SynthesisPharmaceutical biology2022
Effects of osthole on osteoporotic rats: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implications of the anti-aging efficacy of BaZi Bu Shen capsules for human longevity and development.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Association between frailty index and all-cause mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with osteoporotic fractures: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Osthole ameliorates wear particle-induced osteogenic impairment by mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress via PERK signaling cascade.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Association of a history of gestational diabetes mellitus with osteoporosis, bone mineral density, and trabecular bone score in postmenopausal women.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Article
- Review on the protective activity of osthole against the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
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objectiveThis meta-analysis evaluates the effects of osthole on osteoporotic rats and provides a basis for future clinical studies.
methodsChinese and English language databases (e.g., PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Weipu Chinese Sci-tech periodical full-text database, and Chinese BioMedical Literature Database) were searched from their establishment to February 2021. The effects of osthole on bone mineral density, osteoclast proliferation, and bone metabolism markers were compared with the effects of control treatments.
resultsTo our knowledge, this is the first meta-analysis to evaluate osthole for the treatment of osteoporosis in rats. We included 13 randomized controlled studies conducted on osteoporotic rats. Osthole increased bone mineral density (standardized mean difference [SMD] = 3.08, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.08-4.09), the subgroup analysis showed that BMD significantly increased among rats in osthole <10 mg/kg/day and duration of osthole treatment >2 months. Osthole improved histomorphometric parameters and biomechanical parameters, also inhibited osteoclast proliferation and bone metabolism.
conclusionsOsthole is an effective treatment for osteoporosis. It can promote bone formation and inhibit bone absorption.
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