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    Kostyshyn, Nazar M; Muszyński, Siemowit; Tomaszewska, Ewa; Tomczyk-Warunek, Agnieszka; Puzio, Iwona; Dobrowolski, Piotr

    Journal of clinical medicine, 12/2022, Letnik: 12, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Our study aimed to compare the impact of zoledronic acid and whole-body vibration (WBV) as a non-pharmacological method of treatment for early obesity/immobility-related osteoporosis in male rat models. In total, 36 male Wistar rats were assigned to the following groups: obese control with immobility (Control, = 12) and two experimental groups ( = 12 each), including obese and immobile rats subjected to whole-body vibration with an acceleration level of 3 m/s g (obesity and immobility + WBV) and obese and immobile rats that received an intramuscular injection of zoledronic acid at a dose of 0.025 mg/kg (obesity and immobility + ZOL). After the 8th and 16th week of treatment, = 6 rats from each group were euthanized and isolated femora were subjected to a histological examination of bone, and analysis of the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) involved in bone turnover and the amount of thin collagen fibers (PSR stain). The obtained results showed that short-term vibrotherapy (up to 8 weeks) can lead to improvement in bone remodeling in rat models with obesity and limited mobility.