[Effects of Migu Tablet on bone mineral density, serum levels of osteoprotegerin and its ligand and bone metabolic markers in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effects of Migu Tablet (MGT) on bone mineral density (BMD), serum levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and its ligand (OPGL), and bone metabolic markers in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMO).


METHODS
BMD in 192 women of natural menopause, 48 to 65 years old, were determined. Among them, 160 women with PMO were randomized into 4 groups, 54 in the Migu Tablet group (MGTG), 53 in the Xianlin Gubao group (XLGBG) and 53 in the Leli Calcium group (LCG). And the other 32 women with BMD in normal range were set as the control group. Serum levels of OPG, OPGL, bone alkaline phosphates (sBAP), osteocalcin (sOC), cross-linked C-telopeptides of collagen type I (sCTx), and urine level of bone cross-linked N-telopeptides of collagen type I (uNTx) were measured before treatment and at the 12th and 24th week of treatment, with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); BMD of orthophoric lumbar vertebrae, femoral neck, Ward's triangle and trochanter were determined by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at the same time as well.


RESULTS
After 24-week treatment, BMD was heightened to different degree, serum levels of OPG, sCTx, uNTx/Cr were significantly decreased and OPGL, sBAP, sOC were increased in the MGTG and XLGBG, while these indexes showed insignificant change in the LCG and the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
The effect of MGT in treating PMO were notable, just like that of XLGB, but single medication of calcium tablet cannot alleviate the disease and also incapable to prevent the loss of bone.
Dai
Yi
Y
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Union Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong Science and Technology University, Wuhan . daiyifreeman@yahoo.com.cn
Shen
Lin
L
Yang
Yan-ping
YP
D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D053244:Osteoprotegerin / Q000097:blood*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D053245:RANK Ligand / Q000097:blood; D013607:Tablets; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D053244:Osteoprotegerin; D053245:RANK Ligand; D013607:Tablets; C533452:migu