ArticleCytotechnology2016
Ferulic acid impairs osteoclast fusion and exacerbates survival of mature osteoclasts.
Article in Cytotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combination of ferulic acid and exercise alleviates menopause symptoms and skin remodeling in ovariectomized rats.Nutrition research and practice · 2025Article
- Bioactive Compounds from Propolis on Bone Homeostasis: A Narrative Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Research on the Mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction for Osteoporosis Based on Systematic Biological Strategies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Chinese Herbal Medicine Usage Reduces Overall Mortality in HIV-Infected Patients With Osteoporosis or Fractures.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Effects ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Potential Advantages of Bioactive Compounds Extracted From Traditional Chinese Medicine to Inhibit Bone Destructions in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
- Epigenetic regulation of bone remodeling by natural compounds.Pharmacological research · 2019Review
- A recent overview on the biological and pharmacological activities of ferulic acid.EXCLI journal · 2019Article
- Fraxin Prevents Chemically Induced Hepatotoxicity by Reducing Oxidative Stress.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Elevated bone loss induced by osteoclasts is a critical and most commonly observed pathological complication during osteolytic diseases such as osteoporosis. Hence, attenuation of osteoclast formation or function is a classical therapeutic approach to regulate bone loss. In this study, we found that ferulic acid (FA), a natural compound potently inhibited osteoclast formation in human CD14+ peripheral blood monocytes ex vivo with an IC50 of 39 µM. Moreover, due to impaired differentiation of osteoclast progenitors, actin ring formation and bone resorption activity were also perturbed. Investigation of underlying molecular mechanisms revealed that FA inhibited the RANKL-induced expression of dendritic cell-specific transmembrane protein (DC-STAMP), a critical regulator of osteoclast fusion. In addition, expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and cathepsin K, the key osteoclast specific lysosomal proteases involved in bone matrix resorption were severely aggravated by FA. A significant reduction in mature osteoclast numbers was detected in the presence of FA accompanied by increased caspase-3 activity and DNA-fragmentation, a characteristic hallmark of apoptosis. Collectively, these results suggested that FA inhibited osteoclast fusion by suppressing the expression of DC-STAMP and induced apoptosis in mature osteoclasts by the caspase-3 pathway.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.