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Suspension "hypokinesia/hypodynamia" may decrease bone mass by stimulating osteoclast production in ovariectomized mice.

T Kawata·T Fujita·C Tokimasa·S Kawasoko·M Kaku·H Sugiyama·S Niida·K Tanne
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This study was conducted to examine, in detail, the histological changes in the femurs of suspended ovariectomized (OVX) mice to assess the role of mechanical stress on bone remodeling. Suspended-OVX, suspended-sham-ope, nonsuspended-OVX, and nonsuspended-sham-operated mice underwent operations 8 weeks after birth. Immediately after operation, hypokinesia/hypodynamia was created by a suspension harness for one week. Five specimens in each group were sacrificed 9 weeks after birth. The trabecular bone of the femurs in the suspended-OVX mice was removed and replaced extensively by bone marrow. The number of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive cells was larger in the suspended-OVX mice than in the remaining three groups. No significant differences in the number of TRAP positive cells were found between the suspended-sham-ope, nonsuspended-OVX and nonsuspended-sham-ope mice. The femurs of the OVX mouse with suspension "hypokinesia/hypodynamia" thus exhibits extensive trabecular bone loss in association with an increase of osteoclasts.

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Acid PhosphataseAnimalsBone DensityBone RemodelingFemaleFemurHypokinesiaImmobilizationIsoenzymesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoclastsOsteoporosisOvariectomyStress, MechanicalTartrate-Resistant Acid PhosphataseJournal Article

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T Kawata, T Fujita, C Tokimasa, S Kawasoko, M Kaku, H Sugiyama, S Niida, K Tanne. 1998. Suspension "hypokinesia/hypodynamia" may decrease bone mass by stimulating osteoclast production in ovariectomized mice.. https://doi.org/10.3177/jnsv.44.581

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