Journal
JOINT BONE SPINE
Volume 79, Issue 5, Pages 492-499Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2011.10.004
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Alcohol; Bone mineral density; Cortical and trabecular bone; Bone strength; Rats
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- Institut de recherche scientifique sur les Boissons (IREB, France)
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Objective: While chronic alcohol consumption is known to decrease bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD), and negatively modify trabecular bone microarchitecture, the impact of alcohol on cortical microarchitecture is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various doses of alcohol on bone density, trabecular and cortical parameters and bone strength in rats. Methods: Forty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control (C), alcohol 25% v/v (A25), alcohol 30% v/v (A30) and alcohol 35% v/v (A35). Rats in the alcohol groups were fed a solution composed of ethanol and water for 17 weeks while the control group drank only water. Bone quality and quantity were evaluated through the analysis of density, trabecular and cortical bone microarchitectural parameters, osteocalcin and N-Telopeptide concentrations and a 3-point bending test. Results: Bone density along with trabecular and cortical thickness were lower in alcohol groups compared to C. BMD was lower in A35 vs. A30 and cortical thickness was lower in A35 vs. A25 and A30. Pore number was increased by alcohol and the porosity was greater in A35 compared to C. N-Telopeptide concentration was decreased in alcohol groups compared to control whereas no differences were observed in osteocalcin concentrations. Maximal energy to failure was lower in A25 and A35 compared to C. Conclusion: Chronic ethanol consumption increases cortical bone damage in rats and may have detrimental effects on bone strength. These effects were dose-dependent, with greater negative effects proportionate to greater alcohol doses. (C) 2011 Societe francaise de rhumatologie. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.,
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