Figure 3.
BGP levels in the six groups. Compared with the sham-operated group, BGP levels in the OVX group increased significantly (P<0.05). Compared with OVX group, levels of BGP in the positive group (P<0.01), and the L-ICA, M-ICA and H-ICA groups were significantly reduced (P<0.05). *P<0.05 vs. sham-operated; ▲P<0.05 and ▲▲P<0.01 vs. OVX. BGP, bone Gla protein; OVX, ovariectomy; ICA, icariin; Sham, sham-operated; Positive, treated with alendronate sodium; L-ICA, low dose ICA (125 mg/kg/day); M-ICA, medium dose ICA (250 mg/kg/day); H-ICA, high dose ICA (500 mg/kg/day).