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Protective effect on vitamin D2 on bone apposition from the inhibitory action of hydrocortisone in rats

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Using the technique of short interval sequential tetracycline labeling, it was documented that the apposition of mineralized bone matrix in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats was inhibited by hydrocortisone. The inhibition occurred as early as six days after the onset of the treatment and was dose dependent over a dose range of 0.62 to 20 mg per kg body weight per day. Vitamin D2 supplements by injection protected bone from this hydrocortisone action. 64 I. U. of vitamin D2 injected daily was able to prevent the inhibition of bone apposition by 20 mg per kg body weight per day of hydrocortisone. The results imply that vitamin D or its metabolites may compete with hydrocortisone in some cellular mechanisms and support the usefulness of vitamin D supplements in the treatment and the prevention of steroid-induced osteoporosis.

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    Cherk S. Tam, Douglas R. Wilson, Anthony J. Hitchman & Joan E. Harrison

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Tam, C.S., Wilson, D.R., Hitchman, A.J. et al. Protective effect on vitamin D2 on bone apposition from the inhibitory action of hydrocortisone in rats. Calcif Tissue Int 33, 167–172 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02409430

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