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Mechanical properties of bone and skin during recovery after cyclophosphamide administration

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The effects of cyclophosphamide were studied 2, 5 and 9 days after terminating a two-week every-second-day intraperitoneal medication in young, male rats. The cytostatic effect was assessed by counting white blood cells (WBC) in arterial blood.

WBC counts were reduced by 72% of control values at 2 days and regained normal values at 9 days after an overshooting leucocytosis at 5 days.

Compared to control animals, the treated rats had significantly reduced body weights, metaphyseal bending strength and longitudinal growth of the femur at all time intervals observed. The torsional strength of the femur diaphysis and the strength of wounded skin were not affected at 2 days, but significantly reduced at 5 and 9 days. The tensile strength of intact skin was not found to be affected by the drug.

From the 5th to the 9th day after ending medication, the curves for control and treated animals were assuming parallel slopes regarding metaphyseal bone strength, longitudinal bone growth and tensile strength of wounds. This may indicate reversion of the drug effects approximately one week after terminating medication.

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Die Auswirkungen von Cyclophosphamid wurden bei jungen männlichen Ratten untersucht, 2, 5 und 9 Tage nach Beendigung einer zweiwöchigen Verabreichung, die alle 2 Tage intraperitoneal erfolgte. Die cytostatische Wirkung wurde durch die Leukozytenzählung im arteriellen Blut bestimmt.

Die Leukozytenwerte waren am zweiten Tage um 72% reduziert und erreichten wieder eine normale Höhe am 9. Tag nach einer überschießenden Leukozytose am 5. Tag.

Verglichen mit Kontrolltieren hatten die behandelten Ratten ein signifikant reduziertes Körpergewicht, eine herabgesetzte Biegefestigkeit der Metaphysen und ein verringertes Längenwachstum des Femur. Die Torsionsfestigkeit der Femurdiaphyse und die Festigkeit der verletzten Haut waren nach 2 Tagen nicht verändert, aber nach 5 und 9 Tagen signifikant herabgesetzt. Die Dehnungsfestigkeit der unverletzten Haut zeigte keine Verānderung durch das Medikament.

Vom 5. bis zum 9. Tag nach Absetzen der Medikation zeigten die Kurven der Kontrollgruppe und der behandelten Tiere parallele Verläufe bezüglich der metaphysären Knochenfestigkeit, des Knochenlängenwachstums und der Zugfestigkeit der Hautwunden. Dies kann als Hinweis dafür gewertet werden, daß die Auswirkungen des Medikamentes sich etwa 1 Woche nach Beendigung der Verabreichung zurückbilden.

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The study was supported by The Norwegian Research Council for Science and the Humanities and by The Norwegian Society for Fighting Cancer

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Wie, H., Beck, E.I., Engesæter, L.B. et al. Mechanical properties of bone and skin during recovery after cyclophosphamide administration. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 101, 83–87 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00433266

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