Table 1.

Bone biomechanical properties and serum biochemical analyses of lupus mice undergoing different treatments

Group	WT group	Lupus group	GC group	Sal group	GC + Sal group
ULT (N)	20.68±2.25	14.32±1.96A	14.31±0.93A	16.87±2.03A,b,c	15.74±2.03A
YLD (N)	17.32±1.80	8.77±1.72A	8.49±0.58A	11.93+0.96A,b,c	10.61±2.32A
STIFF (N/mm)	138.29±14.6	50.5±5.33A	44.48±8.47A	68.82±10.01A,b,c	61.01±2.28A,b,c
TRACP 5b (U/L)	0.72±0.04	1.01±0.04A	1.05±0.06A	0.92±0.03A,B,C	0.96±0.02A,b,C
OPG (pg/mL)	209.31±27.04	77.85±12.77A	106.88±33.4A	208.8±34.8B,C	175.8±29.5B,C

Notes:

^AP<0.01 vs WT;

^bP<0.05 vs lupus;

^BP<0.01 vs lupus;

^cP<0.05 vs GC;

^CP<0.01 vs GC. Values are presented as mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: GC, glucocorticoid; Sal, salvianolate; SD, standard deviation; STIFF, stiffness; TRACP 5b, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b; ULT, ultimate load; WT, wild-type; YLD, yield load; OPG, osteoprotegerin.