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ArticleNature communications2025

Regulation of enzymatic lipid peroxidation in osteoblasts protects against postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Qiong-Yi Zhang, Hai-Biao Gong, Man-Ya Jiang, Fujun Jin, Guan Wang, Chang-Yu Yan, Xiang Luo, Wan-Yang Sun, Shu-Hua Ouyang, Yan-Ping Wu and 11 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Qiong-Yi Zhang *State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Hai-Biao Gong *State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-6866
Man-Ya Jiang *State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Fujun Jin *Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7314-0085
Guan WangInnovation Center of Nursing Research, Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Chang-Yu YanState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xiang LuoState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Wan-Yang SunState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-967X
Shu-Hua OuyangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Yan-Ping WuState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Wen-Jun DuanState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Lei LiangState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Yun-Feng CaoShanghai Institute for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Technologies, NHC Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Xin-Xin SunJiujiang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jiujiang, 332000, China.
Meijing LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, PR China.
Gen-Long JiaoThe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Hua-Jun WangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Kurihara HiroshiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
Xiaogang WangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bone and Joint Degenerative Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510630, PR China. xiaogangwang@smu.edu.cn.
Rong-Rong HeState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. rongronghe@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5505-5672
Yi-Fang LiState Key Laboratory of Bioactive Molecules and Druggability Assessment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China. liyifang706@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3356-3702

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82125038, T2341004, 82174054, 82321004, 82274123, 82350003Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Natural Science Foundation) 2021B1515120023, 2023B1515040016, 2023B0303000026, 2020A1515110596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress plays a critical role in postmenopausal osteoporosis, yet its impact on osteoblasts remains underexplored, limiting therapeutic advances. Our study identifies phospholipid peroxidation in osteoblasts as a key feature of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Estrogen regulates the transcription of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), an enzyme crucial for reducing phospholipid peroxides in osteoblasts. The deficiency of estrogen reduces GPX4 expression and increases phospholipid peroxidation in osteoblasts. Inhibition or knockout of GPX4 impairs osteoblastogenesis, while the elimination of phospholipid peroxides rescues bone formation and mitigates osteoporosis. Mechanistically, 4-hydroxynonenal, an end-product of phospholipid peroxidation, binds to integrin-linked kinase and triggers its protein degradation, disrupting RUNX2 signaling and inhibiting osteoblastogenesis. Importantly, we identified two natural allosteric activators of GPX4, 6- and 8-Gingerols, which promote osteoblastogenesis and demonstrate anti-osteoporotic effects. Our findings highlight the detrimental role of phospholipid peroxidation in osteoblastogenesis and underscore GPX4 as a promising therapeutic target for osteoporosis treatment.

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Lipid PeroxidationOsteoblastsOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalPhospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione PeroxidaseAldehydesAnimalsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEstrogensFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOsteogenesisOxidative StressPhospholipids4-hydroxy-2-nonenalAldehydesCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitEstrogensglutathione peroxidase 4, mousePhospholipid Hydroperoxide Glutathione PeroxidasePhospholipids

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