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From: 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 prevents bone loss of the secondary spongiosa in arthritic rats by an increase of bone formation and mineralization and inhibition of bone resorption

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Knee joint swelling (A) and histopathologic score (sum of the semiquantitative scores expressed as points for both, inflammation and joint destruction, see Methods for details) of arthritis on day 28 after AIA induction (B). The knee joint swelling measured as difference between right and left joint during the time course of AIA as well as the histopathologic signs of inflammation and joint destruction were not influenced by 1,25(OH)2D3 therapy.

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