Comparative evaluation of the protective effects of cow, buffalo and goat milk in glucocorticoid‐induced bone alterations in mice

Abstract

Glucocorticoids exhibit a crucial role in the early onset of osteopenia. Milk and milk products have a beneficial influence on bone functioning. The study delineates the bone anabolic potential of three distinct milk varieties (goat, buffalo and cow) in reinstating the detrimental effects of dexamethasone (dex) in the mice models. The current findings report the prominent suppression in the glucocorticoid‐induced bone loss on feeding goat, buffalo and cow milk in mice. Interestingly, goat milk showed maximum relative reversal of dex‐driven bone loss. Hence, the study advocates the applied utility of milk and its exploitation in functional foods for the efficient check against glucocorticoid‐mediated bone loss.