Biology (Jan 2023)

Evaluation of Vitamin D isolated or Associated with Teriparatide in Peri-Implant Bone Repair in Tibia of Orchiectomized Rats

  • Pedro Henrique Silva Gomes-Ferreira,
  • Paula Buzo Frigério,
  • Juliana de Moura,
  • Nathália Dantas Duarte,
  • Danila de Oliveira,
  • Joseph Deering,
  • Kathryn Grandfield,
  • Roberta Okamoto

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12020228
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2
p. 228

Abstract

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(1) Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphometry of peri-implant bone tissue in orchiectomized rats, treated with vitamin D isolated or associated with teriparatide. (2) Methods: 24 rats were divided into 4 groups: ORQ—orchiectomy, without drug treatment, ORQ+D—orchiectomy, treated with vitamin D, ORQTERI—orchiectomy, treated with teriparatide and ORQTERI+D—orchiectomy, treated with teriparatide + vitamin D. Each animal received an implant in the tibial metaphysis. Euthanasia occurred 60 days after implant surgery. Computed microtomography (micro-CT) was performed to evaluate the parameters of volume and percentage of bone volume (BV, BV/TV), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th), number and separation of trabeculae (Tb.N, Tb.Sp) and percentage of total porosity (Po-tot). Data were subjected to 1-way ANOVA and Tukey post-test, with a significance level of 5%. (3) Results: For the parameters BV, BV/TV, Tb.Th, the ORQTERI+D group showed the highest values in relation to the other groups and for Po-tot, the lowest values were for ORQTERI+D. For Tb.Sp and Tb.N, there was no statistically significant difference when comparing intragroup results (p > 0.05). (4) Conclusions: It was possible to conclude that treatment with vitamin D associated with teriparatide increases bone volume and improves bone quality.

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