The Impact of Different Amounts of Calcium Intake on Bone Mass and Arterial Calcification in Ovariectomized Rats
- Authors
- Agata, Umon; Park, Jong-Hoon; Hattori, Satoshi; Aikawa, Yuki; Kakutani, Yuya; Ezawa, Ikuko; Akimoto, Takayuki; Omi, Naomi
- Issue Date
- 10월-2015
- Publisher
- CENTER ACADEMIC PUBL JAPAN
- Keywords
- ovariectomy; bone loss; arterial calcification; different calcium intake
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY, v.61, no.5, pp.391 - 399
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY
- Volume
- 61
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 391
- End Page
- 399
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/92240
- DOI
- 10.3177/jnsv.61.391
- ISSN
- 0301-4800
- Abstract
- Reduced estrogen secretion and low calcium (Ca) intake are risk factors for bone loss and arterial calcification in female rodents. To evaluate the effects of Ca intake at different amounts on bone mass changes and arterial calcification, 8-wk-old female Wistar rats were randomly placed in ovariectomized (OVX) control and OVX with vitamin D-3 plus nicotine (VDN) treatment groups. The OVX with VDN rats were then divided into six groups to receive different amounts of Ca in their diets: 0.01%, 0.1%, 0.3%, 0.6%, 1.2%, or 2.4% Ca. After 8 wk of administration, low Ca intake groups with 0.01% and 0.1% Ca diets had significantly reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mechanical properties as compared with those of the other groups, whereas high Ca intake groups with 1.2% and 2.4% Ca diets showed no differences as compared with the 0.6% Ca intake group. For both the 0.01% and 2.4% Ca intake groups, Ca levels in their thoracic arteries were significantly higher as compared with those of the 0.6% Ca diet group, and that was highly correlated with serum PTH levels. An increase in relative BMP-2 mRNA expression in the arterial tissues of the 0.01% and 2.4% Ca diet groups was also observed. These results suggested that extremely low Ca intake during periods of estrogen deficiency may be a possible risk for the complications of reduced BMD and arterial calcification and that extremely high Ca intake may promote arterial calcification with no changes in BMD.
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