Longitudinal Bone Growth Stimulating Effect of Allium macrostemon in Adolescent Female Rats
- Authors
- Kim, Hyung-Joong; Lee, Sun Haeng; Lee, Sung Hyun; Lee, Jihong; Kim, Hocheol; Chang, Gyu Tae; Lee, Donghun
- Issue Date
- Nov-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- Allium macrostemon; bone growth; bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2); insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)
- Citation
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), v.25, no.22
- Journal Title
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/79351
- DOI
- 10.3390/molecules25225449
- ISSN
- 1420-3049
- Abstract
- Allium macrostemon (AM) may affect bone growth by regulating bone formation and resorption. To examine the effect of AM on bone growth, 48 rats were divided into four administration groups in which either distilled water, AM (100 and 300 mg/kg), or recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH; 20 μg/kg) was administered for 10 days. On day 9, all animals were intraperitoneally injected with tetracycline hydrochloride (20 mg/kg), and 48 h after the injection, the rats were sacrificed. Their tibial sections were photographed to measure bone growth. Antigen-specific immunohistochemistry was performed to detect insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2). The food intake of the AM 100 mg/kg group was higher; however, the food intake of the AM 300 mg/kg group was less than that of the control group. The rhGH and AM 100 mg/kg groups showed greater rates of bone growth (359.0 ± 23.7 and 373.1 ± 28.0 μm/day, respectively) compared with the control group. IGF-1 and BMP-2 in the AM and rhGH groups were highly expressed. Indigestion at higher doses of AM led to nonsignificant bone growth in spite of increased IGF-1 and BMP-2 expression. Therefore, a suitable amount of AM could increase bone growth.
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