植物提取物A对SD大鼠更年期综合征的缓解作用

该文研究了植物提取物A对更年期综合征尤其是骨质疏松的调节功效。采用卵巢摘除手术建立更年期大鼠模型,设置空白组、模型组、低、中、高剂量组五组,连续灌胃14周。结果表明,植物提取物A可改善更年期大鼠子宫状态,还可调节更年期大鼠性激素分泌,提高血清中雌二醇含量（33.33%）,降低血清促卵泡激素分泌（8.42%）,促进抗苗勒氏管激素分泌（134.78%）。并且植物提取物A可改善更年期大鼠的骨组织结构和功能,提高更年期大鼠的血磷（14.04%）、血钙（12.58%）含量;提高更年期大鼠的全骨骨密度（8.00%）、骨远端骨密度（7.69%）、骨中段骨密度（8.33%）以及骨钙含量（34.87%）;提高更年期大鼠血清25羟维生素D（Serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D）水平（78.40%）,升高成纤维生长因子水平（60.21%）调节机体代谢,提高碱性磷酸酶（40.00%）、骨钙素含量（51.61%）,降低I型前胶原交联C末端肽含量（34.22%）,提高I型前胶原N端肽含量（128.57%）,对缓解骨质疏松有显著功效。该研究可为植物提取物A作为缓解更年期综合征的功能食品推广应用提供参考依据。     

Vitamin status and bone mineral density at patients with diseases of gastroenteric tract

It has been shown that among patients suffering from diseases of a gastroenteric tract and osteopenia the calcium insufficiency estimated on daily calcium urinary excretion and the lowered level of the transport form of vitamin D in blood serum take place more often, than among patients with the same pathologies, but without osteopenia. The most significant risk factors of bone mass decrease at the patients who have transferred operations on organs of digestion are insufficient supply with calcium and vitamin D and the body weight loss.     

Blood mineral, hormone, and osteocalcin responses of multiparous Jersey cows to an oral dose of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 or vitamin D3 before parturition

Twenty-seven multiparous Jersey cows were randomly assigned to receive an oral bolus containing corn starch (control, CON), corn starch plus 15 mg of 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ (25-OH), or 15 mg of cholecalciferol (D₃) at 6 d before expected parturition. Cows were maintained in individual box stalls from 20 d before expected parturition and fed a common diet. Jugular blood samples were collected at −14, −13, −5, −4, −3, −2, −1 d before expected calving, at calving, and at 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 28, 56, and 84 d postcalving. After calving, cows were housed in 1 pen in a free-stall barn and consumed a common diet. Colorimetric assays were used to analyze Ca, P, and Mg concentrations in serum. Serum concentrations of osteocalcin (OC), an indicator of bone formation, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) were determined in samples obtained from d −5 through d 13. The 9 control multiparous cows and 5 untreated primiparous cows were used to evaluate the effect of parity on the variables that were measured. There was no effect of parity on Ca, PTH, or 25-OH concentration. Compared with second-lactation cows and older cows (>2 lactations), first-lactation cows had greater serum OC (22.3, 32.0, and 48.3 ng/mL, respectively), indicating that younger animals were forming more bone. Blood Ca, P, and Mg decreased near the time of calving and then increased over time. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ was greater for cows dosed with 25-OH (119.0 ng/mL) compared with those dosed with D₃ (77.5 ng/mL) or CON (69.3 ng/mL). Cows dosed with 25-OH tended to have lower serum PTH concentration, but treatments did not affect serum Ca, P, or Mg. Serum OC was greater in second-lactation cows compared with cows entering their third or fourth lactation but OC was unaffected by treatment. Although results indicated a 60% increase in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃ due to a single oral dose of 25-OH before calving, the amount administered in this study apparently was not sufficient for initiation of any improvement in Ca homeostasis at parturition.     

Short communication: serum and tissue concentrations of vitamin D metabolites in beef heifers after buccal dosing of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3

Sixteen crossbred (British x Continental; average un-shrunk body weight = 507.9 kg; SD = 45.6 kg) beef heifers fed a steam-flaked corn-based finishing diet with melengestrol acetate (0.4 mg/heifer daily) included to suppress estrus were used in a completely random design to evaluate the efficacy of buccal administration of 0, 10, 100, or 1000 mg of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, (25-OH D3). Serum Ca, P, Mg, 25-OH D3, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2 D3], albumin, and protein were measured 24 h before dosing (-24 h), at dosing (0 h), and 6 and 24 h after dosing, after which the cattle were slaughtered at a commercial facility. Samples of kidneys, liver, longissimus lumborum, and triceps brachii were collected and evaluated for concentrations of 1,25-(OH)2 D3. With -24 and 0 h as baseline covariates, a significant time x treatment interaction was observed for serum 25-OH D3 and Ca concentrations, but not for serum 1,25-(OH)2 D3. Supplemental 25-OH D3 doses of 100 and 1000 mg significantly increased serum 25-OH D3 at 24 h after dosing, 1,25-(OH)2 D3 at 6 and 24 h after dosing, and serum Ca at 24 h after dosing. Similarly, buccal dosing of 1000 mg of supplemental 25-OH D3 significantly increased (approximately 2- to 3-fold) concentrations of 1,25-(OH)2 D3 in the kidney, liver, and longissimus lumborum relative to the other 3 treatments but not in triceps brachii. Serum albumin, protein, P, and Mg were not affected by treatment. Based on these results, buccal administration of 100 and 1000 mg 25-OH D3 increased vitamin D3 metabolites in serum and tissues, and it should be an effective method of delivering the vitamin.     

鲫鱼卵唾液酸糖蛋白对去卵巢大鼠骨质疏松症的改善作用

目的：从鲫鱼卵中提取唾液酸糖蛋白,研究其对去卵巢大鼠骨质疏松症的改善作用,并探究其作用机理。方法：采用切除大鼠双侧卵巢的方法建立骨质疏松症大鼠模型,灌胃鲫鱼卵唾液酸糖蛋白（400 mg/（kg·d））90 d后,分别检测大鼠尿液骨吸收指标（脱氧吡啶啉、钙、磷）、血清骨吸收指标（抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶、组织蛋白酶K）、血清骨生成指标（骨源性碱性磷酸酶、骨钙素、Ⅰ型前胶原羧基端前肽）以及血清骨保护素（osteoprotegerin,OPG）、核因子κB受体活化因子（receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB,RANK）、核因子κB受体活化因子配体（receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand,RANKL）含量。结果：鲫鱼卵唾液酸糖蛋白能显著降低骨质疏松症大鼠尿液脱氧吡啶啉（P＜0.01）、钙（P＜0.01）、磷（P＜0.01）含量和血清抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶（P＜0.01）、组织蛋白酶K（P＜0.01）活性,防止大鼠骨吸收;显著降低血清骨源性碱性磷酸酶（P＜0.01）活性和骨钙素（P＜0.01）、Ⅰ型前胶原羧基端前肽（P＜0.01）含量,抑制大鼠高骨转换速率;显著上调OPG（P＜0.01）含量,下调RANKL（P＜0.01）含量,降低RANKL/OPG比值,抑制破骨细胞增殖分化,降低骨吸收。结论：鲫鱼卵唾液酸糖蛋白具有改善去卵巢大鼠骨质疏松症的作用,其作用机理可能与下调RANKL/OPG比值有关。     

The impact of dietary cation anion difference (DCAD) on the acid-base balance and calcium metabolism of non-lactating, non-pregnant dairy cows fed equal amounts of different anionic salts

We evaluated the impact of the dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) on the influence of anionic salts (AS) on the metabolism of dairy cows using a study-design that included control of feed intake. Ten mature, non-lactating, non-pregnant, Holstein-Friesian-crossbreed cows received 2000 mEq of either one of the seven anionic salts tested, two combinations of the anionic salts or water as control via a rumen cannula. Salts and controls were assigned in a 10x10 Latin square design. Whole blood, serum and urine samples were taken during treatment (TP) and washout period. Samples of whole blood were tested for pH, base-excess and bicarbonate concentrations. In urine, pH and net acid-base excretion (NABE) were analysed. Calcium was measured in serum and urine. According to the different batches of hay, five groups of DCAD were created regarding cluster analysis. Changes in urine and blood parameters were statistically analysed for each DCAD group separately. The different DCAD had an impact on the amount of change in acid-base balance (ABB) and calcium metabolism and for how long these changes lasted. In the DCAD group receiving the highest amount of AS (239 mEq/kg dry matter with AS), changes of ABB were only noticeable in urine and these changes only differed from day zero in the first week of TP (P<0.05). In the other four groups changes of ABB were also visible in blood parameters, but only on a few days of TP did the deviations differ significantly (P<0.05) from day zero. Changes of ABB parameters in urine samples were more pronounced than those in blood and differed clearly from day zero (P<0.05). Parallel to the changes of ABB, calcium concentrations in these samples were significantly increased (P<0.001) in all DCAD groups. Except for the highest DCAD group, ionized calcium concentrations changed over time (P<0.020). However, the differences were very small and only differed from day zero on a few TP days. We conclude that the DCAD of a dairy cow's diet has an important impact on the effect of AS on ABB and calcium metabolism with respect to the duration and amount of change. The target regions of DCAD should be clearly below 100 mEq/kg dry matter to ensure the desired effect on ABB and calcium metabolism. Extremely negative DCAD should be avoided to minimize the risk of clinical acidosis induced by AS.     

Vitamin D level in the indigenous populations of Russia European North

The aim of our research was to investigate the level of 25-OH vitamin D3 in blood plasma of indigenous inhabitants of Russia European North. The study showed that there was wide spreading of vitamin D deficiency among northerners especially in teenager. The significant reduction of level of 25-OH vitamin D3 was revealed in the inhabitants of Far North in March.     

Evaluation of clinical and clinical chemical parameters in periparturient cows

Certain blood parameters and clinical symptoms have been connected with milk fever and a hypocalcemic condition in the cow. The present study intended to establish a mutual connection between relevant blood parameters and potentially valuable background information about the cow and its observed clinical symptoms at calving. Two veterinarians were summoned within 12 h of parturition of 201 cows, distributed among 41 Danish commercial herds. Cows were at different parity levels (2 to 10) and breeds and management differed broadly among herds. A blood sample was taken from the vena jugularis or the tail vein and was subsequently analyzed in the laboratory. Furthermore, 13 different clinical symptoms were recorded as categorical data. We investigated associations among the data obtained. We assessed an interpretative model for actual blood calcium level with blood parameters and background knowledge of the animals. We established a path analysis using background knowledge, blood parameters, and results of clinical examinations to uncover causal connections among the variables. Twenty-six percent of the animals were diagnosed as having milk fever and subsequent blood analyses revealed a high frequency of hypocalcemia within the general range from 0.69 to 2.73 mmol of Ca per liter. Rectal temperature, inorganic blood phosphate, and potassium were all directly correlated with blood calcium, while glucose, lactate, and magnesium were inversely associated with calcium. Blood osteocalcin was significantly lower in hypocalcemic animals, indicating that de novo synthesis of bone was arrested during hypocalcemia. A mixed effect linear interpretative model explained 75% of the variation in blood calcium. Clinical symptoms like mood, appetite, muscle shivering, rumen motility, and paresis were individually correlated with blood calcium and were thereby predictive of hypocalcemia. The path analysis showed the central role of calcium in affecting the clinical symptoms. However, several other factors contributed to hypocalcemia.     

Analysis of vitamin and mineral sufficiency in children using data of consumption with food and urinary excretion

It has been shown that vitamin C and B2, calcium and phosphorus daily intake strongly correlated with their urinary excretion in children 5-8 years old (Moscow) from the decreased bone mineral density risk group. Hour urinary calcium, phosphorus, creatinine excretion values for adequately supplied children has been determined. Vitamin and mineral status evaluation by means of estimation of vitamins and minerals consumption and urinary level (except vitamin B2) give relatively coincided results. Difference between these methods of nutritive status assessment attains 8-25 per cent. Thus these methods are substituted for group nutritive status evaluation.     

Calcium and vitamin D metabolism and enzymes of xenobiotic metabolism during chronic action of mycotoxins

Experimental rats received T-2 toxin (0.063 mg/kg), deoxynivalenol (1.6 mg/kg) and aflatoxin B1 (0.008 mg/kg) during 6 months. Moderately manifest changes were detected in metabolic enzyme activity of foreign substances in the liver and small intestine mucosa. All mycotoxins induced weak hypocalcemia, while ionized calcium concentration in the blood serum decreased only after T-2 toxin administration that was attended by an increase of PTH level. Alkaline phosphatase activity and calcium transport in the small intestine were not significantly changed. Concentration of 25-OHD in the blood serum and 25-hydroxylase D3 activity in the liver decreased in rats given T-2 toxin. Formation of 1,25(OH)2D3 and 24,25(OH)2D3 in the kidneys was not significantly changed, while T-2 toxin inhibited regulatory changes in 1-hydroxylase 25-OHD3 activity in response to the action of PTH and adenylate cyclase activator forskolin. The results of the investigation have evidenced that calcium metabolism disorders during chronic action of mycotoxins could be partially associated with secondary vitamin D deficiency.     

Effects of diets differing in dietary cation-anion difference and calcium concentration on calcium homeostasis in neutered male sheep

Feeding low dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) diets is one strategy to prevent milk fever in cows. The mechanism of action, as well as whether the calcium (Ca) supply of such diets combined with this feeding regimen should meet the requirements, is still unclear. Small ruminants are commonly used as models for cows. The goal of the present study was to demonstrate basic effects of DCAD against a background of different Ca supplies in a sheep model. Twenty-three castrated male East Friesian milk sheep, aged 11 to 12 mo, were randomly assigned to 4 different feeding groups. The ration of each group was either high (highDCAD) or low in DCAD (lowDCAD) combined with adequate (nCa) or restricted Ca supply (lowCa). At baseline, serum and urine were collected from all sheep and a peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the left metatarsus was performed. After a 14-d adaptation period to the different diets, the experiment started (d 0). Urine, feces, and serum were collected on d 0, 4, 7, 14, and 22, and peripheral quantitative computed tomography was performed on d 0 and 22. On d 22, the sheep were killed and sampled for functional studies. LowDCAD was significantly associated with lower urine pH, higher urinary Ca excretion, higher ionized Ca in blood, and higher serum Ca concentrations. Blood pH and bone parameters did not differ significantly between groups. It is unclear from which compartment the high amounts of Ca excreted with urine in the lowDCAD groups originated. Interestingly, lowDCAD resulted in higher renal mRNA abundance of parathyroid hormone receptor but unaffected mRNA abundance of Ca transporters. As neither renal abundance of these transporters nor Ca excretion were influenced by dietary Ca supply, our results support the hypothesis that increased urinary Ca observed with low DCAD diets represents a loss rather than an excretion of surplus Ca.     

Vitamin status and bone mineral density at patients with adiposity and the cardiovascular pathology

It has been shown that among patients suffering from adiposity and cardiovascular diseases and osteopenia deficiency of vitamins C, E and D, estimated on their blood serum level, and also raised daily urinary excretion of vitamin B2 take place more often, than among patients with the same pathologies, but without osteopenia. The data obtained confirm the important role of these vitamins in the maintenance of a normal bone function.     

The effect of zeolite A supplementation in the dry period on periparturient calcium,phosphorus, and magnesium homeostasis

One potential way of preventing parturient hypocalcemia in the dairy cow is to feed dry cow rations very low in calcium (<20 g/d); but, because it is difficult to formulate rations sufficiently low in calcium, this principle has been almost abandoned. Recent studies have shown, however, that it is possible to prevent milk fever, as well as subclinical hypocalcemia, by supplementing the dry cow ration with sodium aluminium silicate (zeolite A), which has the capacity to bind calcium. The aim of this study was to further evaluate the effect, if any, of such supplementation on other blood constituents, feed intake, and milk production in the subsequent lactation. A total of 31 pregnant dry cows about to enter their third or later lactation were assigned as experimental or control cows according to parity and expected date of calving. The experimental cows received 1.4 kg of zeolite pellets per d (0.7 kg of pure zeolite A) for the last 2 wk of pregnancy. Blood samples were drawn from all cows 1 wk before the expected date of calving, at calving, at d 1 and 2 after calving, and 1 wk after calving. Additionally, a urine sample was drawn 1 wk before the expected date of calving. Zeolite supplementation significantly increased the plasma calcium level on the day of calving, whereas plasma magnesium as well as inorganic phosphate was suppressed. Serum 1,25(OH)2D was significantly increased 1 wk before the expected date of calving among the experimental cows, whereas there was no difference in the urinary excretion of the bone metabolite deoxypyridinoline between the two groups. Feed intake was decreased among the zeolite-treated cows during the last 2 wk of pregnancy. No effect was observed on milk yield, milk fat, and milk protein in the subsequent lactation. The mechanisms and interactions involved in zeolite supplementation are discussed in relation to the observed improvement in parturient calcium homeostasis and to the observed depression in blood magnesium and inorganic phosphate.     

超微蛋壳粉对大鼠骨骼的影响研究

利用可调参数式低温行星球磨机对蛋壳进行超微粉碎,研究超微蛋壳粉作为生物钙源,对大鼠血清钙及骨钙含量的影响。利用生化分析仪常规法对血清中的钙、镁、磷进行检测;采用器械剥离股骨,利用原子吸收光谱检测骨钙含量。结果表明：超微蛋壳粉能显著提高血清钙水平,能显著提高骨钙含量。对大鼠进行生长实验,各组大鼠体质量增加明显,超微蛋壳粉对大鼠的生长有帮助作用。     

膳食纤维对大鼠钙平衡及骨生物力学性能的影响

目的：研究不同结构的膳食纤维对钙平衡及生物力学性能的影响。方法：以大鼠作为动物模型分组饲养,分别饲喂含有50 g/kg麦麸、纤维素、木聚糖、果胶、菊粉、魔芋胶及其混合物的饲料。利用原子吸收光谱法检测饲料、粪便、尿样、股骨中钙含量;利用电解质分析仪测定血清中的总钙、游离钙、结合钙浓度;用三点弯曲法检测股骨的最大载荷。比较摄入不同膳食纤维大鼠钙吸收、血钙水平、尿钙流失、钙保留率、骨钙含量、骨的生物力学性能等参数的差异。结果：在钙吸收率方面,麦麸、纤维素组高于木聚糖、果胶、菊粉、魔芋组,其中木聚糖和魔芋组与麦麸组具有极显著差异（P<0.01）;在尿钙日排出量方面,木聚糖和纤维素组低于其余各组;在钙保留率方面,果胶组最低,处于负钙平衡;在血清钙水平方面,麦麸组血清游离钙浓度和其余实验组没有显著性差异（P>0.05）,但麦麸组结合钙和总钙浓度均高于其他各组;在骨钙含量和骨生物力学性能方面,果胶组明显低于其他各组,木聚糖组的骨最大载荷高于其他各组。结论：麦麸和纤维素等低发酵型膳食纤维的肠道钙吸收率高于木聚糖、果胶、菊粉、魔芋等高发酵型膳食纤维;木聚糖有助于提高大鼠骨生物力学性能;不同膳...     

Influence of anionic salts on bone metabolism in periparturient dairy goats and sheep

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the influence of diets supplemented with anionic salts on bone metabolism of dairy goats and sheep. Twelve Saanen goats and 12 Ostfrisean milk sheep (fourth lactation) were divided into 2 groups each [sheep control (SC), goat control (GC); sheep anionic salts (SA), goat anionic salts (GA)]. Each group was fed a different diet in the last 10 d of gestation. Groups SC and GC received a normal diet according to the requirements of goats and sheep in this stage of gestation. Groups SA and GA received supplemental anionic salts. The dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) was +524 (SC) and +515 (GC) vs. −163 (SA) and −164 (GA) mEq/kg of dry matter. Blood and urine samples were collected daily until parturition. Serum Ca, P, Mg, serum crosslaps (CTX), osteocalcin, 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D (VITD), urinary pH, and urinary Ca concentrations were analyzed. Bone mineral density and bone mineral content were measured with peripheral quantitative computer tomography. The bone resorption marker CTX showed significant differences between the animals supplemented with anionic salts and the control animals in goats, but not in sheep. The goats receiving anionic salts had greater CTX concentrations throughout the administration of the salts. In sheep, a difference was only observed on the day of parturition. Similar observations were made in VITD concentrations, although a significant difference between the goat groups was only observed 3 d prepartum. The bone formation marker osteocalcin was lower prepartum in the animals supplemented with anionic salts. The urinary pH was lower in the SA and GA animals, whereas urinary Ca concentrations were greater. Bone mineral content and bone mineral density decreased in all groups around parturition. In conclusion, this experiment showed that the addition of anionic salts in goats led to greater bone resorption rates while on this feeding regimen. It can be concluded that the anionic salts induced a mild metabolic acidosis with all its effects on calcium metabolism. These effects were not evident in milk sheep.     

香菇多糖对基于维生素D-成纤维细胞生长因子23-Klotho蛋白轴中维生素D缺乏大鼠骨代谢的保护作用

探究香菇多糖基于维生素D-FGF-23-Klotho轴对维生素D缺乏大鼠骨代谢的影响。选取50只SD健康大鼠,10只作为对照组,其余40只建立维生素D缺乏模型,分为模型组、维生素D3组(1000 U/kg)、低剂量香菇多糖组(150 mg/kg)和高剂量香菇多糖组(450 mg/kg)各10只。检测大鼠血清钙、磷、碱性磷酸酶水平、维生素D-FGF-23-Klotho轴因子水平、骨代谢指标水平。研究结果显示,对照组大鼠血清25(OH)VD_3、1,25(OH)VD_3、FGF-23、Klotho水平分别为(75.58 ng/mL、4.98 ng/mL、468.25 pg/L、62.58pg/mL),模型组大鼠25(OH)VD_3、1,25(OH)VD_3、Klotho下降至(34.35 ng/mL、3.52 ng/mL、40.12 pg/mL),FGF-23水平上升至(896.35pg/L),与对照组相比差异具有统计学意义(p0.05)。高剂量香菇多糖组大鼠25(OH)VD_3、1,25(OH)VD_3、Klotho水平上升至(71.24 ng/mL、4.85 ng/mL、58.68 pg/mL),统计上高于维生素D3组、低剂量香菇多糖组,FGF-23下降至(552.23pg/L),统计上低于维生素D3组、低剂量香菇多糖组(p0.05)。香菇多糖通过作用于维生素D-FGF-23-Klotho轴,调控轴因子,增加维生素D的含量,改善因维生素缺乏所导致的成骨障碍,起到保护维生素D缺乏大鼠骨质的作用。     

The vitamin D allowance of premature infants and their phosphorus-calcium metabolic status with different types of feeding and rickets prevention

The content of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, calcium and phosphorus in blood serum was measured in 80 premature infants aged 12 to 120 days depending on the type of feeding and rickets prevention. Administration of vitamin D in a dose of 400 IU and increase of calcium consumption up to 110-120 mg and of phosphorus to 45-57 mg per kg body weight at the expense of calcinated cottage introduction into the diet provide for the optimal levels of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol and calcium in the blood of these children. Administration of calcium and phosphorus to children receiving breast feeding in doses of 80-90 and 33-37 mg/kg, respectively, is not sufficient for the maintenance of calcium homeostasis and endogenous supply with vitamin D even if the latter is given prophylactically. When children are fed with the mixture Maliutka, the maximal permissible dose of vitamin D may amount to 800 IU a day. Administration of vitamin D in a dose of 3750 IU is fraught with a danger of hypervitaminosis D in the presence of high alimentary supply with calcium and phosphorus and does not make calcium homeostasis return to normal in the presence of low supply with these mineral substances.     

Vitamin D and calcium metabolism in relation to different levels of vitamins B6 and D]

The influence of vitamin B6 deficiency on some vitamin D-dependent processes was studied in animals. The following parameters changing in relation to the level of vitamin D providing were investigated: activity of alkaline phosphatase in the serum and small intestine mucosa, the levels of Ca, P and parathormone, concentration of vitamin D metabolites and enzyme activity; and only 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OVD) concentration in the blood serum, under conditions of combined vitamin B6 and D deficiency was significantly lower as compared to cases with vitamin D deficiency alone. In the presence of vitamin B6 deficiency recovery of 25-OVD level in the blood serum, after vitamin D administration to the animals, had a tendency to delay as compared to that in the animals provided with vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 deficiency produced similar effect on 25-OVD 1-hydroxylase activity. The data obtained have evidenced a possibility of vitamin B6 influence on vitamin D metabolism.     

Biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption around parturition and during lactation in dairy cows with high and low standard milk yields

Substantial changes occur in skeletal metabolism during lactation. These dynamic changes are monitored with biochemical bone markers. The goal of the present study was to follow these changes in lactating cows and to investigate whether cows with a higher milk yield have a higher mobilization rate of calcium from bone. Hydroxyproline, deoxypyridinoline, pyridinoline, and the carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) were chosen as markers for bone resorption, whereas osteocalcin was used as a bone formation marker. Urine and blood samples were collected from cows with a mean standard milk yield of 4900 and 6500 kg, respectively, 14 d before, and 14 d, 1 mo, 1.5 mo, and monthly after parturition. Urinary hydroxyproline, deoxypyridinoline, and pyridinoline concentrations increased with time, but no differences between the two groups were evident. Concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D and ICTP of the two groups showed an increase 14 d after parturition. Furthermore, using multivariate regression models with age and milk yield as covariates, ICTP concentrations were higher in the group with a higher milk yield. In contrast, osteocalcin concentrations decreased 14 d after parturition and returned to prepartum values 1 mo after parturition. The increase of ICTP concentrations in both groups indicates that bone was substantially resorbed. At the same time, probably less Ca was embedded in bone, as indicated by the decrease of the osteocalcin concentrations. In conclusion, cows showed increased bone resorption around parturition, and cows with higher milk yield mobilize calcium more actively from bone than cows with lower milk yield.