Role of dehydroepiandrosterone in management of glucocorticoid-induced secondary osteoporosis in female rats.

The current study aimed to evaluate the potential role of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the protection and intervention of glucocorticoid-induced secondary osteoporosis in female rats. For this purpose this study was conducted on five groups of female Sprague Dawley rats which were classified into: (1) negative control group received saline as vehicle, (2) osteoporotic group orally administered with prednisolone (5 mg/kg b.wt.