한약혼합제제(韓藥混合製劑)와 녹용발효추출물(鹿茸醱酵抽出物)의 성장기(成長期) 흰쥐 장골(長骨) 길이 성장(成長)에 대한 효과 = Effects of Herbal Composition and Fermented Cervi Pantotrichum Cornu on Longitudinal Bone Growth in Adolescent Male Rats

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the effects of herbal composition and fermented Cervi Pantotrichum Cornu on the growth of longitudinal bone in the adolescent male rats. Methods: Longitudinal bone growth was measured by fluorescence microscopy. To examine the effects on the growth plate metabolism, the total height of growth plate and the induction of local insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) were measured. Results: The herbal composition treatment enhanced longitudinal bone growth and total heght of growth plate and promoted the induction of local IGF-1 and BMP-2 of growth plate. Conclusions: This study showed that the herbal composition have the effect of bone growth in adolescent rats and might be used for the growth delayed adolescent and inherent growth failure patient.