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ArticleJournal of pineal research2026

Melatonin Counteracts Mechanical Unloading-Induced Bone Loss Through YTHDF3-Mediated m

Quan Sun, Liqun Xu, Zhikui Li, Junfei Zhang, Xiran Zhao, Lijun Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Jiangdong Zhao, Yingjun Tan, Luyao Wang and 4 more

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Article in Journal of pineal research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Quan SunThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3861-3416
Liqun XuThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zhikui LiThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Junfei ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Xiran ZhaoThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Lijun ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Xiaoyan ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Jiangdong ZhaoThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Yingjun TanState Key Laboratory of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, China.
Luyao WangSchool of Chinese Medicine, Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Ge ZhangSchool of Chinese Medicine, Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone & Joint Diseases, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7807-7695
Zebing HuThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shu ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Fei ShiThe Key Laboratory of Aerospace Medicine, Ministry of Education, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4763-8957

Funding

Frontier Exploration Program in Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2025JC-QYCX-068National Natural Science Foundation of China 32271227
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disuse osteoporosis, a consequence of prolonged mechanical unloading, is characterized by bone loss and elevated fracture susceptibility. Although melatonin exhibits bone‑anabolic properties, its mechanistic role in the context of mechanical unloading remains elusive. Our findings demonstrate that melatonin promotes osteogenic differentiation and suppresses osteoblast apoptosis, collectively mitigating unloading‑induced osteoporotic bone loss in hindlimb unloading (HLU) mice. Moreover, unloading suppressed YTHDF3 expression in osteoblasts and bone tissue, which was effectively rescued by melatonin administration. Functionally, YTHDF3 potentiated osteoblast differentiation and matrix mineralization while inhibiting apoptotic cell death. At the molecular level, YTHDF3 directly recognized m

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Death-Associated Protein KinasesMelatoninOsteoporosisRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerAdenosineAnimalsMiceOsteoblastsAdenosineDeath-Associated Protein KinasesMelatoninRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerDAPK2mechanical unloading‐induced bone lossmelatoninN6‐methyladenosineYTHDF3

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PMID42149012
PMCPMC13182765

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