Mahmoud Soliman Amel

Novel Antiosteoporotic Supplements Against Estrogen Deprived Rats Mahmoud Soliman Amel

Osteoporosis is a socio-economic problem that requiring appropriate management strategies to modulate the bone turnover disorder. Estrogen replacement therapy and bisphosphonate drugs are effective for both prevention and therapy of osteoporosis, but recent findings have shown that their long term administration are not safe. Thereby natural alternative treatments are urgently needed. Therefore, the present study selected Cicer arietinum seed extract as a phytoestrogen source and/or Coelatura aegyptiaca shell powder as a calcium source to evaluate their effectiveness against osteoporosis induced by ovariectomy.