Table 3.
The number of bone cells in supplementation and control group (cells).
| Sham | OVX | OVX + Cinnamon (mg/kg BW) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.5 | 25 | 50 | |||
| Osteoblast | 7.00 ± 7.00 | 40.00 ± 10.53 | 44.00 ± 11.53 | 48.33 ± 17.92 | 24.33 ± 4.04abcd |
| Osteoclast | 12.66 ± 7.23 | 34.66 ± 5.68 | 56.00 ± 18.73a | 40.00 ± 12.16 | 26.66 ± 9.86 |
| Osteocyte | 50.33 ± 13.86 | 78.00 ± 11.79 | 109.00 ± 39.39 | 75.66 ± 30.03 | 98.00 ± 23.89 |
| Ob/Oc ratio | 0.47 ± 0.24 | 1.14 ± 0.12 | 0.89 ± 0.54 | 1.32 ± 0.74 | 1.01 ± 0.43 |
Values are presented as mean ± SD.
a
p < 0.05 in comparison with sham group.
b
p < 0.05 in comparison with ovariectomy (OVX) group.
c
p < 0.05; in comparison with ovariectomy + 12.5 mg/kg BW of Cinnamon group.
d
p < 0.05; in comparison with ovariectomy + 25 mg/kg BW of Cinnamon group; Ob: osteoblast; Oc; osteoclast.