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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Research on the role and mechanism of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway in osteoporosis.

Chuanlong Liu, Jianqiang Zhang, Ziyu Ye, Ji Luo, Bing Peng, Zhexiang Wang

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chuanlong Liu *Hunan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jianqiang Zhang *Liuyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Liuyang, Hunan, China.
Ziyu Ye *Hunan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Ji LuoHunan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Bing PengHunan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Zhexiang WangHunan Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic bone disease characterised mainly by reduced bone mass, bone microstructure degradation, and loss of bone mechanical properties. As the world population ages, more than 200 million people worldwide suffer from the pain caused by osteoporosis every year, which severely affects their quality of life. Moreover, the prevalence of osteoporosis continues to increase. The pathogenesis of osteoporosis is highly complex and is closely related to apoptosis, autophagy, oxidative stress, the inflammatory response, and ferroptosis. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway is one of the most crucial intracellular signal transduction pathways. This pathway is not only involved in bone metabolism and bone remodelling but also closely related to the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Abnormal activation or inhibition of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway can disrupt the balance between osteoblast-mediated bone formation and osteoclast-mediated bone resorption, ultimately leading to the development of osteoporosis. This review summarises the molecular mechanisms by which the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signalling pathway mediates five pathological mechanisms, namely, apoptosis, autophagy, oxidative stress, the inflammatory response, and ferroptosis, in the regulation of osteoporosis, aiming to provide a theoretical basis for the development of novel and effective therapeutic drugs and intervention measures for osteoporosis prevention and treatment.

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OsteoporosisPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsAutophagyHumansOxidative StressMTOR protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAktmTORosteoporosispathological mechanismsPI3K

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PMID40421249
PMCPMC12104071

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