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SUBMITTER: Cha PH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3899039 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cha Pu-Hyeon PH Shin Wookjin W Zahoor Muhammad M Kim Hyun-Yi HY Min Do Sik do S Choi Kang-Yell KY
PloS one 20140122 1
The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is a potential target for development of anabolic agents to treat osteoporosis because of its role in osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. However, there is no clinically available anti-osteoporosis drug that targets this Wnt/β-catenin pathway. In this study, we screened a library of aqueous extracts of 350 plants and identified Hovenia dulcis Thunb (HDT) extract as a Wnt/β-catenin pathway activator. HDT extract induced osteogenic differentiation of calvarial ...[more]