Abstract
Osteoporosis is a worldwide healthcare challenge. Conventional medications for osteoporosis prevention are not clinically effective or associated with gastrointestinal tract adverse effects. The present study aimed to comparatively investigate the effects of technetium-99 conjugated with methylene diphosphonate (99Tc-MDP) and calcium carbonate and alendronate on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis rabbit model through evaluating bone alkaline phosphatase (B-ALP), TRAP-5b levels and histopathological parameters. Forty healthy female New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into five groups (each n=8), including control group (Control Group), osteoporosis model group (GIO Group), osteoporosis model + 99Tc-MDP group (99Tc-MDP Group), osteoporosis model + alendronate group (Alendronate Group), and osteoporosis model + calcium carbonate group (calcium carbonate Group). Animals in each group were treated with corresponding interventions for 14 weeks. The blood samples were collected at the first and 14th week, and B-ALP and TRAP-5b levels were detected by enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The rabbits were anesthetized at the 14th week, and pathological cytological observation was performed on both femurs. The age and weights of rabbits in different groups had no statistically significant differences (P>0.05). B-ALP levels in serum of all groups except for the Control Group decreased after treatment, but the differences were not statistically significant (P>0.05). TRAP-5b levels in serum of all groups increased after treatment. Specifically, differences in the GIO Group and calcium carbonate group were statistically significant (P<0.05), while differences in 99Tc-MDP Group and alendronate Group were not statistically significant (P<0.05). Pathological sections revealed that the control group presented normal bone tissue morphology. The bone tissue morphology of the 99Tc- MDP group and alendronate group was similar to control group and GIO group. Moreover, the calcium carbonate group and GIO group exhibited similar bone tissue morphology. 99Tc-MDP has a preventive effect on the glucocorticoid-induced osteoporotic rabbit model. This osteoporosis preventive effect might be attributed to the capacities of 99Tc-MDP in promoting the osteoblasts generation and inhibiting the generation and reducing the activity of osteoclasts.
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