title: The synthetic phytoestrogen, ipriflavone, and estrogen prevent bone loss by different mechanisms.
abstract: Ipriflavone (IP), a synthetic isoflavone has been reported to prevent bone loss in both postmenopausal women and ovariectomized (ovx) rats. The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast some of the bone protective mechanisms of IP to those of 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) in ovarian hormone deficiency. Forty-eight 95-day-old Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to four groups: sham, ovx, ovx+IP, and ovx+E(2). The doses of IP and E(2) were 100 mg and 10 microg/kg body weight per day, respectively. Rats were fed a diet that contained 0.4% calcium, 0.3% phosphorus, and 0.195 nmol vitamin D(3)/g diet. After sacrifice, left femoral bone densities were measured and bone histomorphometry was performed on the proximal tibial metaphysis. Ipriflavone as well as E(2) treatment completely prevented the ovx-induced femoral bone density loss. However, in contrast to E(2), IP did not lower the ovx-induced rise in serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity or insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3 concentrations. On histomorphometry analysis, the ovariectomy-induced increase (P < 0. 09) in bone formation rate (BFR) was significantly (P < 0.05) suppressed by E(2) treatment, whereas this higher BFR was maintained in IP-treated animals. These findings indicate that IP is effective in preventing the ovx-associated bone loss. The bone protective mechanisms of IP in ovarian hormone deficiency may be different from those of E(2) and may involve increased rates of bone formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutritional Sciences, 416 Human Environmental Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078, USA.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Arjmandi
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juma
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barengolts
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kukreja
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D004958:Estradiol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 / Q000097:blood; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D007529:Isoflavones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013977:Tibia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018972:Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3; D007529:Isoflavones; D004958:Estradiol; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; C018986:ipriflavone; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase