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ArticleVeterinary sciences2020

Impact of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on Bone Mineral Density and Bone Mineral Content in a Rat Model of Male Hypogonadism.

Hussein F Sakr, Abdelaziz M Hussein, Elsayed A Eid, Ammar Boudaka, Lashin S Lashin

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Article in Veterinary sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Hussein F SakrDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman.ORCID 0000-0003-3918-3046
Abdelaziz M HusseinMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0239-175X
Elsayed A EidDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Department, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa 35511, Egypt.
Ammar BoudakaDepartment of Physiology, College of Medicine and Health sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman.ORCID 0000-0002-5285-0221
Lashin S LashinMedical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
Mansoura University · EGDamietta University · EGDelta University for Science and Technology · EGSultan Qaboos University · OM

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SQU, IG/MED/PHYS/18/02. SQU, IG/MED/PHYS/18/02.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe present study examined the effect DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) on bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) and biomarkers of bone remodeling in orchidectomized male rats. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 32 male rats were divided equally into four groups (n = 8): (i) control group (C), (ii) control treated with DHEA (Control + DHEA), (iii) orchidectomized (ORCH) group that underwent bilateral orchidectomy and (iv) orchidectomized (ORCH) rats treated with DHEA (ORCH+DHEA). DHEA treatment started 4 weeks after orchidectomy and continued for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks the bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) were assayed in the tibia and femur of the right hind limb of each rat. We also measured the serum levels of the bone turnover markers deoxypyridinoline (Dpd), N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTx), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAP-5b) and osteocalcin (OC) as well as receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B (RANK) and osteoprotegerin (OPG).

resultsOrchidectomy in rats caused significant reduction in BMD, BMC, serum levels of testosterone, PTH (parathyroid hormone), OPG, OC and ALP with significant rise in serum levels of TRAP-5B, RANK, Dpd and NTx1 (

conclusionsDHEA corrected hypogonadism-induced osteoporosis in male rats probably via inhibiting osteoclastogenesis, stimulating the activity of osteoblasts and stimulating the secretion of PTH and testosterone.

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ALPDHEAOPGosteocalcinosteoporosisRANKTRAP-5B

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