Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
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Comparative Study
The effects of synthetic conjugated estrogens, a (cenestin) on trabecular bone structure and strength in the ovariectomized rat model.
This study evaluated the effect of Cenestin, a synthetic conjugated estrogens product, on the maintenance of trabecular bone microarchitecture, bone strength, and of bone turnover in the ovariectomized (ovx) rat model. Two doses of Cenestin were chosen in an attempt to approximate the equivalent human oral doses of 0.3 mg and 0.625 mg. Forty-nine 6-month-old retired female breeder Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to one of four groups: (1) sham-operated + vehicle; (2) ovx + vehicle; (3) ovx + day 1 post-ovariectomy Cenestin (8.12 mg/kg); (4) ovx + day 1 post-ovariectomy Cenestin (16.24 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. ⋯ Fracture load in the Cenestin (16.24 mg/kg) treated group was 31% ( p<0.01) higher than in the sham + vehicle-treated group and 61% ( p<0.05) higher than in the ovx + vehicle-treated group. Both the sham-operated + vehicle-treated and Cenestin-treated groups showed significantly lower urinary deoxypyridinoline crosslink excretion at all timepoints and serum osteocalcin at day 56 compared with the ovx + vehicle-treated group. In summary, Cenestin maintained trabecular bone microarchitecture and strength in an ovariectomized rat model of estrogen deficiency.