Effects of bee bread, Cornelian cherries treatment on the femoral bone structure using Zucker diabetic fatty rats as an animal model

M Martiniakova, J Blahova, V Kovacova, V Mondockova, R Babosova, A Kalafova, M Capcarova and R Omelka
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M Martiniakova: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
J Blahova: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
V Kovacova: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
V Mondockova: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
R Babosova: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
A Kalafova: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
M Capcarova: Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic
R Omelka: Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Veterinární medicína, 2021, vol. 66, issue 8, 342-349

Abstract: This is a pilot study dealing with the reduced femoral bone structure in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats following a 10 weeks treatment with bee bread and Cornelian cherries. The adult ZDF rats were divided into 4 groups: the E1 group received bee bread (500 mg/kg b.w. daily), the E2 group received Cornelian cherries (500 mg/kg b.w. per day), the E3 group was simultaneously supplemented by bee bread and Cornelian cherries (500 + 500 mg/kg b.w. daily), and the C group served as an untreated diabetic control. A non-significant decrease in the blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride concentrations, ALP activity and a non-significant increase in the insulin, total body weight of the ZDF rats, femoral length and weight were observed in the E1, E2, and E3 groups. The treatments had no impact on the relative volume of the cortical bone, bone mineral density, bone surface and cortical bone thickness. On the contrary, the relative volume of the trabecular bone, trabecular thickness and trabecular bone surface were significantly increased in the E1 group. The relative volume of the trabecular bone and trabecular thickness were significantly elevated in the E2 group. In the E3 group, the trabecular thickness was found to have significantly increased. Single administrations of either bee bread or Cornelian cherries had more positive effects on the trabecular bone microarchitecture in the ZDF rats than the simultaneous supplementation.

Keywords: bone health; Cornus mas L.; diabetes mellitus; experimental animals; honey product (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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