[A decrease in blood flow and incorporation of 45Ca and 3H-proline in the bones in pregnant female rats]. 1995

J Kapitola, and J Andrle, and Justová, and Z Lacinová, and T Haas, and J Kubícková
Laborator pro endokrinologii a metabolismus, 1. lékarská fakulta, Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, Czech Republic.

In the experiments on rats, the bone blood flow may be influenced by the deficiency as well by the administration of sex hormones. The aim of this work was to investigate the bone circulation (determined by means of 85Sr-microspheres, experiment A and B) and the incorporation of 45Ca and 3H-proline into the tibia (experiment C) in the last stage of pregnancy (from 18 to 21 days), i.e. in the physiological condition with elevated level of estrogens. In the experiment A and B, the uptake of 85Sr-microspheres and blood flow in pregnant rats was lower in the tibia and distal femur, the blood flow only was significantly lower also in the humerus and the calvaria. In kidneys, liver, muscle and skin, there was no difference in microsphere uptake; the blood flow was in pregnant females lower only in the kidneys. In perirenal fat, the microsphere uptake and blood flow was several times higher in pregnant rats than in controls. 24 hour incorporation of 45Ca and 3H-proline was in pregnant females significantly lower. The bone density and ash weight was higher in pregnant rats in experiment A. Estradiol concentration in plasma was in experiment B in pregnant rats significantly higher (by 24.8%). Thus, in pregnant female rats, we found lower bone blood flow and lower incorporation of 45Ca and 3H-proline along with normal or higher bone mineral content in the condition, where enhanced resorption and formation of the bone had been described. The changes in bone blood flow and possible role of estrogens in this situation remain to be elucidated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011270 Pregnancy, Animal The process of bearing developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero in non-human mammals, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Animal Pregnancies,Animal Pregnancy,Pregnancies, Animal
D011392 Proline A non-essential amino acid that is synthesized from GLUTAMIC ACID. It is an essential component of COLLAGEN and is important for proper functioning of joints and tendons. L-Proline,L Proline
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D001783 Blood Flow Velocity A value equal to the total volume flow divided by the cross-sectional area of the vascular bed. Blood Flow Velocities,Flow Velocities, Blood,Flow Velocity, Blood,Velocities, Blood Flow,Velocity, Blood Flow
D001842 Bone and Bones A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principal cellular component of bone is comprised of OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCYTES; and OSTEOCLASTS, while FIBRILLAR COLLAGENS and hydroxyapatite crystals form the BONE MATRIX. Bone Tissue,Bone and Bone,Bone,Bones,Bones and Bone,Bones and Bone Tissue,Bony Apophyses,Bony Apophysis,Condyle,Apophyses, Bony,Apophysis, Bony,Bone Tissues,Condyles,Tissue, Bone,Tissues, Bone
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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