title: The effect of tamoxifen and fluoride on bone mineral density, biomechanical properties and blood lipids in ovariectomized rats.
abstract: The most important aspect of therapy with fluoride and tamoxifen concerns its influence on bone tissue and lipid metabolism. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of tamoxifen and natrium fluoride (NaF) on bone metabolism, biochemical properties and blood lipids levels in ovariectomized rats. The study was performed in Wistar rats divided into 5 subgroups: ovariectomized controls, rats treated with NaF 20 mg/kg/24 hr, rats treated with NaF 20 mg/kg/24 hr+tamoxifen 2 mg/kg/24 hr, rats treated with NaF 20 mg/kg/24 hr plus tamoxifen 4 mg/kg/24 hr, and sham-operated controls. In ovariectomized rats the increase of total cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol) as well as the decrease of bone mineral content, bone mineral density and biomechanical properties was observed. The therapy with NaF increased the level of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, bone mineral density, bone mineral content. In this group the decrease of bone strength and stiffness was observed. The administration of tamoxifen reduced the changes in plasma lipid levels, but did not improve the biomechanical properties of bone tissue.
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; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009929:Organ Size; D010052:Ovariectomy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D004965:Estrogen Antagonists; D013629:Tamoxifen; D012969:Sodium Fluoride