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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2025

Diabetic bone fragility through advanced glycation end product-collagen axis: Mechanisms and therapy of sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors.

Zhi-Peng Li, Cheng Luo, Xian-Mei Yu, Li-Ya Ye, Da Sun, Cheng-Zheng Duan, Shi-Yu Xu, Mei-Qi Zeng, Hui Xu, Zi-Yuan Peng and 6 more

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Zhi-Peng LiSecond Department of Orthopedics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Cheng LuoDepartment of Endocrinology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xian-Mei YuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second People's Hospital of Quzhou, Quzhou 324002, Zhejiang Province, China.
Li-Ya YeDepartment of Gynecology, The Second People's Hospital of Quzhou, Quzhou 324002, Zhejiang Province, China.
Da SunInstitute of Life Sciences and Biomedical Collaborative Innovation Center, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Cheng-Zheng DuanDepartment of Endocrinology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Shi-Yu XuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Mei-Qi ZengDepartment of Ophthalmology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Hui XuDepartment of Hospital Management, Quzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Zi-Yuan PengDepartment of Endocrinology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Peng WangSecond Department of Orthopedics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Yao-Bin WangSecond Department of Orthopedics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Wen-Jie RuanPostgraduate Training Base Alliance, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang Province, China.
Meng-En XueSpine and Spinal Cord Surgery Ward I, Zhengzhou University People's Hospital, Zhengzhou 462000, Henan Province, China.
Chang-Jiang ZhangSecond Department of Orthopedics, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Dong-Juan HeDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second People's Hospital of Quzhou, Quzhou 324002, Zhejiang Province, China. hedongjuan1247@wmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes markedly elevates fracture risk despite normal or high bone mineral density, a paradox reflecting qualitative skeletal deficits rather than loss of mass. Chronic hyperglycemia fosters the accumulation of advanced glycation end products in bone; their nonenzymatic crosslinks stiffen type I collagen, impair mineralization, and erode mechanical strength. By engaging the receptor for advanced glycation end products, these adducts activate nuclear factorκB and mitogen-activated protein kinase cascades, amplifying oxidative stress, inflammation, osteoblast dysfunction, and osteoclastogenesis. This review synthesizes epidemiological data from type 1 and type 2 diabetes, highlights the limits of densitybased skeletal assessment, and details the molecular pathology of the glycation-collagen axis. It also appraises antiglycation therapies, including formation inhibitors, crosslink breakers and receptor antagonists, with a particular focus on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors that couple glycemic control with modulation of the glycation pathway. By integrating recent basic and clinical advances, we propose a mechanistic framework for diabetic bone disease and outline strategies to mitigate glycationdriven skeletal fragility.

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Advanced glycation end productsBone mineral densityBone mineralization and microstructural heterogeneityDiabetic bone fragilityHigh-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomographyNonenzymatic collagen cross-linkingOxidative stressSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsType I collagen

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