Table 3

Alterations in microarchitectural properties of cortical bone of the femur mid-diaphysis.

Treatment
Cortical Thickness (μm)
Cortical Area (mm2)
Medullary Area (mm2)
Porosity (%)

0 IF Placebo
0.187 ± 0.003
0.625 ± 0.001
0.010 ± 0.001
0.98 ± 0.28
0 IF LPS
0.197 ± 0.003
0.646 ± 0.010
0.010 ± 0.002
0.84 ± 0.20
126 IF Placebo
0.193 ± 0.002
0.628 ± 0.014
0.009 ± 0.001
1.07 ± 0.22
126 IF LPS
0.191 ± 0.003
0.625 ± 0.008
0.012 ± 0.002
1.08 ± 0.31
504 IF Placebo
0.194 ± 0.005
0.625 ± 0.014
0.010 ± 0.001
0.99 ± 0.24
504 IF LPS
0.198 ± 0.001
0.652 ± 0.011
0.009 ± 0.001
0.86 ± 0.22
P value




LPS
0.1340
0.1086
0.4386
0.6895
IF
0.4189
0.5571
0.5553
0.7637
LPS*IF
0.1293
0.3899
0.1988
0.9444

Mice were fed soy isoflavones (IF; 0, 126 or 504 mg aglycone equivalents of IF/kg diet; 0, Low or High, respectively) for 14-days prior to and during a 30-day exposure to LPS (1.33 μg/d). Results are expressed as means ± standard error.

Droke et al. Journal of Inflammation 2007 4:17   doi:10.1186/1476-9255-4-17