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Table 3 Bone femur strength, and mineral content (Ca and IP) in sham-operated and OVX mice

From: Anti-osteoporotic effects of mixed compositions of extracellular polymers isolated from Aureobasidium pullulans and Textoria morbifera in ovariectomized mice

Items

Groups

Bone Mineral Density (g/cm2)

Strength (Newton)

Right femur bone mineral contents

Total body

Right femur

Right femur

Ca (mg/g bone)

IP (mg/g bone)

Ca/IP ratio

Controls

 Sham

0.0249 ± 0.0007

0.0274 ± 0.0008

12.47 ± 1.66

59.08 ± 10.25

45.42 ± 7.57

1.30 ± 0.07

 OVX

0.0215 ± 0.0003f

0.0231 ± 0.0001a

6.69 ± 0.91f

33.37 ± 3.32f

26.14 ± 3.26f

1.28 ± 0.11

RES 2.5 mg/kg

0.0251 ± 0.0008h

0.0262 ± 0.0013bc

11.27 ± 1.78h

55.33 ± 11.04h

44.03 ± 10.17h

1.26 ± 0.05

EAP 200 mg/kg

0.0233 ± 0.0003fh

0.0252 ± 0.0007ac

8.59 ± 0.63fh

42.76 ± 4.14fh

33.27 ± 3.18fh

1.29 ± 0.06

TM 200 mg/kg

0.0231 ± 0.0004fh

0.0248 ± 0.0006ac

7.96 ± 0.69fi

39.28 ± 3.84fi

31.32 ± 3.51fh

1.26 ± 0.06

Mixed formula - EAP:TM (200 mg/kg)

 1:1

0.0333 ± 0.0003fh

0.0253 ± 0.0006ac

8.32 ± 0.98fh

40.63 ± 2.92fh

31.79 ± 2.93fh

1.28 ± 0.07

 1:3

0.0232 ± 0.0003fh

0.0253 ± 0.0008ac

8.04 ± 0.67fi

40.77 ± 3.43fi

32.39 ± 3.40fi

1.26 ± 0.06

 1:5

0.0231 ± 0.0003fh

0.0250 ± 0.0010ac

8.23 ± 0.86fh

41.48 ± 4.10fh

32.85 ± 3.64fh

1.27 ± 0.09

 1:7

0.0232 ± 0.0004fh

0.0252 ± 0.0009ac

8.08 ± 0.88fh

40.39 ± 1.58fh

31.51 ± 1.58fh

1.28 ± 0.04

 1:9

0.0232 ± 0.0003fh

0.0249 ± 0.0008ac

8.29 ± 0.84fi

40.35 ± 4.00fi

32.17 ± 3.02fi

1.25 ± 0.05

 3:1

0.0244 ± 0.0005hjl

0.0268 ± 0.0011cde

10.58 ± 1.17ghjl

48.96 ± 2.87hhjl

38.25 ± 2.96ghkl

1.28 ± 0.06

 5:1

0.0234 ± 0.0006fh

0.0256 ± 0.0015ac

8.48 ± 0.81fh

42.67 ± 5.16fh

33.66 ± 4.52fh

1.27 ± 0.06

 7:1

0.0232 ± 0.0004fh

0.0249 ± 0.0010ac

8.36 ± 0.54fh

42.25 ± 3.11fh

33.26 ± 3.28fh

1.28 ± 0.09

 9:1

0.0232 ± 0.0003fh

0.0250 ± 0.0005ac

8.45 ± 0.69fh

40.21 ± 3.74fh

31.61 ± 2.00fh

1.27 ± 0.05

  1. OVX Bilateral ovariectomy, RES Risedronate sodium, EAP Exopolymers purified from A. pullulans SM2001, TM T. morbifera leaf extracts, (EAP:TM) Mixed formula consisted of EAP and TM (g/g), Ca Calcium, IP Inorganic phosphorus
  2. Values are expressed mean ± S.D. of eight mice
  3. ap < 0.01 and bp < 0.05 as compared with sham control by LSD test
  4. dp < 0.01 as compared with EAP single formula treated mice by LSD test
  5. cp < 0.01 as compared with OVX control by LSD test
  6. ep < 0.01 as compared with TM single formula treated mice by LSD test
  7. fp < 0.01 and gp < 0.05 as compared with sham control by MW test
  8. jp < 0.01 and kp < 0.05 as compared with EAP single formula treated mice by MW test
  9. hp < 0.01 and ip < 0.05 as compared with OVX control by MW test
  10. lp < 0.01 as compared with TM single formula treated mice by MW test