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Hydrogen-rich saline prevents bone loss in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin

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Abstract

Purpose

As an antioxidant molecule, hydrogen has been received much more attention and reported to be used as the treatment strategy for various diseases. In this study, we hypothesize that systemic delivery of hydrogen saline water may improve the reservation of bone tissue in the tibias and femurs of osteoporotic rats caused by diabetes mellitus (DM), which is characterized by increased levels of oxidative stress and overproducing reactive oxygen species (ROS).

Methods

The animals were divided into three groups of 12 animals and lavaged with normal saline (normal control and DM), or hydrogen saline water (DM + HRS). General status, blood glucose level, tibial and femoral mechanical strength, and micro-CT scans of the proximal tibia were recorded and analyzed.

Results

After 12 weeks, the glucose level was significantly decreased in the DM + HRS group compared with that of the DM group. Micro-CT scans showed that bone volume/total volume, connectivity density, trabecular thickness, and trabecular number were significantly increased compared with the DM group. Mechanical results of energy, stiffness and elastic modulus in the DM + HRS group were significantly higher than in the other groups for the tibia and femur.

Conclusions

The results indicate that the systemic delivery of hydrogen saline water, which is safe and well tolerated, preserves bone volume and decreases fracture risks in streptozotocin-induced diabetic status rats, whose bone structure or inherent material properties of bone tissues are changed.

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  1. Jialiang Guo and Weichong Dong contributed equally to this work

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Jialiang Guo, Lin Jin, Pengcheng Wang, Zhiyong Hou & Yingze Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Biomechanics of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Jialiang Guo, Lin Jin, Pengcheng Wang, Zhiyong Hou & Yingze Zhang

  3. Orthopaedic Research Institution of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China

    Jialiang Guo, Lin Jin, Pengcheng Wang, Zhiyong Hou & Yingze Zhang

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Conceived and designed the experiments: ZYH. Funding acquisition: ZYH. Project administration: JLG, PCW. Experiment performance: JLG, WCD, JL. Formal analysis: GJL, WCD. Methodology: YZZ. Writing original draft and editing: GJL, ZYH, YZZ.

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This research was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Award Number 81572162).

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The study was approved by the Ethics Board of the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University and conducted in accordance with the institutional guidelines for the care and treatment of rats.

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Guo, J., Dong, W., Jin, L. et al. Hydrogen-rich saline prevents bone loss in diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 41, 2119–2128 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-017-3581-4

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