title: Effects of 1 alpha OHD2 on bone tissue. Studies of 1 alpha OHD2 and 1 alpha OHD3 in normal rats and in rats treated with prednisolone.
abstract: Three months old male rats were fed a diet containing 0.3% calcium and 0.5% phosphate. Prednisolone was added to the diet at a dose of 1.5 mg a day and the effect of oral treatment with 0.5 micrograms 1 alpha OHD2 or 0.5 micrograms 1 alpha OHD3 was studied. After 6 weeks rats given prednisolone had a lower bone mass and bone density. The serum phosphate concentration was also lower. Rats given 1 alpha OHD3 had an increased serum calcium concentration even when simultaneously treated with prednisolone. 1 alpha OHD2 did not cause hypercalcaemia. The decrease in bone density caused by prednisolone was prevented by the administration of 1 alpha OHD2. Rats receiving 1 alpha OHD3 together with prednisolone still exhibited a lower bone density. Furthermore, 1 alpha OHD3 decreased bone mass in normal rats and caused a higher mean value of osteoclasts/area whereas 1 alpha OHD2 reduced the number of osteoclasts/area. The study indicates that 1 alpha OHD2 is an effective vitamin D analogue with a lower tendency to cause bone resorption.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000187:drug effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004872:Ergocalciferols; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D010710:Phosphates; C042533:1 alpha-hydroxyergocalciferol; D011239:Prednisolone; D002118:Calcium; C008088:alfacalcidol