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Front. Endocrinol.

Sec. Bone Research

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1690095

Mechanism of action of curculigoside ameliorating osteoporosis: an analysis based on network pharmacology and experimental validation

Provisionally accepted
Chuanfu  WeiChuanfu Wei1Wenhuan  ZhangWenhuan Zhang2Chunbiao  LouChunbiao Lou3Nianhu  LiNianhu Li2Hui  CaoHui Cao3*
  • 1First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
  • 2Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
  • 3Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China

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MMP3, MMP9, IL-6, and caspase-3, acting on signaling pathways including Rap1 and TNF. These results indicate that curculigoside exhibits multi-target and multi-pathway characteristics in osteoporosis treatment, providing a theoretical basis for further clinical investigation.

Keywords: Curculigoside, Osteoporosis, Network Pharmacology, molecular docking, Micro CT technology

Received: 21 Aug 2025; Accepted: 29 Aug 2025.

Copyright: © 2025 Wei, Zhang, Lou, Li and Cao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

* Correspondence: Hui Cao, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China

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