Research Article

[Retracted] Topical Treatment with Xiaozheng Zhitong Paste (XZP) Alleviates Bone Destruction and Bone Cancer Pain in a Rat Model of Prostate Cancer-Induced Bone Pain by Modulating the RANKL/RANK/OPG Signaling

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Histological evaluation of osteoblast and osteoclast activity and macrophage infiltration. The numbers of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in the cancer-invaded tibial bones of individual groups of rats were characterized by AP and TRAP-enzymatic staining, respectively. The yellow-brown staining represents AP+ osteoblasts or TRAP+ osteoclasts, respectively. Data are representative images (magnification ×400) and are expressed as the means ± SD of individual groups of rats ( per group) from three separated experiments. (a) Characterization of osteoblasts; (b) characterization of osteoclasts. versus the control group; versus the placebo group.
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