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. 2018 Aug 13;9:779. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00779

Table 4.

Effects of DBT, tamoxifen, raloxifene, and their combinations on trabecular bone properties of OVX rats.

Proximal tibia
Lumbar vertebra
BS (mm2) BV/TV (%) Tb.N (1/mm) Tb.TH (mm) Tb.Sp (mm) BS (mm2) BV/TV (%) Tb.N (1/mm) Tb.TH (mm) Tb.Sp (mm)
Sham 228.8 ± 9.4 51.7 ± 2.3 5.0 ± 0.1 0.10 ± 0.004 0.10 ± 0.01 89.9 ± 2.7 44.2 ± 1.2 4.1 ± 0.1 0.11 ± 0.001 0.14 ± 0.01
OVX 55.0 ± 7.7** 7.6 ± 1.0*** 1.2 ± 0.2*** 0.06 ± 0.001*** 0.86 ± 0.14*** 62.6 ± 5.2** 20.9 ± 1.6*** 2.6 ± 0.2*** 0.08 ± 0.001*** 0.31 ± 0.03***
E2 155.1 ± 10.3∧∧ 25.5 ± 2.3∧∧∧ 3.4 ± 0.2∧∧∧ 0.08 ± 0.002 0.21 ± 0.01∧∧∧ 90.4 ± 3.3∧∧ 35.0 ± 1.0∧∧∧ 3.7 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.09 ± 0.002∧∧ 0.18 ± 0.01∧∧∧
Tamo 128.5 ± 10.7∧∧ 20.7 ± 2.1∧∧ 2.9 ± 0.2∧∧∧ 0.07 ± 0.003 0.29 ± 0.03∧∧∧ 89.7 ± 5.9 36.6 ± 1.4∧∧∧ 3.7 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.10 ± 0.002∧∧∧ 0.18 ± 0.01∧∧∧
Ralo 117.3 ± 6.1∧∧ 19.9 ± 1.5 2.9 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.07 ± 0.004 0.29 ± 0.02∧∧∧ 93.0 ± 4.7 37.5 ± 1.1∧∧∧ 3.7 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.10 ± 0.002∧∧∧ 0.17 ± 0.01∧∧∧
DBT 110.4 ± 18.6 17.2 ± 4.7 2.5 ± 0.3∧∧∧ 0.07 ± 0.004 0.42 ± 0.06∧∧∧ 81.3 ± 4.8 30.7 ± 1.9∧∧ 3.4 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.09 ± 0.004 0.21 ± 0.01∧∧∧
DBT+Tamo 129.4 ± 9.7∧∧ 21.4 ± 2.5∧∧ 3.1 ± 0.2∧∧∧ 0.07 ± 0.003 0.26 ± 0.02∧∧∧ 90.8 ± 5.6∧∧ 36.1 ± 2.1∧∧∧ 3.6 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.01 ± 0.003∧∧∧ 0.18 ± 0.01∧∧∧
DBT+Ralo 131.8 ± 10.1 22.4 ± 1.8∧∧ 2.9 ± 0.2∧∧∧ 0.077 ± 0.003 0.27 ± 0.02∧∧∧ 81.4 ± 3.0 37.1 ± 1.0∧∧∧ 3.5 ± 0.1∧∧∧ 0.105 ± 0.002∧∧∧ 0.18 ± 0.01∧∧∧
Two-factor ANOVA p-value
Tamo 0.0010 0.0059 <0.0001 0.0364 <0.0001 0.0021 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0364 <0.0001
DBT 0.0329 0.0871 0.0041 0.1394 0.0070 0.0774 0.0138 0.0041 0.1394 0.0070
DBT × Tamo 0.0385 0.1367 0.0296 0.2467 0.0171 0.1144 0.0070 0.0296 0.2467 0.0171
Ralo 0.0014 0.0028 <0.0001 0.0043 0.0001 0.0021 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.0043 0.0001
DBT 0.0063 0.0316 0.0038 0.0247 0.0087 0.4365 0.0030 0.0038 0.0247 0.0087
DBT × Ralo 0.0951 0.1949 0.0078 0.5882 0.0124 0.0022 0.0015 0.0078 0.5882 0.0124

∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.00‘ vs. sham; p < 0.05, ∧∧p < 0.01, ∧∧∧p < 0.001 vs. OVX. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 7–9 rats per group. BS, bone surface; Tb.N, trabecular bone number; Tb.Th, trabecular bone thickness; Tb.Sp, trabecular bone separation; Tamo, tamoxifen; Ralo, raloxifene.