Objective To observe the effect of secretin (SCT) on bone turnover biomarker and bone mineral density (BMD) in ovariectomized rats with osteoporosis. Methods A rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis was prepared by bilateral ovarian removal. Sixty SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, control group, estrogen treatment group, and SCT treatment group, with 15 rats in each group. After 3 months of treatment, BMD of the lumbar vertebrae was measured. Serum procollagen I N-Terminal propeptide (PINP) and collagen type I C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide (CTX) were determined with ELISA. In addition, osteoporosis-related proteins were analyzed using a protein interaction network analysis tool (STRING 10.0). Results Compared with the sham operation group, the PINP levels in the model control group, the estrogen treatment group, and the secretin treatment group increased (P<0.05), and the CTX levels in the control group increased (P<0.05). BMD in the control group decreased (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of CTX and BMD between the estrogen-treated group and the SCT treatment group (P>0.05). Compared with the control group, the levels of PINP and CTX in the estrogen-treated group and the secretin treatment group decreased, while BMD increased (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the levels of PINP, CTX, and BMD between the estrogen group and the SCT treatment group (P>0.05). Conclusion SCT improves the levels of PINP and CTX, increases BMD, and inhibits bone loss in osteoporosis ovariectomized rats. It has better anti-osteoporosis effect. |