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. 2022 Mar 17;9:860086. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.860086

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Dietary RPS and drinking SCFAs administration suppressed osteoclastic bone resorption and induced phosphorus (P) absorption in meat ducks. (A) Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining of tibial sections. Bar = 100 μm. (B) The number of osteoclast (N.Oc/BS) in proximal tibias was determined by histomorphometry. Circulating (C) TRAP activity and (D) C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTx) concentrations. (E) Real-time (RT)-PCR analysis for mRNA expression of receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprogerin (OPG) in the proximal end, and the ratio of RANKL/OPG was calculated. Serum bone formation including (F) procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) and (G) alkaline phosphatase (ALP) level, as well as (H) serum calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) concentration were evaluated. (I) The mRNA abundance of RT-PCR analysis for mRNA expression of sodium-dependent phosphorus transport protein II (NaPi-IIb) and calbindin-1 in duodenum and ileum. Data are expressed as mean and SD. a,b Mean values with different letters are significantly different by one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey's post-hoc test (p < 0.05).