The Possible Protective Role of Powder Cuttlefish Bone, Crabshell and Eggshell on Osteoporotic Rats

Abstract

Bone mass declines alongside maturing, particularly for ladies after menopause as a result of diminishing estrogen emission together with low calcium consumption. This examination was directed to examine the impact of powdered cuttlebone, crab shell and eggshell, on female rats with induced osteoporosis. Fifty adult female albino rats, of (200 ± 10 g) were haphazardly divided into five groups, the first group, negative control group (-ve) fed on basal diet only, the other four groups (10 rats each) were fed on basal diet containing 100 mg prednisone acetate as source of glucocorticoid/ kg diet to induce osteoporosis for two weeks. One group of them was selected as a positive control group, the other three groups were fed on prednisone acetate diets containing powder of cuttlebone, crabshell and eggshell, at the level of 2.5% individually. Blood samples and femur bones were gathered for measure both serum and bone markers of osteoporosis. The results indicated that, supplementation with powder of cuttlebone, crabshell and eggshell significantly (P<0.05) increase of Ca and P in serum of osteoporotic rats. There were a significant increment in serum free thyroxin (T4) and a significant decrease in parathyroid hormone (PTH). Femur bone mineral content (BMC) and bone mineral density (BMD) were likewise increased as compared to positive control group. In addition, liver functions were significantly (P<0.05) improved compared to the positive control group, while serum lipid profiles were significantly decreased. These results recommend that sustaining postmenopausal rats with osteoporosis on diets supplemented with powder of cuttlebone, crab shell and eggshell instigated an enemy of osteoporotic impact. This impact may be due to upgrade of bone arrangement and direction of some metabolic hormones which control calcium. Therefore, it could be recommended using powder of cuttlebone, crabshell and eggshell for postmenopausal women suffering from osteoporosis.