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ArticleRedox report : communications in free radical research2024

Astaxanthin prevents bone loss in osteoporotic rats with palmitic acid through suppressing oxidative stress.

Zhou-Shan Tao, Xing-Jing Wu, Min Yang, Cai-Liang Shen

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Article in Redox report : communications in free radical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhou-Shan TaoDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, No. 2, Zhe Shan Xi Road, Wuhu, Anhui, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-6300-9289
Xing-Jing WuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, No. 2, Zhe Shan Xi Road, Wuhu, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Min YangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Yijishan Hospital, No. 2, Zhe Shan Xi Road, Wuhu, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Cai-Liang ShenDepartment of Spinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Shushan District, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Anhui Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe study aimed to assess the role of Astaxanthin (ATX) in palmitic acid(PA) -induced bone loss in Ovariectomized(OVX) rats.

methodsIn the OVX rat model, we observed that PA affects bone metabolism and accelerates bone loss. Additionally, treatment with ATX was able to suppress the deleterious effects of PA and a simultaneous decrease in serum MDA levels and an increase in SOD was observed.

resultsIn addition, rats treated with ATX were observed to have significantly increased bone mass and elevated activity of SIRT1 and SOD2 in bone tissue. When MC3T3-E1 and RAW264.7 cells induced osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation, the ATX intervention was able to significantly restore the restriction of osteogenic differentiation and the up-regulation of osteoclast differentiation with PA therapy. Furthermore, we confirm that PA damage to cells is caused by increased oxidative stress, and that ATX can target and modulate the activity of SIRT1 to regulate the levels of oxidative stress in cells.

conclusionSummarizing, ATX may inhibit PA-induced bone loss through its antioxidant properties via the SIRT1 signaling pathway.

Indexed as

OsteoporosisAnimalsCell DifferentiationOsteogenesisOxidative StressPalmitic AcidRatsSirtuin 1XanthophyllsastaxanthinePalmitic AcidSirtuin 1XanthophyllsAstaxanthinBone metabolismOsteoporosisOxidative stressPalmitic acid

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PMID38623993
PMCPMC11025413
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