Inhibition of Bone Loss by Cissus quadrangularis in Mice: A Preliminary Report

Table 1

Effects of Cissus quadrangularis on the body weight and weight of different organs of female ovariectomized C57BL/6 mice.

Parameters/Groups	LC Sham	LC OVX	% difference (LC Sham versus LC OVX)	CQ Sham	CQ OVX	% difference (CQ Sham versus CQ OVX)
Initial body weight (g)	19.17 ± 0.42	19.26 ± 0.41		19.15 ± 0.45	19.25 ± 0.34
Final body weight (g)	22.86 ± 0.86^a	27.42 ± 1.19	20↑	26.41 ± 0.65^b	29.73 ± 0.66^a	12↑
Adipose tissue weight (g)	0.45 ± 0.11^a	1.14 ± 0.18	153↑	1.12 ± 0.09^b	1.50 ± 0.10	34^∗↑
Uterus weight (g)	0.142 ± 0.011^a	0.072 ± 0.011	51↓	0.144 ± 0.015	0.043 ± 0.008^c	30^∗↓
Liver weight (g)	1.088 ± 0.043^a	1.318 ± 0.050	21↑	1.211 ± 0.043	1.330 ± 0.050
Spleen weight (g)	0.086 ± 0.006^a	0.150 ± 0.018	74↑	0.116 ± 0.011	0.096 ± 0.005^a
Kidney weight (g)	0.267 ± 0.012	0.303 ± 0.015		0.275 ± 0.014	0.253 ± 0.009

Data are Mean ± SE. ^a𝑃<0.05 versus LC O; ^b𝑃<0.05 versus LC S; ^c𝑃<0.05 versus CQ S; ^*= 𝑃<0.05 versus LC; ↑ = increase; ↓ = decrease.