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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
It is well documented that intermittent PGE(2) treatment increases both trabecular and cortical bone mass. However, the effects of continuous PGE(2) administration remain undocumented. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of continuous prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) on different bone sites in skeletally mature rats. Six-month-old Sprague Dawley rats were treated with PGE(2) at 1 or 3 mg/kg/d continuously via infusion pump for 21 days. Two other groups of rats received PGE(2) at the same doses by intermittent (daily) subcutaneous injections and served as positive controls. Histomorphometry was performed on cancellous bone of the proximal tibial metaphysis and cortical bone of the tibial shaft. As expected, intermittent PGE(2) treatment increased both cancellous and cortical bone mass by stimulating bone formation at the cancellous, periosteal and endocortical bone surfaces. In contrast, continuous PGE(2) treatment decreased cancellous bone mass with bone resorption exceeding bone formation. In addition, continuous PGE(2) treatment increased endocortical and intracortical bone remodeling, inducing bone loss which was partially offset by stimulating periosteal expansion. We conclude that continuous PGE(2) treatment induces overall catabolic effects on both cancellous and cortical bone envelopes, which differs from intermittent PGE(2) treatment that is anabolic. Lastly, we speculate that superior bone mass may be achieved by co-treatment of continuous PGE(2) in combination with an anti-catabolic agent.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1108-7161
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
372-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Continuous infusion of PGE2 is catabolic with a negative bone balance on both cancellous and cortical bone in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Radiobiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1218, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article