented dairy products; hyperparathyroidism; malabsorption; osteocalcin; parathyroid hormone; proton pump; rats; tomography
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... The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of hypochlorhydria induced by proton pump inhibitor (PPI) administration and intake of a dairy product fermented by lactobacilli (DFL) on bone metabolism in growing rats. Male rats, aged 3 weeks, were divided into two groups: a control group fed a casein-based diet and a group fed a DFL-based diet. Each group was fed its respective exp ...
body mass index; bone density; bone strength; calcium; computed tomography; cross-sectional studies; eating habits; education; energy; etiology; exercise; food frequency questionnaires; food intake; men; mineral content; potassium; randomized clinical trials; regression analysis; stress fractures; tibia; women; young adults
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... Stress fracture risk is elevated during initial military training (IMT), particularly in lower-extremity bones such as the tibia. Although the etiology of stress fractures is multifactorial, lower bone strength increases risk. The objective of this study was to assess, through the use of peripheral quantitative computed tomography, whether adherence to a dietary pattern rich in calcium, potassium, ...
magnesium; nutrient deficiencies; calcium; excretion; urine; bone density; bone formation; bone strength; mineral content; mineral metabolism; nickel; rats
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... An experiment was performed to determine the effect of a mild magnesium deprivation on calcium metabolism and bone composition, shape, and strength in rats, and whether nickel deprivation exacerbated or alleviated any changes caused by the magnesium deprivation. Weanling male rats were assigned to groups of 10 in a factorial arrangement, with variables being supplemental nickel at 0 and 1 mg/kg an ...
bone density; bone formation; bone resorption; bone strength; mice; ovariectomy; risk; transforming growth factor beta
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... Diseases that affect the regulation of bone turnover can lead to skeletal fragility and increased fracture risk. Members of the TGF-β superfamily have been shown to be involved in the regulation of bone mass. Activin A, a TGF-β signaling ligand, is present at high levels in bone and may play a role in the regulation of bone metabolism. Here we demonstrate that pharmacological blockade of ligand si ...
Marc Baud’huin; Nicolas Solban; Milton Cornwall-Brady; Dianne Sako; Yoshimi Kawamoto; Katia Liharska; Darren Lath; Mary L. Bouxsein; Kathryn W. Underwood; Jeffrey Ucran; Ravindra Kumar; Eileen Pobre; Asya Grinberg; Jasbir Seehra; Ernesto Canalis; R. Scott Pearsall; Peter I. Croucher
acid phosphatase; blood serum; bone density; bone formation; bone morphogenetic proteins; bone resorption; bone strength; homeostasis; mice; organogenesis; osteoblasts; osteoclasts; osteoporosis; transcription factor NF-kappa B; transforming growth factor beta
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... Diseases such as osteoporosis are associated with reduced bone mass. Therapies to prevent bone loss exist, but there are few that stimulate bone formation and restore bone mass. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of the TGFβ superfamily, which act as pleiotropic regulators of skeletal organogenesis and bone homeostasis. Ablation of the BMPR1A receptor in osteoblasts increases bone mass ...
obesity; lipid metabolism; bone density; dietary minerals; calcium; magnesium; phosphorus; bone strength
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... OBJECTIVES: In view of the prevalence of osteoporosis in Japan, which surveys have shown has almost doubled over the last ten years, contributory factors, additional to the mineral status, that affect bone stiffness have been explored in spontaneously obese (Minko) rats. METHODS: Bone stiffness and strength as well as content of Mg, Ca, P, Na, K, and trace minerals in femurs were compared in male ...
animal feeding; biomechanics; bone density; bone strength; calcium; cholecalciferol; diet; females; femur; folic acid; mineral content; nutrient content; rats; risk; weight gain
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... Evidence from epidemiological and animal-feeding trials suggests that a western-style diet that is high in fat, and low in Ca, vitamin D and folic acid may result in low bone mass and poor bone quality: this leads to an increased risk of fragility fracture. The overall objective of the present study was to determine the effect of feeding a western-style diet (low in Ca (0·4 g/kg diet, Ca:P ratio 1 ...
ash content; bone density; bone strength; correlation; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; equations; humerus; linear models; mineral content; poults
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... The right humerus was removed from 30 20-week-old male turkey poults for humerus strength analysis using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and humerus-breaking strength. Specimens were cleaned and dried before scanning. To determine the most precise and accurate protocol of bone densitometry analysis for avian long bones, we scanned each specimen using five different techniques, all aimed to simula ...
Achyranthes japonica; alkaline phosphatase; alternative medicine; biomarkers; bone density; bone resorption; bone strength; calcium; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; excretion; micro-computed tomography; oral administration; osteocalcin; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; phosphorus; rats; uterus; weight gain
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... AIM: The objective of the present study was to systematically investigate the effects of Achyranthes bidentata root extract (ABRE) on postmenopausal osteoporosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty 3-month-old female Sprague–Dawley rats were used and randomly assigned into sham-operated group (SHAM) and five ovariectomy (OVX) subgroups, i.e. OVX with vehicle (OVX); OVX with 17β-ethinylestradiol (E₂, 25 ...
Dirk-Jan De Koning; Nazaret Dominguez-Gasca; Robert H. Fleming; Andrew Gill; Dominic Kurian; Andrew Law; Heather A. McCormack; David Morrice; Estefania Sanchez-Rodriguez; Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro; Rudolf Preisinger; Matthias Schmutz; Veronica Šmídová; Frances Turner; Peter W. Wilson; Rongyan Zhou; Ian C. Dunn
White Leghorn; bone density; bone health; bone metabolism; bone strength; collagen; crosslinking; cystathionine beta-synthase; enzyme activity; exhibitions; gene expression; genes; genetic factors; genetic variation; genotype; homocysteine; laying hens; loci; natural selection; osteoporosis; oviposition; population; quantitative trait loci; selective breeding; single nucleotide polymorphism; spectroscopy; tibia; transcriptome; translational medical research; volume
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... BACKGROUND: Skeletal damage is a challenge for laying hens because the physiological adaptations required for egg laying make them susceptible to osteoporosis. Previously, we showed that genetic factors explain 40% of the variation in end of lay bone quality and we detected a quantitative trait locus (QTL) of large effect on chicken chromosome 1. The aim of this study was to combine data from the ...
Aureobasidium pullulans; Dendropanax; active ingredients; alkaline phosphatase; alternative medicine; animal models; blood chemistry; bone density; bone resorption; bone strength; calcium; femur; functional foods; histology; humans; inorganic phosphorus; menopause; mice; mineral content; osteocalcin; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; polymers; tea; traditional medicine; trees; women
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... BACKGROUND: Extracellular polymeric substances isolated from Aureobasidium pullulans (EAP), containing specifically 13% β-1,3/1,6-glucan, have shown various favorable bone-preserving effects. Textoria morbifera Nakai (TM) tree has been used as an ingredient in traditional medicine and tea for various pharmacological purposes. Thus, the present study was aimed to examine the synergistic anti-osteop ...
Davallia; alkaline phosphatase; body weight; bone density; bone metabolism; bone strength; calcium; in vitro studies; microcomputers; oral administration; osteoporosis; quality control; rats; tomography; traditional medicine
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... ETHANOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: In Taiwanese folk medicine, Davallia formosana is used to treat bone diseases, including osteoporosis. AIM: This study evaluated the anti-osteoporotic effect of ethanolic extract derived from Davallia formosana (DFE). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this in vitro study, we investigated the inhibitory action of DFE on RANKL-stimulated osteoclastogenesis. The in vivo effec ...
Aureobasidium pullulans; Dendropanax morbifer; biochemistry; blood chemistry; body weight; bone density; bone strength; developmental orthopedic disease; dose response; femur; histology; ingredients; leaf extracts; menopause; oral administration; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; rats; resorption; risk; tibia; urine; vertebrae; weight gain; women
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... The dose‐dependent antiosteoporotic potentials of the exopolymers from Aureobasidium pullulans (EAP): Dendropanax morbifera (DM) 3:1 (g/g) were observed in bilateral ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Twenty‐eight days after bilateral OVX surgery, 200 mg/kg EAP or DM, and 400, 200, and 100 mg/kg EAP : DM (3:1) were orally administered, once a day for 56 days. We measured changes in body weight and weight ...
animal models; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; atrophy; blood serum; body weight changes; bone density; bone resorption; bone strength; buffalo milk; calcium; catalase; cytokines; endometrium; enzyme activity; femur; glutathione; human diseases; malondialdehyde; milk; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; oxidative stress; phosphorus; postmenopause; protective effect; rats; superoxide dismutase; tibia; transforming growth factor beta; weight loss
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... Oxidative stress has been implicated as a crucial pathogenic factor in the development of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Milk-derived antioxidative peptides are gaining much attention toward the development of prodrugs for alleviating several human diseases, including osteoporosis. The aim of the present study was to determine whether antioxidant peptides are good candidates for alleviating postmeno ...
adipocytes; adiposity; analysis of variance; arachidonic acid; blood serum; bone density; bone resorption; bone strength; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; energy intake; erythrocytes; fatty acid composition; femur; gas chromatography; high fat diet; laboratory animals; leptin; long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; males; metabolism; micro-computed tomography; mineral content; obesity; rats; visceral fat
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... Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids modulate bone mass and adipocyte metabolism. Arachidonic acid (AA, C20:4 n-6) is elevated in obesity and postulated to stimulate bone resorption. This study aimed to determine the effect of AA on bone mass, quality, and adiposity in diet-induced obesity during growth. Male Sprague–Dawley rats (n=42, 4-week) were randomized into groups fed a control diet (CTRL ...
laying hens; osteoporosis; bone density; humerus; ulna; ultrasonography; radiography; digital images; battery cages; extensive farming; image analysis; tibia; bone strength; shear strength; bending strength; heritability; quantitative traits; genetic correlation; phenotypic correlation; body weight; cholecalciferol; 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; free range husbandry
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... The genetic component of osteoporosis in caged laying hens is large, and a method for detecting hens susceptible to fracture could be useful in breeding programs. A radiographic absorptiometry film method was modified by video digitization from an image intensifier and computer analysis and termed digitized fluoroscopy (DF). Humeral and ulnar DF values were measured in 165 hens during lay. Relatio ...
... Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry can be used as a noninvasive tool to monitor the skeletal integrity of live birds. A pDexa X-ray bone densitometer was used to determine bone mineral densities (BMD) of the left tibia together with the fibula and the humerus of live, unanesthetized birds. Densitometry effectively detected changes in bone integrity of live birds fed varying levels of dietary calcium ...
bone density; bone strength; gender differences; genes; genetic polymorphism; postmenopause; risk; testosterone; women
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... This study investigates aromatase gene polymorphism, which might influence bone strength in terms of mineral density and quality. We explored the relationship between CYP19 polymorphisms and vertebral fractures in postmenopausal Japanese women. In addition, we compared estrogen and testosterone levels in Japanese postmenopausal women with and without fractures. Osteoporotic postmenopausal women sh ...
bone density; bone strength; calcium; cheeses; computed tomography; cream; cross-sectional studies; elderly; energy intake; food frequency questionnaires; longitudinal studies; men; milk; milk consumption; physical activity; progeny; regression analysis; tibia; vitamin D; vitamin supplements; women; yogurt
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... Previous studies reported that dairy foods are associated with higher areal bone mineral density (BMD) in older adults. However, data on bone strength and bone microarchitecture are lacking. The objective of this study was to determine the association of milk, yogurt, cheese, cream, milk + yogurt and milk + yogurt + cheese intakes with high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (H ...
adverse effects; biomechanics; blood lipids; blood serum; bone density; bone metabolism; bone strength; chemical constituents of plants; femur; high fat diet; hyperlipidemia; lipid composition; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; medicinal properties; micro-computed tomography; osteoblasts; osteoporosis; protective effect; rats; risk factors; triacylglycerols
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... Osteoporosis is linked to reduced bone mineral density (BMD) as a major risk factor for fragility fractures. Recent studies indicated an association between BMD and abnormally elevated lipid levels in blood as common indicators for hyperlipidemia. In this study, we assessed the protective effect of paeoniflorin, a phytochemical compound with multiple pharmacological activities, against hyperlipide ...
osteocalcin; bone density; bone mineralization; blood chemistry; biomarkers; bone strength; functional foods; messenger RNA; collagen; ovariectomy; osteoporosis; rats; bone resorption; acid phosphatase; dosage; animal models; skeleton; blueberries; femur; alkaline phosphatase
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... The objective of the present study was to explore the bone protective role of blueberry in an ovariectomized rat model. Thirty 6-month-old female Sprague-Dawley rats were either sham-operated (Sham) or ovariectomized (Ovx) and divided into three groups: Sham, Ovx (control), Ovx+blueberry (5% blueberry w/w). After 100 days of treatment, rats were euthanized, and blood and tissues were collected. Bo ...
adults; biomechanics; bone density; bone strength; children; deformation; densitometry; femur; fluorides; fluorosis; laboratory animals; modulus of elasticity; multivariate analysis; rats; tibia
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... Bone deformation and fragility are common signs of skeletal fluorosis. Disorganisation of bone tissue and presence of inflammatory foci were observed after fluoride (F⁻) administration. Most information about F⁻ effects on bone has been obtained in adult individuals. However, in fluorosis areas, children are a population very exposed to F⁻ and prone to develop not only dental but also skeletal flu ...
broiler chickens; broiler feeding; genotype; genetic variation; calcium; phosphorus; dietary minerals; nutritional status; mineral metabolism; bone strength; bone density; artificial selection; selection criteria; limb bones; body weight; chemical composition; nutrient intake; feed quality
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... 1. The present study examined the bone strength and apparent mineral metabolisability of a selected broiler chicken compared with those of a relatively unselected genotype. 2. Selected (SB) and unselected genotypes (UB) were reared under standard conditions and were fed on either a high quality (HQ) or a low quality (LQ) diet. Tibiotarsi samples were collected at 42 d from SB and compared to tibio ...
... The relative sensitivity of tibia bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD), percentage ash (ash), and shear force as indicators for dietary Ca and P was compared in 3-wk-old broiler chicks. One hundred eight 7-d-old chicks were grouped by weight into 6 blocks of 3 cages each with 6 birds per cage. Three corn-soybean meal-based diets were randomly assigned to cages within each block. The diets ...
White Leghorn; alleles; bone density; bone strength; chromosomes; crossing; laying hens; mutation; quantitative trait loci; selection criteria; sexual maturity
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... 1. An F₂ cross of a broiler male line and a White Leghorn layer line was used to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for bone density at the onset of lay and at the end of the laying period. A total of 686 measures of humeral bone density were available for analysis.2. There was no evidence for epistasis.3. Genome-wide significant QTL for bone density at the onset of lay were identified on chro ...
perches (animal housing); battery husbandry; radiography; tibia; humerus; bone fractures; physical activity; battery cages; bone formation; bone density; osteoporosis; hens; bone strength
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... 1. Bone structure and breaking strength were measured in hens that had been housed throughout a laying year in battery cages or in Perchery, Naturel or Litter and Wire husbandry systems. 2. Battery caged hens had the poorest bones, as assessed by measurements of cancellous bone volume, radiographic density, cortical thickness and three-point breaking strength. 3. Humeri from birds in the Litter an ...
Sambucus; bioactive properties; biomechanics; bone density; bone strength; cell proliferation; ethanol; femur; high performance liquid chromatography; ingredients; lignans; mice; models; phenolic acids; rats; tibia; uterus
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... Our previous study demonstrated that 60 % ethanol crude extract of Sambucus williamsii HANCE (SWH) improved bone mass, bone strength and bone micro-structure in both ovariectomised (OVX) rats and mice. The present study aims to identify the bioactive fractions and ingredients in SWH that account for its osteoprotective effects. Bilateral sham-operated mice acted as controls. OVX C57BL/6J mice, age ...
... An experiment was performed to determine whether boron deprivation would adversely affect vertebra (trabecular) bone microarchitecture, and whether any adverse effect would be modified by dietary fatty acid composition. Female rats were fed diets containing 0.1 mg (9 μmol) boron/kg in a factorial arrangement with variables of supplemental boron at 0 (boron-deprived) or 3 (boron-adequate) mg (278 μ ...
calcium; dietary minerals; nutrient requirements; animal models; animal growth; bone density; bone fractures; bone strength; animal morphology; tibia; rats; food intake; experimental diets
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... Although calcium (Ca) supplementation increases bone density, the increase is small and the effect on bone strength and fracture risk is uncertain. To investigate if bone mass, morphology, and biomechanical properties are affected by deficient to copious dietary Ca concentrations, the long bones (tibia and femur) of growing female Sprague-Dawley rats (8/group) were assessed after 13 wk of consumin ...
Gallus gallus; bone density; bone formation; bone morphogenetic proteins; bone resorption; bone strength; calcium; cathepsin K; chickens; diet; genes; genetic markers; micro-computed tomography; mitogen-activated protein kinase; mothers against decapentaplegic homolog proteins; osteoblasts; osteocalcin; osteoclasts; ovariectomy; rats; tibia; transcription factor NF-kappa B
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... The present study evaluated the effects of a calcium (Ca) supplement derived from Gallus gallus domesticus (GD) on breaking force, microarchitecture, osteogenic differentiation and osteoclast differentiation factor expression in vivo in Ca-deficient ovariectomized (OVX) rats. One percent of Ca supplement significantly improved Ca content and bone strength of the tibia. In micro-computed tomography ...
bone density; bone formation; bone strength; endocrinology; micro-computed tomography; models; osteoblasts; osteoclasts; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; postmenopause; proteasome endopeptidase complex; proteasome inhibitors; protein content; recombinant proteins
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... Osteoporosis (OP) is characterized by decreased bone mineral density and impaired bone strength. Carfilzomib (CFZ) is a new-generation proteasome inhibitor and has been found to affect bone metabolism. However, the effect and mechanism of CFZ on OP has not been investigated systematically. In this study, we found that protein levels of proteasome activator subunit 1/2 (PSME1/2) increased in OP, an ...
acid ash diet; adults; balance studies; biopsy; bone density; bone strength; calcium; dietary supplements; estrogens; excretion; grain foods; in vitro studies; meta-analysis; milk; osteoporosis; pH; phosphates; prospective studies; risk factors; systematic review; urine; weight loss
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... BACKGROUND: Modern diets have been suggested to increase systemic acid load and net acid excretion. In response, alkaline diets and products are marketed to avoid or counteract this acid, help the body regulate its pH to prevent and cure disease. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate causal relationships between dietary acid load and osteoporosis using Hill's criteria. METHODS: S ...
bone density; bone mineralization; transferrin; males; binding proteins; bone strength; microstructure; dietary fiber; blood serum; tibia; calcium; nutrient deficiencies; histology; iron deficiency anemia; rats; inulin; bone resorption; heme iron; osteoclasts; liver; mineral metabolism; nutritional status; experimental diets; nutrient availability; hemoglobin; magnesium; animal models
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... Feeding mineral-deficient diets enhances absorptive efficiency as an attempt of the body to compensate for the lack of an essential nutrient. Under certain circumstances, it does not succeed; and nutritional deficiency is produced. Our hypothesis was that inulin-type fructans (ITF), which are known to affect mineral absorption, could increase Ca and Fe bioavailability in Ca- and Fe-deficient rats. ...
Corriedale; bone density; bone strength; computed tomography; mineral content; rickets; sheep; tibia; New Zealand
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... An inherited skeletal disease with gross and microscopic features of rickets has been diagnosed in Corriedale sheep in New Zealand. The aim of this study was to quantify the changes present in tibia from sheep with inherited rickets using peripheral quantitative computed tomography. In affected sheep, scans in the proximal tibia, where metaphysis becomes diaphysis, showed significantly greater tra ...
alanine transaminase; alkaline phosphatase; apoptosis; aspartate transaminase; blood chemistry; bone density; bone metabolism; bone strength; cartilage; chondrocytes; comparative study; etiology; femur; growth plate; high density lipoprotein; homeostasis; hyperlipidemia; lipid metabolism; liver; liver function; necrosis; tibia; triacylglycerols
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... Blood biochemistry and bone metabolism were evaluated to investigate the etiology and mechanism of spontaneous femoral head necrosis (FHN) in broilers. According to the femoral head score of the fourth, fifth, and sixth week old FHN-affected broilers, they were divided into 3 groups, namely Normal group, femoral head separation group, and femoral head separation with growth plate lacerations group ...
Seriola quinqueradiata; X-radiation; ash content; bone density; bone strength; farmers; financial economics; fish; histology; image analysis; muscles; porosity; spermatogenesis; vertebrae
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... Vertebral deformities, including kyphosis, of the cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata resulted in a decrease in product value, and consequently economic loss for fish farmers. Hence, in order to resolve this problem, it is important to examine the characteristics of kyphotic vertebrae in fish. In this study, we focused on the comparison between kyphotic and non-kyphotic two-year old yellowt ...
biochemistry; biotechnology; blood serum; bone density; bone strength; femur; ovariectomy; urine
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... We compared the effects of the S-enantiomer and racemic forms of equol on bone using ovariectomized (OVX) mice. Femoral bone mineral density and bone strength decreased in the OVX mice, but not in OVX mice administered 0.5 mg/d S-equol. This, however, did not hold for racemic equol. Serum and urine S-equol concentrations were higher in the mice administered S-equol than in those administered racem ...
... Skeletal problems are common in both young and old poultry and are often related to bone weakness. They affect mortality on the farm and condemnations within processing plant and thus raise both welfare and economic concerns. To understand the basis of bone strength, the metaphyseal histology, composition, and the biomechanical properties of tibiae from 7- and 72-wk-old male and female broiler bre ...
Plymouth Rock; Rhode Island Red; White Leghorn; animal health; animal pens; animal welfare; bone density; bone strength; cages; crossbreds; genetic background; laying hens; mechanical loads; nest boxes; radius (bone); restraint of animals; strain differences; tibia; wings
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... The maintenance of bone strength has been an important issue in the debate over cage use for laying hens. Bone strength depends on adequate mechanical load and cages restrict movement. Four laying crosses (Lohmann White, Lohmann Brown, H&N White, and Rhode Island Red x Barred Plymouth Rock cross hens) were housed in conventional cages or in floor pens equipped with perches and nest boxes to measur ...
Oriental traditional medicine; bone density; bone strength; estrogens; humans; immunity; kidneys; metabolism; microstructure; models; nerve tissue; osteoporosis; ovariectomy; pathogenesis; postmenopause
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... Kidney deficiency is the main pathogenesis of osteoporosis based on the theory of “kidney governing bones” in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Osteoporosis is a systemic disease; kidney deficiency influences the growth, aging and reproduction of human body, reflecting in endocrine, nerve, immunity, metabolism and other functions. Multi-target drugs composed of natural non-toxic products from ki ...
bone density; bone mineralization; bone resorption; bone strength; chondrocytes; cortex; humans; mice; mineralization; osteoblasts; osteoclasts; porosity; skeletal development; wnt proteins
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... Cortical bone structure is a crucial determinant of bone strength, yet for many years studies of novel genes and cell signalling pathways regulating bone strength have focused on the control of trabecular bone mass. Here we focus on mechanisms responsible for cortical bone development, growth, and degeneration, and describe some recently described genetic-driven modifications in humans and mice th ...
bone density; bone strength; cheeses; computed tomography; cross-sectional studies; dairy consumption; energy; food frequency questionnaires; milk; osteoporosis; regression analysis; tibia; yogurt
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... Previous studies reported that dairy foods are associated with higher areal bone mineral density (BMD) in older adults. However, data on bone strength and bone microarchitecture are lacking. We determined the association of dairy food intake (milk, yogurt, cheese, milk + yogurt, and milk + yogurt + cheese, servings/week) with high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) me ...
advanced glycation end products; age; bone density; bone health; bone strength; cross-sectional studies; diabetes; energy intake; femur; food intake; food quality; frequency; glycation; hips; humans; humerus; lumbar spine; odds ratio; physical activity; regression analysis; renal function
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... Animal studies suggest a role for dietary advanced glycation end-products (dAGEs) in bone health, but human studies on dAGEs in relation to bone are lacking. We aimed to study whether dAGEs intake is associated with the parameters of bone strength namely, bone mineral density (BMD), prevalent vertebral (VFs), and major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs = hip, wrist, proximal humerus, and clinical VFs). ...
Mahajan, Avanika; Alexander, Lindsey S.; Seabolt, Brynn S.; Catrambone, Daniel E.; McClung, James P.; Odle, Jack; Pfeiler, T. Wayne; Loboa, Elizabeth G.; Stahl, Chad H.
bone density; bone strength; calcium; diet; dietary restriction; in vitro studies; long term effects; neonatal development; parathyroid hormone; phosphates; skeletal development; stem cells; swine
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... The effects of dietary calcium (Ca) deficiency on skeletal integrity are well characterized in growing and mature mammals; however, less is known about Ca nutrition during the neonatal period. In this study, we examined the effects of neonatal Ca nutrition on bone integrity, endocrine hormones, and mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) activity. Neonatal pigs (24 ± 6 h of age) received either a Ca-adequate ...
bonito; food intake; young animals; blood chemistry; blood serum; polyunsaturated fatty acids; absorption; calcium; bone density; casein; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; rats; femur; bone strength; alkaline phosphatase
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... Type‐2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) induces bone frailty. Protein and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) contained in fish can be effective in enhancing bone quality, but the bone developing effect of fish protein containing less PUFA has not been evaluated in young animals with T2DM. We prepared a bonito fish (BF) and defatted BF (DBF) and hypothesized that protein contained in BF and DBF would be ef ...
betaine; bone density; bone mineralization; bone strength; egg production; homocysteine; phosphorus; phytases; tibia
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... 1. This study tested the hypothesis that the methyl-donor properties of betaine could reduce homocysteine concentrations, which has been recognised in a previous genetics study to be linked to bone quality. This was combined with phytase treatment, as phosphorus is critical for bone mineralisation. 2. Using a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement, a total of 1920 Lohmann LSL-lite chickens housed as 24 repli ...
blood serum; bone density; bone strength; cages; calcium; calcium hydrogen phosphate; diet; duodenum; gene expression; genes; growth performance; inorganic phosphorus; males; sodium phosphate; symporters; tibia; weight gain
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... An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary non-phytate phosphorus (NPP) level on growth performance, bone characteristics and phosphorus metabolism-related gene expressions, so as to evaluate the dietary NPP requirement of broiler chicks fed a conventional corn-soybean meal diet from 1 to 21 d of age. A total of 540 day-old Arbor Acres male chicks were randomly allocated to o ...
vegetables; bone fractures; energy density; age; bone density; French fries; food frequency questionnaires; potato chips; bone mineralization; meat products; sweets; women; menopause; bone strength; men; nutrient density; osteoporosis; body mass index; soft drinks; whole grain foods
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... BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that dietary patterns are related to the risk of several adverse health outcomes, but the relation of these patterns to skeletal fragility is not well understood. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the relation between dietary patterns and incident fracture and possible mediation of this relation by body mass index, bone mineral density, or falls. DES ...
animal ovaries; bone density; bone marrow; bone resorption; bone strength; dietary supplements; immune response; mice; necrosis; plums; tibia; tumor necrosis factors
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... This study was designed to investigate the effects of dried plum on the changes in bone metabolism and the immune response associated with ovarian hormone deficiency. Adult female C57BL/6J mice were either sham-operated (Sham) and fed AIN-93 diet (control) or ovariectomized (OVX) and fed a control diet with 0%, 5%, 15% or 25% dried plum (w/w), corresponding to control, low- (LDP), medium- (MDP) an ...
food intake; Dioscorea alata; porosity; mineral content; ovariectomy; mechanical properties; bone density; animal models; osteoporosis; rats; bone strength; oral administration; roots; femur; yams
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... BACKGROUND: The aim of this work was to determine the effects of oral administration of dioscorea on the morphometric and mechanical properties of the femur in ovariectomised (OVX) rats. Female Wistar rats that had undergone surgery for ovariectomy were used as a model of menopause and osteoporosis. Four weeks after surgery the animals were given oral dioscorea (0, 250, 750 or 1500 mg kg⁻¹ day⁻¹) ...
bone density; bone morphogenetic proteins; bone strength; collagen; culture media; femur; immunohistochemistry; in vivo studies; mice; mineralization; osteoblasts; osteocalcin
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... In recent years, several studies have found that the disruption of type IA receptor of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPR1A) could increase bone mass. However, whether disruption of BMPR1A could have an effect on bone quality and bone strength is currently unknown. Osteoblast-targeted conditional knockout (cKO) of BMPRIA by crossing 3.2-kb Col1-CreER™ mice with BMPR1A fx +/+ mice was conducted. The ...
Drynaria fortunei; bioactive compounds; biomechanics; biosynthesis; blood serum; body weight; bone density; bone formation; bone strength; chondrocytes; estradiol; growth plate; immunoblotting; immunohistochemistry; mineral content; naringin; osteoblasts; osteocalcin; ovariectomy; rats; traditional medicine; translation (genetics)
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... Our previous study showed that Drynaria fortunei J. Sm. (Kunze), a traditional Chinese medical herb, can promote osteoblast differentiation and maturation. This study was further aimed to confirm the traditional effects of Kunze on the bone mass of ovariectomized rats.Female Wistar rats were given an ovariectomy and then administered the water extract of Kunze (WEK). Systemic and tissue toxicities ...
DNA methylation; bone density; bone strength; diet; epigenome; growth and development; mice; osteoblasts; pregnancy; tibia
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... BACKGROUND: Early life vitamin D exposure is linked to later skeletal health with maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy associated with neonatal bone mass. The MAVIDOS study has demonstrated that vitamin D supplementation leads to reduced RXRA DNA methylation. Mice exposed to early life vitamin D deficiency have reduced bone mass and bone accrual in response to mechanical loading. Using the tibia ...
bone density; bone resorption; creatine; femur; geometry; muscle strength; muscles; nutrition; placebos
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... The combination of creatine supplementation and resistance training (10–12 weeks) has been shown to increase bone mineral content and reduce a urinary indicator of bone resorption in older males compared with placebo. However, the longer-term effects (12 months) of creatine and resistance training on bone mineral density and bone geometric properties in older males is unknown. To assess the effect ...
Eucommia ulmoides; alternative medicine; body weight; bone density; bone fractures; bone strength; femur; glycosides; herbs; oral administration; osteoporosis; rats; seed extracts; seeds; traditional medicine
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... Du‐Zhong is one of the most important tonic herbs in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of bone fractures and other bone diseases. The present study examined whether Du‐Zhong seed extract named total glycosides from Eucommia ulmoides seed (TGEUS) could display an increased effect on bone density and bone strength of the femur in rats. Sprague–Dawley rats were used and randomly assigned ...
blood serum; body weight; bone density; bone strength; color; feed intake; femur; lipid peroxidation; lithium; lithium chloride; meat quality; mice; micro-computed tomography; modulus of elasticity; muscles; pectoralis muscle
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... The objective was to determine the effects of oral lithium chloride supplementation on bone strength and mass in broiler chickens. Ninety-six broilers were assigned to 1 of 2 treatment groups (lithium chloride or control; n = 48/treatment). Beginning at 1 or 3 wk of age, chickens were administered lithium chloride (20 mg/kg body weight) or water daily by oral gavage. At 6 wk of age, chickens were ...
acid insoluble ash; blood; bone density; bone strength; boning; broiler chickens; calcium; carcass quality; carcass weight; chicks; citric acid; diet; digestibility; feces; feed conversion; feed intake; finishing; magnesium; meat carcasses; mineral metabolism; minerals; pH; phosphorus; profits and margins; slaughter; tibia; weight gain
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... The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary citric acid (CA) on the performance and mineral metabolism of broiler chicks. A total of 1720 Ross PM3 broiler chicks (days old) were randomly assigned to four groups (430 in each) and reared for a period of 35 days. The diets of groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 were supplemented with 0%, 0.25%, 0.75% or 1.25% CA by weight respectively. Feed ...
absorption; biomechanics; blood serum; bone density; bone strength; dexamethasone; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; energy; females; osteoporosis; rats; therapeutics; vertebrae
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... Glucocorticoid (GC) withdrawal after a short-term use was common in clinical practice like immediate post-transplant period. However, previous studies without setting age-control group failed to determine whether the BMD recovery was sufficient and whether it is necessary to accept anti-osteoporosis therapy after GC withdrawal. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of GC withdrawal o ...
blood serum; bone density; bone formation; bone strength; egg shell; egg shell quality; femur; interleukin-6; mineral content; resorption; tibia; ulna
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... We investigated the effect of photoperiod on eggshell quality, bone quality characteristics and bone metabolism related enzymes and factors in laying ducks. After adaption, 300 Jinding laying ducks (252-day-old) were randomly divided into 5 treatments, receiving 12L (hours of light):12D (hours of darkness), 14L:10D, 16L:8D, 18L:6D or 20L:4D, respectively. Each group had 6 replicates of 10 birds ea ...
alkaline phosphatase; biomarkers; blood; bone density; bone health; bone strength; collagen; computed tomography; diet; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; functional foods; hips; humans; males; plums; prunes; tibia; ulna
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... Several male animal studies have demonstrated bone-protective effects of dried plum; however, no human male study has evaluated the effect of dried plum on bone health. We conducted a randomized controlled clinical study to test if daily inclusion of 100 g of dried plum in the diet positively influenced bone mineral density (BMD), bone strength, and bone biomarkers in men. Sixty-six men were rando ...
skeletal development; broiler chickens; transport proteins; messenger RNA; blood chemistry; breast muscle; thighs; chicken meat; tibia; nutrient utilization; gene expression; bone density; meat tenderness; phosphates; 1alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol; vitamin supplements; color; phosphorus; bone strength
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... This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of 1α-hydroxycholecalciferol (1α-OH D₃) on the growth performance, tibia and plasma parameters, nutrient utilization, meat quality of the breast and thigh, and type IIb sodium phosphate cotranspoter gene expression of broilers. A total of 96 males of 1-d-old Arbor Acres broilers were randomly assigned to 8 cages of 12 birds each. Two dietary ...
drug implants; body weight; tibia; bending strength; cockerels; cholesterol; bone density; testosterone; phosphorus; bone strength; castration; metabolites
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... The effects of caponization and androgen implantation on the bone characteristics of male chickens were evaluated. Healthy Single Comb White Leghorn cockerels were caponized or sham operated (sham) at 12 wk old. Sixteen birds from each group were selected for a 14-wk experiment in trial 1. Sixteen birds from the sham group and 64 from the caponized group (randomly allocated into 4 treatments) were ...
bone density; bone strength; brain; creatine; lifestyle; muscle tissues; muscles; nitrogen
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... Aging is associated with reductions in muscle and bone mass and brain function, which may be counteracted by several lifestyle factors, of which exercise appears to be most beneficial. However, less than 20% of older adults (> 55 years of age) adhere to performing the recommended amount of resistance training (≥ 2 days/week) and less than 12% regularly meet the aerobic exercise guidelines (≥ 150 m ...
blood serum; bone density; bone formation; bone health; bone resorption; bone strength; calcium; cell differentiation; glycoproteins; humans; immunomodulators; lactoferrin; metabolites; milk; mineral content; mitogen-activated protein kinase; models; neonates; osteoblasts; phosphorylation; piglets; postmenopause; therapeutics; tibia
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... Lactoferrin (LF), an ~80 kDa iron-binding glycoprotein, modulates many biological effects, including antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Recently, it was shown that LF also regulates bone cell activity, suggesting its therapeutic effect on postmenopausal bone loss. However, a minimal amount is known regarding the effects of recombinant human LF (rhLF) supplementation on bone status in y ...
animal disease models; blood glucose; blood serum; bone density; bone fractures; bone mineralization; bone strength; diabetes; females; glycemic effect; laboratory animals; mechanical properties; nicotinamide; rats; streptozotocin; trigonelline
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... Diabetes increases bone fracture risk. Trigonelline, an alkaloid with potential antidiabetic activity, is present in considerable amounts in coffee. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of trigonelline on experimental diabetes-induced disorders in the rat skeletal system. Effects of trigonelline (50 mg/kg p.o. daily for four weeks) were investigated in three-month-old female Wistar ...
biotechnology; bone density; cages; calcium; energy; glucocorticoids; males; models; osteopenia; osteoporosis; protein content; protein intake; strength training; therapeutics; weight gain
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... We examined the effects of a voluntary resistance exercise (climbing) together with high-protein snacks (60% protein) on bone mass and strength in rats given glucocorticoid-injections (2 mg/kg/day) as a model of age-related osteopenia. Fifty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats, 8 weeks age, were assigned to exercise or sedentary groups. These groups were further divided into groups that received no snack ...
starter cultures; osteoclasts; bone metabolism; acid phosphatase; bone strength; ovariectomy; osteoblasts; bone density; cell proliferation; animal models; dried skim milk; Lactobacillus casei; osteoporosis; rats; fermented milk; dietary supplements; females
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... The effects of a Lactobacillus casei 393 fermented milk product (FMP) on bone metabolism were examined. FMP (>0.1 mg mL^-^1) supplementation significantly increased osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells proliferation whereas skim milk powder supplementation did not show any positive effect up to 1 mg mL^-^1. The FMP (1%) supplemented ovariectomised rats had increased bone weight, bone mineral density, and b ...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; average daily gain; body weight; bone density; bone formation; bone strength; calcium; carcass composition; computed tomography; copper; feed supplements; gait; gilts; lameness; manganese; metacarpus; methionine; mineralization; nutritional intervention; osteochondrosis; sows; swine feeding; tibia; zinc
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... Osteochondrosis (OC) is a multifactorial defective endochondral ossification that causes lameness and early culling in gilts and sows. Previous research suggested that nutrition and growth rate could influence OC development and progression. As part of a broader study [n = 360 gilts; 28.8 ± 8.8 kg body weight (BW)] designed to evaluate the effect of 4 dietary treatments: 1) basal diet (CON); 2) CO ...
laying hens; induced molting; feed deprivation; bone density; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; bone strength; calcium; intestinal absorption
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... The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of alfalfa and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on molting performance and bone parameters compared with the conventional feed withdrawal molting procedure. A total of 36 Single Comb White Leghorn hens (84 wk of age) were used for this experiment. The hens were divided into 6 treatment groups with 6 birds per treatment: pretrial control (PC), full fed (FF) ...
... The objective of present study was to investigate the effects of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) dietary supplementation on the behavior, physiological and oxidant stress indicators, and bone quality in broilers under high stocking density (HSD) stress. A total of one thousand eight hundred 22-day-old Arbor Acres male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to 18 pens (2.97 × 2.03 m) in 3 groups: 14 birds/ ...
... To investigate effects of dietary calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25OHD₃) supplementation on performance and bone properties of broiler starters, 224 male Arbor Acre broilers were used in a 21-d trial. Broilers were allotted to one of four treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement including diets either normal or low in Ca and P, which were further supplemen ...
adiponectin; bone density; bone strength; dietary fat; females; high fat diet; insulin-like growth factor I; lean body mass; leptin; lipid content; low fat diet; microstructure; osteoblasts; osteoclasts; rats
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... Objectives: This study evaluates the effects of dietary fat levels and feeding durations on body composition, bone properties, and endocrine factors in female rats. Methods: Forty-eight 3-month-old female rats were assigned into a 2 (low-fat diet vs. high-fat diet) × 2 (4-month vs. 8-month feeding duration) factorial design. The body composition, bone matrix and microstructure, and endocrine facto ...
bioavailability; blood serum; body weight; bone density; bone strength; broiler chickens; dietary supplements; dyschondroplasia; feed conversion; feed intake; mineral content; phytases; pododermatitis; silica; silicon; skeletal development; tibia; weight gain
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... 1. The essentiality of silicon for skeletal development has been established, but the adequacy of bioavailable silicon supply in broiler diets has not been considered for 30 years, despite average daily weight gain of birds increasing by almost a third over that time. Therefore, two studies were undertaken to investigate whether modern strains of broiler chicken benefit from diet supplementation w ...
... Five experiments (EXP) were conducted to assess the efficacy of an Escherichia coli phytase compared with 2 commercially available fungal phytases. In EXP 1 and 2, male broiler chicks were fed experimental diets that included a P-deficient control (0.13% available P; 0.88% Ca) alone or with graded levels of KH2PO4 (0, 0.05, 0.10, or 0.15%) or phytase at levels of 250, 500, 1,000, 2,000, or 4,000 p ...
elderly; laying hens; egg masses; humerus; bone fractures; animal morphology; egg weight; bone density; specific gravity; laying performance; bone strength; weight; shear strength; body weight; animal welfare; strain differences; body measurements; egg shell; femur
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... Broken and weak bones of laying hens are major welfare concerns in the table egg industry. Bone quality at the end of lay of brown- (Shaver 579) and white- (Shaver 2000) egg strains were compared. Prior to the start of the experiment, the hens had been housed in laying hen cages (2/cage). At 423 d of age (60 wk + 3 d), 24 hens of each strain were selected and individually caged, and egg production ...
racehorses; bone mineralization; bone strength; training (animals); strength training; Arabian (horse breed); young animals; metacarpus; mineral content; bone density; exercise test; absorbance; radiography
adiponectin; body composition; body weight; bone density; bone formation; bone resorption; bone strength; gene expression; glutathione peroxidase; high fat diet; insulin-like growth factor I; leptin; low calorie diet; low fat diet; mechanical properties; protein synthesis; rats; tumor necrosis factors
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... This study investigates the effects of a restricted diet (RD) on body composition and musculoskeletal health along with endocrines and molecular mechanism in established mature obese rats. Twenty female rats were fed with a high-fat diet (HFD) ad libitum for 4 months and then assigned to either HFD or RD group for another 4 months. Another 10 rats were on a low-fat diet for 8 months. Outcome measu ...
ash content; body composition; bone density; computed tomography; data collection; egg production; genotype; laying hens; prediction
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... 1. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prediction potential of a computer tomography (CT) data collection protocol for determining total body composition used for analysis of tibiotarsal bone quality features. 2. The CT image acquisition was performed on 54 healthy TETRA SL genotype laying hens at 90 weeks of age as well as in the 69th week of the egg production period in vivo and thei ...
Claes Ohlsson; Cecilia Engdahl; Anna E. Börjesson; Sara H. Windahl; Erik Studer; Lars Westberg; Elias Eriksson; Antti Koskela; Juha Tuukkanen; Andree Krust; Pierre Chambon; Hans Carlsten; Marie K. Lagerquist
bone density; bone formation; bone strength; femur; homeostasis; hypothalamus; leptin; messenger RNA; mice; phenotype; secretion; white adipose tissue
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... It has generally been assumed that bone mass is controlled by endocrine mechanisms and the local bone environment. Recent findings demonstrate that central pathways are involved in the regulation of bone mass. Estrogen is involved in the regulation of bone homeostasis and the CNS is also a target for estrogen actions. The aim of this study was to investigate in vivo the role of central estrogen re ...
osteocalcin; phytases; blood chemistry; food animals; body weight; feed conversion; turkey feeding; poultry manure; toms; liveweight gain; bone density; finishing; phosphorus; feed supplements; bone strength
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... 1. Growth performance, serum bone markers, and bone strength and mineralisation were determined in tom turkeys grown from 9 to 17 weeks of age. 2. Dietary non-phytate phosphorus was formulated to be reduced by 1.0 g/kg in the low phosphorus diet compared to a control diet and phytase was added to provide 0, 150, 300, 450 or 600 units/kg activity to the low phosphorus diet. 3. From 9 to 12 weeks of ...
Thoroughbred; alkaline phosphatase; biomarkers; blood serum; bone density; bone formation; bone resorption; bone strength; collagen; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; exercise; insulin-like growth factor I; mares; osteocalcin; walking
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... Objective-To evaluate changes in serum concentrations of biochemical markers of bone metabolism and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) associated with treadmill exercise in young horses. Animals-12 two-year-old Thoroughbred mares. Procedure-During a 20-week study period, 6 horses were exercised on a treadmill 3 times a week (exercise group) and 6 horses received walking exercise 6 days a week (c ...
... Senile osteoporosis (SOP) is a related disease of systematic degenerative changes in bones during natural aging. Increasing age is an important factor in its pathogenesis. This experiment was to evaluate the comprehensive effect of calcium with vitamin D3 (CaD) on SOP based on multilayer perception (MLP)–artificial neural network (ANN) methods. 15-month-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were administer ...
animal models; bone density; bone strength; cartilage; females; histology; methylprednisolone; mineral content; osteoporosis; sheep; therapeutics
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... The implementation of new methods of osteoporotic therapy requires tests on animal model. The use of sheep as model has numerous advantages over other animals. The aim of this study was to describe the change in parameters in sheep with osteoporosis induced using steroids and ovariorectomy methods as opposed to the parameters in healthy sheep. The study was performed on female „merinos” breed shee ...
sheep; femur; homeostasis; bone strength; bone density; biomarkers; computed tomography; environmental exposure; pastures; organic fertilizers; sewage sludge; pollutants; ecotoxicology; Scotland
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... The femurs of male and female sheep (Ovis aries), aged 18 months, bred on pastures fertilized twice annually with sewage sludge (2.25 tonnes dry matter/ha; Treated; T)) or on pastures treated with inorganic fertilizer (Control; C) were studied, using peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography (pQCT) and the three-point bending test. Males were maintained on the respective treatments from concepti ...
bone density; bone health; bone marrow; bone metabolism; bone strength; chronic diseases; coronary disease; diabetes; fructose; glucose; grains; high fat diet; high fructose diet; lipid metabolism; microstructure; nutrient content; nutrients; nutritional status; obesity; osteoporosis; proteins; risk factors; saturated fats; starch; sucrose; China
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... With people aging, osteoporosis is expected to increase notably. Nutritional status is a relatively easily-modified risk factor, associated with many chronic diseases, and is involved in obesity, diabetes, and coronary heart disease (CHD), along with osteoporosis. Nutrients, such as fats, sugars, and proteins, play a primary function in bone metabolism and maintaining bone health. In Western natio ...
adults; patients; parenteral feeding; fluorides; dietary exposure; developmental orthopedic disease; digestive system diseases; bone density; bone strength; blood chemistry; food intake; regression analysis; fluorosis; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); feces
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... BACKGROUND: and Objective: Metabolic bone disease is frequent in chronic intestinal failure. Because fluoride has a major effect on bones, the status of both fluoride and bone was studied in long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients. DESIGN: We studied 31 adults aged (x ± SD) 56.3 ± 15.1 y, mainly patients with short-bowel syndrome, who had been receiving HPN for >1 y. Bone mineral densit ...
... BACKGROUND: Evidence is increasing for positive effects of fruit and vegetable intakes on bone health. However, most of the studies to date were conducted in adults, and few reports included adolescents. OBJECTIVE: We explored the association between bone mineral status and fruit and vegetable intakes in adolescent boys and girls (aged 16-18 y), young women (aged 23-37 y), and older men and women ...
prunes; apples; grapes; bone density; metabolites; tomatoes; risk; animals; lycopene; bone strength; microstructure; mineralization; pectins; bone formation; phloridzin; osteoporosis; resveratrol; cross-sectional studies; bone resorption; antioxidants; citrus fruits; fruits; fruit consumption
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... Osteoporosis is a disease of bone characterized by loss of bone matrix and deterioration of bone microstructure that leads to an increased risk of fracture. Cross-sectional studies have shown a positive association between higher fruit intake and higher bone mineral density. In this review, we evaluated animal and cellular studies of dried plum and citrus and berry fruits and bioactive compounds i ...
biomechanics; bone density; bone strength; etiology; femur; gait; locomotion; meat; tibia; toms
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... Locomotion problems in meat poultry have multifactorial etiology. A better understanding of normal gait and its influences on biomechanical aspects of leg bones among turkey genetic lines is important to prevent skeletal disorders and locomotion issues. The objective of this experiment was to determine the possible differences in gait kinetic and kinematic parameters of turkey strains and their ef ...