Osteoprotective Effect of Cordycepin on Estrogen Deficiency-Induced Osteoporosis In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 2

Effects of cordycepin on plasma proteins.

Groups	Serum OC (ng/mL)	Serum HCY (μmol/L)	Serum CTX (ng/mL)
Sham	81.0 ± 5.0	7.7 ± 1.1	75.5 ± 4.2
OVX	61.4 ± 5.1	9.2 ± 2.0	100.3 ± 5.0
Cordycepin-20	84.1 ± 5.1^**	8.0 ± 1.0	79.0 ± 8.1^**
Cordycepin-10	73.6 ± 4.0^*	9.2 ± 3.3	85.1 ± 9.0
Cordycepin-5	70.6 ± 3.2	8.0 ± 2.1	90.3 ± 4.4

Values are mean ± SEM. . ^* < 0.05 versus OVX control; ^** < 0.01 versus OVX control.