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In patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) renal osteodystrophy, in the form of either low- or high-turnover bone disease, is quite common. While renal transplantation is expected to reverse renal osteodystrophy, long-term treatment with glucocorticoids before and/or after transplantation may lead to osteoporosis instead. Osteoporosis is defined as a skeletal disease with low bone mineral density,...
Bisphosphonates have been shown to attenuate ectopic calcification in experimental uremia. While they are known to reduce bone turnover, the effects on endochondral bone formation have not yet been addressed. To address this issue, we administered male Sprague-Dawley rats weekly subcutaneous injections of either vehicle or ibandronate (1.25 μg/kg body weight) for a total of 10 weeks. The rats were...
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