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However, it remains unclear whether PTH, the most crucial hormone that regulates mineral homeostasis, participates in the process of genistein-mediated bone protection. In the present study, we compared the therapeutic effects between genistein and nilestriol and investigated whether PTH and its specific receptor PTHR1 altered in response to genistein-containing diet in the animal model of ovariectomy. Our results showed that genistein administration significantly improved femoral mechanical properties and alleviates femoral turnover. Genistein at all doses (4.5 mg\/kg, 9.0 mg\/kg and 18.0 mg\/kg per day, respectively) exerted improved bending strength and b-ALP limiting effects than nilestriol in the present study. However, genistein administration did not exert superior effects on bone protection than nilestriol. We also observed circulating PTH restoration in ovariectomized rats receiving genistein at the dose of 18 mg\/kg per day. Meanwhile, PTHR1 abnormalities were attenuated in the presence of genistein as confirmed by RT-PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry. These findings strongly support the idea that besides serving as an estrogen, genistein could interact with PTH\/PTHR1, causing a superior mineral restoring effect than nilestriol on certain circumstance. In conclusion, our study reported for the first time that the anti-osteoporotic effect of genistein is partly PTH\/PTHR1-dependent. Genistein might be a potential option in the prevention and treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis with good tolerance, more clinical benefits and few undesirable side effects.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms13010056","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,12,22]],"date-time":"2011-12-22T12:22:42Z","timestamp":1324556562000},"page":"56-70","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":50,"title":["The Bone-Protective Effect of Genistein in the Animal Model of Bilateral Ovariectomy: Roles of Phytoestrogens and PTH\/PTHR1 Against Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Qing","family":"Miao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jing-Ge","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shan","family":"Miao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nan","family":"Hu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Stomatology, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100853, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jin","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Song","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan-Hua","family":"Xie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jian-Bo","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Si-Wang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Materia Medica, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi\u2019an 710032, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1761","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(02)08657-9","article-title":"Epidemiology and outcomes of osteoporotic fractures","volume":"359","author":"Cummings","year":"2002","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"608","DOI":"10.1210\/jcem.86.2.7179","article-title":"Evidence that cyproterone acetate improves psychological symptoms and enhances the activity of the dopaminergic system in postmenopause","volume":"86","author":"Paoletti","year":"2001","journal-title":"J. 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