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Objective:To explore the effect and mechanism of pilose antler different components on the bone tissue of ovariectomized osteoporosis model rats and ascertain the material basis of pilose antler. Method:fifty-six SD rats were divided randomly into seven groups:normal group,model group,Xianling Gubao group(468 mg·kg-1),Bujiale group(80 mg·kg-1),polysaccharide group(50 mg·kg-1),polypeptides group(175 mg·kg-1),polysaccharide and polypeptide mixture group(50 mg·kg-1+175 mg·kg-1). Osteoporosis mode was established through ovary resection of female rats,meanwhile,the rats were given different components of pilose antler for consecutively 12 weeks. Subsequently, using absorptiometry to measure the rats' bone mass density. The activities of bone alkaline phosphatase(BALP),osteocalcin (OT),bone morphogenetic protein2(BMP-2),Smad1,Smad5,Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) were detected by enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). The expression of BMP-2,Smad1,Smad5,Runx2 protein was examined by Western blot and Real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR). Morphological assay for bone tissue were detected by htoxylin eosin(HE) staining. Result:After 12 weeks, Compared with the normal group, the osteoporosis model group showed significantly decrease in bone mineral density(PPPConclusion:Pilose antler different components has therapeutic effect on ovariectomized osteoporosis model rats.The mechanism may be related to up-regulat the expression of BMP-2/Smad1,Smad5/Runx2 signal pathways.
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We reported a 23-year-old man who was involved in a high-speed motorcycle accident. He sustained a closed fracture at the right distal femur. The primary fracture happened on February 2008. He underwent open reduction and internal fixation with cloverleaf plate. And one hundred days after the surgery, the proximal screws were pulled-out, but the bone union was not achieved. Treatment consisted of exchanging the cloverleaf plate with a locking compression plate and using an auto-iliac bone graft to fill the nonunion gap. In July 2009, the patient had a sharp pain in the right lower limb. The X-ray revealed that the plate implanted last year was broken, causing a nonunion at the fracture site. Immediately the plate and screws were removed and an intramedullary nail was inserted reversely from the distal femur as well as a 7 cm long bone from the right fibula was extracted and longitudinally split into two pieces to construct cortical bone plates. Then we placed them laterally and medially to fracture site, drilled two holes respectively, and fastened them with suture. We carried on auto-iliac bone grafting with the nonunion bone grafts. The follow-up at 15 months after operation showed that the treatment was successful, X-ray confirmed that there was no rotation and no angular or short deformity. We briefly reviewed the literature regarding such an unusual presentation and discussed in details the possible etiology and the advantages of autologous double-strut fibular grafts to cope with such an intractable situation.