title: Effect of tamoxifen on bone mineral density and blood lipids in ovariectomized rats.
abstract: Tamoxifen is widely used in breast cancer therapy and in the treatment of all stages of breast cancer including chemoprevention in women at high risk of the disease. The most important aspect of tamoxifen therapy concerns its influence on bone tissue and lipid metabolism. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of tamoxifen on bone metabolism and blood cholesterol levels in ovariectomized rats. The study was performed on Wistar rats treated with tamoxifen at 2 and 4 mg/kg/24 h. Total serum cholesterol and low density cholesterol were significantly increased in ovariectomized rats (3.24 mmol/l and 2.06 mmol/l) in comparison with sham operated control (2.68 mmol/l and 1.44 mmol/l) (p < 0.05). Total serum cholesterol and low density cholesterol in tamoxifen-treated rats were significantly decreased in comparision with the values in both sham-operated and ovariectomized control. Bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) of femurs of ovariectomized rats (0.32 g and 0.081 g/cm2) decreased significantly compared to sham-operated controls (0.42 g and 0.098 g/cm2) (p < 0.05). Tamoxifen prevented the bone mass reduction induced by ovariectomy. The treatment with tamoxifen at doses of 2 mg/kg/24 h and 4 mg/kg/24 h significantly increased BMC and BMD in comparison with ovariectomized control. The results suggest a beneficial influence of tamoxifen on bone tissue and lipid metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, PL 70-111 Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Bogusław
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: Zygmunt
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Juzyszyn
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Myśliwiec
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004967:Estrogens / Q000819:agonists*; D005260:Female; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D004967:Estrogens; D008055:Lipids; D014280:Triglycerides; D013629:Tamoxifen