Diurnal variation and age-related changes of bone turnover markers in female Göttingen minipigs.
We investigated diurnal variation and age-related changes in bone turnover markers in female Gottingen minipigs. Ten females, 6-9 months of age, were used for confirmation of diurnal variation. Blood was collected at 3 h intervals for 24 h, and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase and intact osteocalcin (OC) levels were determined by enzyme immunoassay and radioimmunoassay, respectively. Urine was collected at 3 h intervals for 24 h using a tray attached to the bottom of the cage. The levels of N-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX) were determined by enzyme immunoassay. Pyridinoline and deoxypyridinoline were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. OC and NTX exhibited diurnal variation (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.05), with the highest and lowest levels at 18:00 h (76.7 +/- 26.2 ng/ml) and 06:00 h (44.3 +/- 10.3 ng/ml), and at 03:00-05:59 h (550.4 +/- 82.4 nmol/micromol Cr) and 12:00-14:59 h (297.8 +/- 152.5 nmol/micromol Cr), respectively. In the study of age-related changes, blood and urine samples from 66 females (age range, 3-76 months) were examined to determine the bone turnover markers. All markers showed high correlations with age (0.569 < R(2) < 0.818). High levels of bone turnover markers were observed in young animals, decreasing with age (Kruskal-Wallis test, P < 0.01). The diurnal variation and age-related changes revealed in the present study will be useful in studies of bone diseases using female Gottingen minipigs.
The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000652:urine; D000818:Animals; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D003094:Collagen / Q000652:urine; D024042:Collagen Type I; D005260:Female; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides / Q000652:urine; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013552:Swine; D013556:Swine, Miniature / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine
D000596:Amino Acids; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010455:Peptides; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; D015675:Osteocalcin; C015484:pyridinoline; C036020:deoxypyridinoline; D003094:Collagen; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase