Labeling the human skeleton with 41Ca to assess changes in bone calcium metabolism

Bone research is limited by the methods available for detecting changes in bone metabolism. While dual X-ray absorptiometry is rather insensitive, biochemical markers are subject to significant intra-individual variation. In the study presented here, we evaluated the isotopic labeling of bone using ⁴¹Ca, a long-lived radiotracer, as an alternative approach. After successful labeling of the skeleton, changes in the systematics of urinary ⁴¹Ca excretion are expected to directly reflect changes in bone Ca metabolism. A minute amount of ⁴¹Ca (100 nCi) was administered orally to 22 postmenopausal women. Kinetics of tracer excretion were assessed by monitoring changes in urinary ⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca isotope ratios up to 700 days post-dosing using accelerator mass spectrometry and resonance ionization mass spectrometry. Isotopic labeling of the skeleton was evaluated by two different approaches: (i) urinary ⁴¹Ca data were fitted to an established function consisting of an exponential term and a power law term for each individual; (ii) ⁴¹Ca data were analyzed by population pharmacokinetic (NONMEM) analysis to identify a compartmental model that describes urinary ⁴¹Ca tracer kinetics. A linear three-compartment model with a central compartment and two sequential peripheral compartments was found to best fit the ⁴¹Ca data. Fits based on the use of the combined exponential/power law function describing urinary tracer excretion showed substantially higher deviations between predicted and measured values than fits based on the compartmental modeling approach. By establishing the urinary ⁴¹Ca excretion pattern using data points up to day 500 and extrapolating these curves up to day 700, it was found that the calculated ⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca isotope ratios in urine were significantly lower than the observed ⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca isotope ratios for both techniques. Compartmental analysis can overcome this limitation. By identifying relative changes in transfer rates between compartments in response to an intervention, inaccuracies in the underlying model cancel out. Changes in tracer distribution between compartments were modeled based on identified kinetic parameters. While changes in bone formation and resorption can, in principle, be assessed by monitoring urinary ⁴¹Ca excretion over the first few weeks post-dosing, assessment of an intervention effect is more reliable ∼150 days post-dosing when excreted tracer originates mainly from bone.     

41Ca ultratrace determination with isotopic selectivity > 10(12) by diode-laser-based RIMS

41Ca ultratrace determination by diode-laser-based resonance ionization mass spectrometry with extremely high isotopic selectivity is presented. Application to environmental dosimetry of nuclear reactor components, to cosmochemical investigations of production cross sections, and biomedical isotope-tracer studies of human calcium kinetics are discussed. Future investigations are possible use in 41Ca-radiodating. Depending on the application, 41Ca isotopic abundances in the range of 10(-9) to 10(-15) relative to the dominant stable isotope 40Ca must be determined. Either double- or triple-resonance optical excitation with narrow-band extended cavity diode lasers and subsequent non-resonant photoionization of calcium in a collimated atomic beam were used. The resulting photoions are detected with a quadrupole mass spectrometer optimized for background reduction and neighboring mass suppression. Applying the full triple-resonance scheme provides a selectivity of approximately 5 x 10(12) in the suppression of neighboring isotopes and > 10(8) for isobars, together with an overall detection efficiency of approximately 5 x 10(-5). Measurements on a variety of sample types are discussed; the accuracy and reproducibility of the resulting 41Ca/40Ca isotope ratios was better than 5%.     

Identification of energy consumption and nutritional stress by isotopic and elemental analysis of urine in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

A mounting body of evidence suggests that changes in energetic conditions like prolonged starvation can be monitored using stable isotope ratios of tissues such as bone, muscle, hair, and blood. However, it is unclear if urinary stable isotope ratios reflect a variation in energetic condition, especially if these changes in energetic condition are accompanied by shifts in dietary composition. In a feeding experiment conducted on captive bonobos (Pan paniscus), we monitored urinary δ(13)C, δ(15)N, total C (carbon), total N (nitrogen), and C/N ratios and compared these results with glucocorticoid levels under gradually changing energy availability and dietary composition. Measurements of daily collected urine samples over a period of 31 days showed that while shifts in urinary isotope signatures of δ(13)C and δ(15)N as well as total C were best explained by changes in energy consumption, urinary total N excretion as well as the C/N ratios matched the variation in dietary composition. Furthermore, when correcting for fluctuations in dietary composition, the isotope signatures of δ(13)C and δ(15)N as well as total C correlated with urinary glucocorticoid levels; however, the urinary total N and the C/N ratio did not. These results indicate for the first time that it is possible to non-invasively explore specific longitudinal records on animal energetic conditions and dietary compositions with urinary stable isotope ratios and elemental compositions, and this research provides a strong foundation for investigating how ecological factors and social dynamics affect feeding habits in wild animal populations such as primates.     

Determination of lead concentration and lead isotope ratios in calcium supplements by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after high pressure, high temperature digestion

The presence of lead as a contaminant in calcium supplements has aroused considerable public health interest in recent years. In this investigation lead and lead isotope ratios were determined by ICP-MS in ten brands of calcium supplements after high pressure/temperature digestion. Calcium supplements (200 to 250 mg) were digested in 2 mL of nitric acid at 230?°C and at a pressure of 1770 psi (1.2 × 10⁴ kPa). Lead concentrations were determined by matrix-matched lead standards prepared in a high-purity calcium carbonate matrix. Good recoveries of lead and calcium were obtained for certified animal bone reference material. High levels of Pb (8 to 28 μg Pb per g of calcium) were found in calcium supplements that contain dolomite or bone meal. Chelated and refined calcium supplements had lower Pb levels (0.8 to 0.9 μg Pb/g Ca). Application of lead isotope ratios to distinguish the origin of calcium sources was also explored.     

Determination of lead concentration and lead isotope ratios in calcium supplements by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after high pressure, high temperature digestion

The presence of lead as a contaminant in calcium supplements has aroused considerable public health interest in recent years. In this investigation lead and lead isotope ratios were determined by ICP-MS in ten brands of calcium supplements after high pressure/temperature digestion. Calcium supplements (200 to 250 mg) were digested in 2 mL of nitric acid at 230 °C and at a pressure of 1770 psi (1.2 × 10⁴ kPa). Lead concentrations were determined by matrix-matched lead standards prepared in a high-purity calcium carbonate matrix. Good recoveries of lead and calcium were obtained for certified animal bone reference material. High levels of Pb (8 to 28 μg Pb per g of calcium) were found in calcium supplements that contain dolomite or bone meal. Chelated and refined calcium supplements had lower Pb levels (0.8 to 0.9 μg Pb/g Ca). Application of lead isotope ratios to distinguish the origin of calcium sources was also explored. Received: 9 June 1998 / Revised: 20 July 1998 / Accepted: 25 July 1998     

Measuring magnesium,calcium and potassium isotope ratios using ICP-QMS with an octopole collision cell in tracer studies of nutrient uptake and translocation in plants

The ability of a quadrupole-based ICP-MS with an octopole collision cell to obtain precise and accurate measurements of isotope ratios of magnesium, calcium and potassium was evaluated. Hydrogen and helium were used as collision/reaction gases for ICP-MS isotope ratio measurements of calcium and potassium in order to avoid isobaric interference with the analyte ions from (mainly) argon ions ⁴⁰Ar⁺ and argon hydride ions ⁴⁰Ar¹H⁺. Mass discrimination factors determined for the isotope ratios ²⁵Mg/²⁴Mg, ⁴⁰Ca/⁴⁴Ca and ³⁹K/⁴¹K under optimized experimental conditions varied between 0.044 and 0.075. The measurement precisions for ²⁵Mg/²⁴Mg, ⁴⁰Ca/⁴⁴Ca and ³⁹K/⁴¹K were found to be 0.09%, 0.43% and 1.4%, respectively. This analytical method that uses ICP-QMS with a collision cell to obtain isotope ratio measurements of magnesium, calcium and potassium was used in routine mode to characterize biological samples (nutrient solution and small amounts of digested plant samples). The mass spectrometric technique was employed to study the dynamics of nutrient uptake and translocation in barley plants at different root temperatures (10 °C and 20 °C) using enriched stable isotopes (²⁵Mg, ⁴⁴Ca and ⁴¹K) as tracers. For instance, the mass spectrometric results of tracer experiments demonstrated enhanced ²⁵Mg and ⁴⁴Ca uptake and translocation into shoots at a root temperature of 20 °C 24 h after isotope spiking. In contrast, results obtained from ⁴¹K tracer experiments showed the highest ⁴¹K contents in plants spiked at a root temperature of 10 °C.     

Calcification mechanism and bony bonding studies of calcium carbonate and composite aluminosilicate/calcium phosphate applied as biomaterials by using radioactivation methods

Bony grafts are used as a filling biomaterial for defective bone. The introduction of new range of synthetic materials offers to surgeons additional possibilities to avoid virus transmission risks by using natural grafts in bony surgery. In this work, two materials, synthetic calcium carbonate and composite aluminosilicate/calcium phosphate were synthesized by an original method and experimented “in vivo” as biomaterials for bony filling. Extracted biopsies were studied by several physico chemical and biological methods. The aim was to evaluate the kinetic resorption and bioconsolidation of these materials. We focused on the bioconsolidation between implant and bone by realising cartographies from the implant to the bone and on the calcification mechanism by determination of the origin of Ca and Sr responsible of the neo-formed bone. Neutron activation analysis (NAA), radiotracers ⁴⁵Ca* and ⁸⁵Sr* and proton-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) were used. Concerning the synthetic calcium carbonate, results show that twelve months after implantation, the mineral composition of implant becomes similar to that of the mature bone. The neoformed bone is composed with Ca and Sr coming from the organism when the Ca and Sr of the implant were progressively eliminated. Concerning the composite geopolymer/calcium phosphate, PIXE and histological studies reveal the intimate links between the bone and the implant starting with the first month after implantation.     

Effects of Dimephosphone on Mineral Metabolism of High Dose Prednisolone Treated Rats Compared to Etidronic Acid

Abstract

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of dimephosphone dimethyl ether of 1,1 -dimethyl-3-oxobutylphosphonic acid (monophosphonate) on mineral metabolism and to compare it to the effects of classical bisphosphonate - etidronic acid (Xydifonum as a medicinal preparation produced in Russia). Dimephosphone was synthesised according to Wiesel (Wiesel A.O. et all, 1998). The rat model of high dose prednisolone-induced mineral disturbance (50 mg/kg orally for 14 days) was used. Prednisolone increased urine calcium and phosphate level. The urine excretion of oxyproline - a marker of bone resorbtion was also significantly increased by prednisolone treatment. Prednisolon increased bone calcium level (atom-absorbtion spectrophotometry) and produced hyperplasia of adrenal glands. Dimephosphone effectively reduced urine phosphate and oxyproline excretion while xydiphonum had no effect on oxyproline excretion. Dimephosphone increased hrther bone and blood calcium level, while xydiphonum reduced it. Dimephosphone protected adrenal glands from hyperplasia, the effect of xydiphonum was less marked. The results suggest the possible use of dimephosphone in treatment of steroid-induced mineral metabolism disturbances including steroid osteoporosis.     

Sodium-to-calcium ratio in sections of undecalcified bone of human male individuals of different age categories as determined by INAA

The sodium-to-calcium ratios were determined by INAA in sections of human bone. The values found in three age groups of male individuals were as follows: 21–30 years: Na/Ca ratio of 0.01858, 41–50 years: Na/Ca ratio of 0.02117, >60 years: Na/Ca ratio of 0.002208. The differences are discussed considering former results of the authors concerning the Na–to–Ca ratio in the bone mineral.     

Homeostasis as regulated by activated macrophage. VIII. LPSw (a lipopolysaccharide from wheat flour) can regulate bone resorption of chick embryo.

The effect of LPSw (a lipopolysaccharide from wheat flour) on the bone resorption of 18-d chick embryonic calvaria was examined in an organ culture following the method of Raisz. Bone was prelabeled in culture medium containing 45Ca and chased in a cold medium. On addition of test samples, labeled calcium was released indicating the grade of bone resorption. LPSw (10-100 ng/ml) stimulated bone resorption, showing an effect comparable to parathyroid hormone (PTH) (1 U/ml). PTH at 1 U/ml decreased the total amount of calcium and phosphorus, while LPSw did not. LPSw is thus assumed to stimulate bone resorption more actively than PTH.     

Sample preparation for the determination of radiocalcium by accelerator mass spectrometry

An accelerator mass spectrometric (AMS) technique has been developed for determining ⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca ratios at terrestrial levels of 10^?16?10^?14. Calcium is extracted as calcium oxide from bone and rock samples. The calcium oxide is converted into calcium metal and subsequently into calcium hydride in a two-step reduction process. From these calcium hydride samples 5–10 μA of a negative-ion beam of CaH^?₃ is produced. A new gas-ionization detector and a high-resolution velocity detector allow discrimination against ⁴¹K and the stable isotopes of Ca, resulting in background levels of less than 6 × 10^?16. Hence it is possible (for the first time without pre-enrichment) to study the distribution of ⁴¹Ca in the terrestrial environment. The AMS method for ⁴¹Ca determination is applicable to samples of less than 1 g.     

Application of laser ablation multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry for the measurement of calcium and lead isotope ratios in packaging for discriminatory purposes

The potential of high‐precision calcium and lead isotope ratio measurements using laser ablation coupled to multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS) to aid distinction between four genuine and five counterfeit pharmaceutical packaging samples and further classification of counterfeit packaging samples has been evaluated. We highlight the lack of reference materials for LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS isotope ratio measurements in solids. In this case the problem is minimised by using National Institute of Standards and Technology Standard Reference Material (NIST SRM) 915a calcium carbonate (as solid pellets) and NIST SRM610 glass disc for sample bracketing external standardisation. In addition, a new reference material, NIST SRM915b calcium carbonate, has been characterised in‐house for Ca isotope ratios and is used as a reference sample. Significant differences have been found between genuine and counterfeit samples; the method allows detection of counterfeits and aids further classification of packaging samples. Typical expanded uncertainties for measured‐corrected Ca isotope ratio values (⁴³Ca/⁴⁴Ca and ⁴²Ca/⁴⁴Ca) were found to be below 0.06% (k = 2, 95% confidence) and below 0.2% for measured‐corrected Pb isotope ratios (²⁰⁷Pb/²⁰⁶Pb and ²⁰⁸Pb/²⁰⁶Pb). This is the first time that Ca isotope ratios have been measured in packaging materials using LA coupled to a multicollector (MC)‐ICP‐MS instrument. The use of LA‐MC‐ICP‐MS for direct measurement of Ca and Pb isotopic variations in cardboard/ink in packaging has definitive potential to aid counterfeit detection and classification. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Biotic and abiotic experimental identification of bacterial influence on calcium isotopic signatures

In this study, we tested experimentally the influence of plant and bacterial activities on the calcium (Ca) isotope distribution between soil solutions and plant organs. Abiotic apatite weathering experiments were performed under two different pH conditions using mineral and organic acids. Biotic experiments were performed using either apatite or Ca-enriched biotite substrates in the presence of Scots pines, inoculated or not with the rhizosphere bacterial strain Bulkholderia glathei PML1(12), or the B. glathei PML1(12) alone. For each experiment, the percolate was collected every week and analyzed for Ca concentrations and Ca isotopic ratios. No Ca isotopic fractionation was observed for the different abiotic experimental settings. This indicates that no Ca isotopic fractionation occurs during apatite dissolution, whatever the nature of the acid (mineral or organic). The main result of the biotic experiments is the 0.22 ‰ (44)Ca enrichment recorded for a solution in contact with Scots pines grown on the bacteria-free apatite substrate. In contrast, the presence of bacteria did not cause Ca isotopic fractionation of the solution collected after 14 weeks of the experiments. These preliminary results suggest that bacteria influence the Ca isotopic signatures by dissolving Ca from apatite more efficiently. Therefore, Ca isotopes might be suitable for detecting bacteria-mediated processes in soils.     

From potential to reality: Yeasts derived from ethanol production for animal nutrition

A chemical and radiochemical neutron activation analysis (CNAA/RNAA) method has been developed for the determination of three calcium isotopes (⁴⁸Ca,⁴⁶Ca, and⁴⁴Ca) in a single sample derived from urine. This method was developed in support of clinical research using a dual enriched stable isotope methodology to study bone mineralization in premature infants, juvenile rheumatoid arthritics, and cystic fibrosis. In these studies, one enriched isotope of calcium is administered orally, and one is administered intravenously. By making determinations of three isotopes (two enriched, one unenriched) within the same sample, the perturbation from natural isotopic ratios can be determined and used to calculate true absorption of calcium. In our method,⁴⁸Ca is determined via the⁴⁸Ca(n,γ)⁴⁹Ca reaction and 3084 keV gamma-ray,⁴⁶Ca via the⁴⁶Ca(n,γ)⁴⁷Ca reaction and 1296 keV gamma-ray, and⁴⁴Ca via the⁴⁴Ca(n,γ)⁴⁵Ca reaction and 256 keV (max) beta-particle. A pair of chemical separation steps are employed to separate calcium from urine as calcium oxalate with a yield in the range of 80–90%, and a radiochemical step is employed prior to the measurement of⁴⁵Ca to remove interfering radionuclides.     

41Ca ultratrace determination with isotopic selectivity > 1012 by diode-laser-based RIMS

⁴¹Ca ultratrace determination by diode-laser-based resonance ionization mass spectrometry with extremely high isotopic selectivity is presented. Application to environmental dosimetry of nuclear reactor components, to cosmochemical investigations of production cross sections, and biomedical isotope-tracer studies of human calcium kinetics are discussed. Future investigations are possible use in ⁴¹Ca-radiodating. Depending on the application, ⁴¹Ca isotopic abundances in the range of 10^–9 to 10^–15 relative to the dominant stable isotope ⁴⁰Ca must be determined. Either double- or triple-resonance optical excitation with narrow-band extended cavity diode lasers and subsequent non-resonant photoionization of calcium in a collimated atomic beam were used. The resulting photoions are detected with a quadrupole mass spectrometer optimized for background reduction and neighboring mass suppression. Applying the full triple-resonance scheme provides a selectivity of ∼ 5 × 10¹² in the suppression of neighboring isotopes and > 10⁸ for isobars, together with an overall detection efficiency of ∼ 5 × 10^–5. Measurements on a variety of sample types are discussed; the accuracy and reproducibility of the resulting ⁴¹Ca/⁴⁰Ca isotope ratios was better than 5%. Received: 4 January 2001 / Revised: 19 February 2001 / Accepted: 27 February 2001     

Excretion of biotrace elements using the multitracer technique in mice

A radioactive multitracer solution obtained from the nuclear reaction of selenium with 25 MeV/nucleon⁴⁰Ar ions was applied to the investigation of the trace elements behavior in feces and urine of mouse. The excretion rates of 23 elements, Na, K, Rb, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ga, As, Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Co, Fe, Zn, Y, Zr, Mo, Nb, Tc, Ru, Ag and In were simultaneously detected under strictly identical experimental conditions, in order to clarify the excretion behavior of the elements in mice. Fecal and urinary excretion rates of the elements in mice reached the highest value separately at 48 and 24 hours. The total excretion of Mo, Tc and Co within 96 hours were all larger, more than 60%. Accumulative excretion rates of Ca, Nb, Mg, Sr, V, Sc, Na, Cr, Fe, Ag, Mn and Zr were 60-30%. The total rates of Ru, K, As, Zn, Rb, Y, Ga and In were less than 30%, and low excretion. The main excretion pathway of Mo, Co, Mg, Fe and Ag was through urine, and Na, K, As and Rb were eliminated from the body also in urine. But fecal excretion of Tc, Nb, Sr, Y, Ru, and In were larger than urinary excretion, and Ca, Sc, Mn, Zr, Zn were eliminated from the body in feces.     

钙磷物质的量比对磷酸钙骨水泥性能的影响

本研究通过在磷酸钙骨水泥(calcium phosphate cement,CPC)固相配方中添加不同量的氯化钙(CaCl2),制备不同钙磷物质的量比的CPC,研究不同钙磷物质的量比对CPC性能的影响。测试CPC的初、终凝时间。将CPC体外模拟浸泡3d和7d,研究模拟生理条件下CPC的性能,分别利用X-射线衍射(XRD)、力学性能实验机、扫描电镜(SEM)等研究CPC相成分、抗压强度和断面微观形貌。通过化学滴定测定浸泡液中氯离子浓度。结果表明:提高钙磷物质的量比不会显著延长CPC凝结时间;模拟浸泡液中的氯离子浓度处于正常生理条件的范围内;随钙磷物质的量比的增加,水化后CPC的抗压强度显著提高,而经过体外模拟浸泡后,钙磷物质的量比为1.67和1.80的CPC的抗压强度明显下降;具有较高钙磷物质的量比的CPC体外模拟浸泡后,形成多孔结构、弱结晶类骨磷灰石的终产物。     

A comparative study of the metastable equilibrium solubility behavior of high-crystallinity and low-crystallinity carbonated apatites using pH and solution strontium as independent variables

Using solution strontium and pH as independent variables, the metastable equilibrium solubility (MES) behavior of two carbonated apatite (CAP) samples has been examined, a high-crystallinity CAP (properties expected to be similar to dental enamel) and a low-crystallinity CAP (properties expected to be similar to bone mineral). CAP samples were prepared by precipitation/digestion: (CAP A: high-crystallinity, 1.3 wt% CO3, synthesized at 85 degrees C; CAP B: low-crystallinity, 6.4 wt% CO3, synthesized at 50 degrees C). Baseline MES distributions were determined in a series of 0.1 M acetate buffers containing only calcium and phosphate (no strontium) over a broad range of solution conditions. To assess the influence of strontium, MES profiles were determined in a similar fashion with 20, 40, 60, and 80% of the solution calcium being replaced on an equal molar basis by solution strontium. To determine the correct function governing CAP dissolution, ion activity products (IAPs) were calculated from the compositions of buffer solutions based on the hydroxyapatite template (Ca(10-n)Sr(n)(PO4)6(OH)2 (n = 0-10)) and the calcium/hydroxide deficient hydroxyapatite template (Ca(9-n)Sr(n)(HPO4)(PO4)5OH (n = 0-9)). Findings: (a) for CAP A, at high solution strontium/calcium ratios, the MES profiles were essentially superimposable when the solution IAPs were calculated using the stoichiometry of Ca6Sr4(PO4)6(OH)2 and for CAP B by a stoichiometry of Ca7Sr2(HPO4)(PO4)5OH; (b) for CAP A, at low strontium/calcium ratios, the stoichiometry yielding MES data superpositioning was found to be that of hydroxyapatite and for CAP B, that of calcium/hydroxide deficient hydroxyapatite. When other stoichiometries were assumed, good superpositioning of the data was not possible.     

Value of the urinary stone promoters/inhibitors ratios in the estimation of the risk of urolithiasis

An imbalance between urinary-promoting and -inhibiting factors has been suggested as more important in urinary stone formation than a disturbance of any single substance. To investigate the value of promoter/inhibitor ratios for estimation of the risk of urolithiasis, urinary citrate/calcium, magnesium/calcium oxalate, and oxalate/citrate x glycosaminoglycans ratios were determined in 30 children with urolithiasis, 36 children with isolated hematuria, and 15 healthy control children. The cutoff points between normal children and children with urolithiasis, accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity for each ratio were determined and compared with those of the 24-h urine calcium and oxalate excretion and urine saturation calculated with the computer program EQUIL 2. The neural network application (aiNET Artificial Neural Network, version 1.25) was used for the determination of the cutoff points for the classification of normal children and the urolithiasis group. The best test for differentiating stone formers from non-stone formers proved the aiNET determined cutoff values of oxalate/citrate x glycosaminoglycans ratio. The method showed 97.78% accuracy, 100% sensitivity, and 93.33% specificity. Two cutoff points between normal and urolithiasis groups were found showing that the children with urolithiasis had ratio values either above 34.00 or less than 10.16. Increased oxalate excretion was linked to the first cutoff value (34.00), and decreased glycosaminoglycans excretion was typical of the second cutoff value (10.16).     

碳酸钙对去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢的影响

用测定骨元素含量的方法,分析了碳酸钙(CaCO3)对去卵巢大鼠骨元素代谢的影响。将健康4月龄雌性SD大鼠24只,用抽签法随机分成4组:正常对照组,假去卵巢组,去卵巢组,去卵巢 CaCO3组。去卵巢 CaCO3组大鼠于去卵巢手术后第2 d开始给予CaCO3灌胃,w(Ca)=20mg/kg,1次/d,持续11周。结果表明,去卵巢大鼠骨Ca、S、Mg、Mn等元素含量显著降低,Zn、Co含量降低,骨P含量增加;CaCO3可使去卵巢大鼠降低的骨Ca、S、Mg、Zn、Co、Mn等元素含量显著回升,骨P含量显著回降;CaCO3可纠正去卵巢大鼠的骨元素代谢紊乱。提示补钙防治骨质疏松是通过纠正骨矿物元素代谢紊乱而实现的。