Journal
EXPERIMENTAL AND THERAPEUTIC MEDICINE
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 1360-1368Publisher
SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4128
Keywords
icariin; osteoporosis; Notch
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81173619, 81473509]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [S2012040007531]
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Icariin (ICA) is a pharmacologically active flavonoid glycoside that shows promise in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis (OP). However, the mechanisms underlying the anti-osteoporotic effects of ICA remain largely unclear. The present study used quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot and immunohistochemical analysis to examine the effects of ICA on several key targets in the Notch signaling pathway in bone tissue in ovariectomized rats. It was observed that ICA has a pronounced beneficial effect on OP rats and inhibits the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) and fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) mRNA. In addition, it was identified that ICA downregulates the expression of notch1 intracellular domain (N1ICD) and Jagged1 proteins in bone tissue, and suppresses the effect of N1ICD on Notch2 mRNA expression. It is proposed that ICA inhibits the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into adipocytes by inhibiting the expression of PPAR, C/EBP and FABP4 mRNA via the Notch signaling pathway. In addition, it is proposed that ICA inhibits the expression of Notch2 mRNA by suppressing the effect of N1ICD. In conclusion, the results provide further mechanistic evidence for the clinical efficacy of ICA in the treatment of OP.
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