Astragali Radix extract as a therapeutics on osteoporosis

  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

Aging and estrogen cleficiency after menopause induce bone loss and result in osteoporosis. This study was investigated effects of n-hexane fraction (Hx) extracted from Astragali Radix on osteoporosis with osteoblast-like cell line (MG-63 and Saos-2) and an ovariectomized (OVX) rat model. Proliferation of osteoblast-like cells. MG-63 and Saos-2. was tested with MTT and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) assays. (omitted)

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