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ArticleNutrition & metabolism2023

Chondroitin sulfate alleviates osteoporosis caused by calcium deficiency by regulating lipid metabolism.

Tianshu Liu, Hai Yu, Shuai Wang, Huimin Li, Xinyiran Du, Xiaodong He

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Article in Nutrition & metabolism, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tianshu Liu *Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Hai Yu *Division of Cancer RNA Research, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan.
Shuai WangInstitute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jining, 250012, Shandong, China.
Huimin LiDepartment of Physical and Chemical Inspection, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
Xinyiran DuCollege of Stomatology, Jining Medical University, Jining, 272067, Shandong, China.
Xiaodong HeDepartment of Physical and Chemical Inspection, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China. xiaodong.he@sdu.edu.cn.
Shandong University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNJining Medical University · CN

Funding

General Project of Shandong Natural Science Foundation ZR2021MC166Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University IRT_17R68
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of non-drug intervention for calcium deficiency has attracted attention in recent years. Although calcium carbonate is the preferred raw material for calcium supplementation, there are few reports on the mechanism of the combined action of chondroitin sulfate and calcium to alleviate osteoporosis from the perspective of gut microbiota and metabolomics. In this study, a rat model of osteoporosis was established by feeding a low-calcium diet. The intestinal microbiota abundance, fecal and plasma metabolite expression levels of rats fed a basal diet, a low-calcium diet, a low-calcium diet plus calcium carbonate, and a low-calcium diet plus chondroitin sulfate were compared. The results showed that compared with the low calcium group, the calcium content and bone mineral density of femur were significantly increased in the calcium carbonate and chondroitin sulfate groups. 16 S rRNA sequencing and metabolomics analysis showed that chondroitin sulfate intervention could reduce short-chain fatty acid synthesis of intestinal flora, slow down inflammatory response, inhibit osteoclast differentiation, promote calcium absorption and antioxidant mechanism, and alleviate osteoporosis in low-calcium feeding rats. Correlation analysis showed that the selected intestinal flora was significantly correlated with metabolites enriched in feces and plasma. This study provides scientific evidence of the potential impact of chondroitin sulfate as a dietary supplement for patients with osteoporosis.

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Chondroitin sulfateIntestinal floraLipid metabolismMetabolomicsOsteoporosis

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PMID36747190
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