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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Liraglutide exerts a bone-protective effect in ovariectomized rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis.

Binhong Wen, Lu Zhao, Hongmei Zhao, Xiaochen Wang

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07094568 (Comparative Investigation of Changes in Body Composition and Bone Turnover Markers in People With Obesity After Treatment With Tirzepatide Versus Liraglutide. A Prospective Cohort Study.), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07094568 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Investigation of Changes in Body Composition and Bone Turnover Markers in People With Obesity After Treatment With Tirzepatide Versus Liraglutide. A Prospective Cohort Study.

TypeobservationalSponsorNational and Kapodistrian University of AthensRan2025 to 2026Enrolled72ConditionsObesity (Disorder)
3 · Its place in the literature

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonists on bone health in people living with obesity.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  16. A quinoxaline-based compound ameliorates bone loss in ovariectomized mice.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Binhong WenDepartment of Endocrinology, The People's Hospital of China Medical University, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China.
Lu ZhaoDepartment of Endocrinology, The People's Hospital of China Medical University, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China.
Hongmei ZhaoDepartment of Endocrinology, The People's Hospital of China Medical University, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China.
Xiaochen WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The People's Hospital of China Medical University, The People's Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, P.R. China.
Liaoning Provincial People's Hospital · CNChina Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, is an anti-diabetic medicine associated with a reduced risk of fracture in diabetic patients. In the present study, rats with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes and/or bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) were treated with liraglutide for eight weeks. Liraglutide treatment increased insulin secretion and managed blood glucose levels in the rats following STZ-induced diabetes. In addition, STZ- and OVX-induced reduction of femoral bone mineral density and destruction of bone microarchitecture were alleviated by liraglutide. STZ decreased, whereas OVX increased, serum osteocalcin (OC) level (a bone formation marker) and osteoblast counts in the trabecular bone. OVX, however not STZ, markedly increased the level of serum c-terminal telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX-1, a bone resorption marker) and osteoclast counts in the trabecular area. Liraglutide treatment significantly increased serum OC levels in all three osteoporotic models, however had minimal effects on osteoblast counts. Furthermore, liraglutide significantly decreased serum CTX-1 level and osteoclast numbers in OVX and STZ+OVX rats. Furthermore, the present study examined the mRNA expression and serum concentrations of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), and liraglutide significantly decreased the RANKL/OPG ratio compared with the untreated rats, indicating that osteoclastogenesis was inhibited by liraglutide. In summary, the results suggested that liraglutide ameliorates STZ+OVX-induced bone deterioration in the rat model, primarily through the inhibition of osteoclastogenesis. These preliminary findings propose a potentially beneficial effect of liraglutide on the bone health of postmenopausal diabetic patients.

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diabetesliraglutideosteoclastogenesisosteoporosisovariectomy

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PMID29805533
PMCPMC5958780
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