Effects of bee bread, Cornelian cherries treatment on the femoral bone structure using Zucker diabetic fatty rats as an animal model

This is a pilot study dealing with the reduced femoral bone structure in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats following 10 weeks treatment bee bread and Cornelian cherries. The adult ZDF were divided into 4 groups: E1 group received (500 mg/kg b.w. daily), E2 cherries per day), E3 was simultaneously supplemented by + 500 C served as an untreated control. A non-significant decrease blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride concentrations, ALP activity increase insulin, body weight of rats, length observed E1, E2, groups. treatments had no impact on relative volume cortical bone, mineral density, surface thickness. On contrary, trabecular thickness significantly increased group. elevated In group, found to have increased. Single administrations either or more positive effects microarchitecture than simultaneous supplementation.