The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats
Joint Authors
Abbasi, Sepideh
Yang, Yanfei
Honaramooz, Ali
Chen, Jiongran
Hajinezhad, Daryoush
Kontulainen, Saija
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Elk velvet antler (EVA) has been used in traditional Oriental medicine for centuries to promote general health; however, little evidence for its effect on bone development is available.
We investigated the effects of lifelong exposure of Wistar rats to a diet containing 10% EVA on physical growth and bone development.
Measurements included weekly body weights, blood chemistry and kidney and testis/ovary indices (sacrificed at 5, 9, or 16 weeks of age), and bone traits of the femur bones by peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT).
Mean body weights were higher in the EVA group at 4–8 weeks in males and at 5 weeks of age in females.
The kidney indices were greater in EVA dietary supplemented male rats at 5 and 16 weeks of age, in females at 16 weeks of age, and testis/ovary indices at 5 weeks of age.
The femoral length was increased in both males and females at 5 weeks, and several pQCT-measured parameters had increased in EVA males and females.
The activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) increased in EVA group while the content of calcium and phosphorus did not differ among groups.
Our results seem to support a role for dietary supplementation of EVA on growth and bone development in this model.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Jiongran& Yang, Yanfei& Abbasi, Sepideh& Hajinezhad, Daryoush& Kontulainen, Saija& Honaramooz, Ali. 2015. The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063635
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Jiongran…[et al.]. The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063635
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Jiongran& Yang, Yanfei& Abbasi, Sepideh& Hajinezhad, Daryoush& Kontulainen, Saija& Honaramooz, Ali. The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063635
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063635