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ReviewMolecular biotechnology2024

Research Progress on the Mechanism of the SFRP-Mediated Wnt Signalling Pathway Involved in Bone Metabolism in Osteoporosis.

Fangyu An, Jiayi Song, Weirong Chang, Jie Zhang, Peng Gao, Yujie Wang, Zhipan Xiao, Chunlu Yan

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Review in Molecular biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Wnt family members regulating osteogenesis and their origins.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fangyu An *Teaching Experiment Training Center, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-5225
Jiayi Song *School of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Weirong ChangSchool of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Jie ZhangSchool of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Peng GaoSchool of Basic Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Yujie WangSchool of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Zhipan XiaoSchool of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Chunlu YanSchool of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China. yanchl1979@126.com.
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

Gansu Province Higher Education Youth Doctoral Fund Project 2022QB-091Natural Science Program in Gansu Province 21JR11RA138the National Natural Science Foundation of China 2022-3-22the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82060872
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis (OP) is a metabolic bone disease linked to an elevated fracture risk, primarily stemming from disruptions in bone metabolism. Present clinical treatments for OP merely alleviate symptoms. Hence, there exists a pressing need to identify novel targets for the clinical treatment of OP. Research indicates that the Wnt signalling pathway is modulated by serum-secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (SFRP5), potentially serving as a pivotal regulator in bone metabolism disorders. Moreover, studies confirm elevated SFRP5 expression in OP, with SFRP5 overexpression leading to the downregulation of Wnt and β-catenin proteins in the Wnt signalling pathway, as well as the expression of osteogenesis-related marker molecules such as RUNX2, ALP, and OPN. Conversely, the opposite has been reported when SFRP5 is knocked out, suggesting that SFRP5 may be a key factor involved in the regulation of bone metabolism via the Wnt signalling axis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the action of SFRP5-induced OP have yet to be comprehensively elucidated. This review focusses on the molecular structure and function of SFRP5 and the potential molecular mechanisms of the SFRP5-mediated Wnt signalling pathway involved in bone metabolism in OP, providing reasonable evidence for the targeted therapy of SFRP5 for the prevention and treatment of OP.

Indexed as

Bone and BonesOsteoporosisWnt Signaling PathwayAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsOsteogenesisSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingMembrane ProteinsSecreted Frizzled-Related ProteinsSFRP5 protein, humanBone metabolismMolecular mechanismOsteoporosisSFRP5Wnt signalling pathway

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PMID38194214
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