Hwangryun-Haedok-Tang Fermented with Lactobacillus casei Suppresses Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss

Figure 6

fHRT increases bone density in OVX rats. Bone mineral density (BMD) and structural parameter of trabecular bone of femur were analyzed by micro-CT after 12 weeks of HRT and fHRT administration. Graphs represented BMD (a), bone volume (BV/TV, (b)), bone surface (BS/BV, (c)), trabecular thickness (Tb.Th, (d)), trabecular separation (Tb.Sp, (e)), and trabecular number (Tb.N, (f)). Representative micro-CT images of distal metaphysic femur of sham, OVX, HRT-0.3, HRT-1.0, fHRT-0.3, and fHRT-1.0 group (g). ^a𝑃<0.05, versus OVX. ^b𝑃<0.05, versus HRT-1.0.