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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2026

The therapeutic potential of descending regulatory pathways from brain to bone in osteoporosis: focusing on the brain-bone axis.

Yi Rong, Lu Zhang, Maoting Xu, Yanan Chen, Xiaoxue Wang, Sheng Li, Guoqiang Yang, Guiquan Chen

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yi Rong *Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Lu Zhang *Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Maoting XuAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Yanan ChenAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Xiaoxue WangAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Sheng LiAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Guoqiang YangAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Guiquan ChenAcupuncture and Rehabilitation Department, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.

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Abstract

Osteoporosis (OP) is a growing global health concern, characterized by reduced bone mass, deterioration of bone microarchitecture, and consequently increased bone fragility. The brain-bone axis, a complex regulatory network encompassing the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems, elucidates the central role of the brain in regulating bone homeostasis. Consequently, this axis has become a major focus of interdisciplinary research into the pathogenesis of OP. However, the current understanding of the descending regulatory pathways from the brain to the bone remains incomplete. Therefore, this paper preliminarily explores the mechanisms and experimental evidence of different descending regulatory pathways from a new perspective. It integrates multiple descending regulatory pathways, discusses some of their interrelationships, and reveals the complex network nature of central bone metabolism regulation. Our objective is to elucidate the role of the central nervous system (CNS) in OP pathogenesis, thereby offering new insights and directions for future research on its prevention and treatment.

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Bone and BonesBrainOsteoporosisAnimalsHumansSignal Transductionbone fragilitybrain-bone axisinterrelationshipneuroendocrineosteoporosis

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