title: A new zinc compound, beta-alanyl-L-histidinato zinc, stimulates bone growth in weanling rats.
abstract: The effect of a new zinc compound. beta-alanyl-L-histidinato zinc (AHZ), on bone metabolism in weanling rats was investigated. Rats were orally administered AHZ (0.5-2.5 mg/100 g body weight) for 3 days, and 24h later they were killed. Administration of AHZ (1.0 and 2.5 mg/100 g) caused a significant increase of zinc content in the femoral diaphysis and a corresponding elevation of calcium content, alkaline phosphatase activity, and DNA content. A dose of 0.5 mg/100g AHZ did not produce an appreciable increase in bone components. When zinc sulfate (0.55 mg Zn/100g) was orally administered in rats for 3 days, the bone zinc content, calcium content, and alkaline phosphatase activity were raised significantly, but bone DNA content was not appreciably affected. Thus, the stimulation of AHZ (2.5 mg/100g), which corresponds to 0.55 mg Zn/100g, on bone metabolism was more intensive than that of zinc sulfate. These results suggest that AHZ can stimulate bone growth in weanling rats, and that the compound has a greater effect in comparison with zinc sulfate.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Environmental Biochemistry and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002336:Carnosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005269:Femur; D008297:Male; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013431:Sulfates / Q000494:pharmacology; D014886:Weaning; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D019287:Zinc Sulfate
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013431:Sulfates; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C061957:polaprezinc; D019287:Zinc Sulfate; D002336:Carnosine; D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium