Icariin is more potent than genistein in promoting osteoblast differentiation and mineralization in vitro

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 916-923

  Ma, Hui Ping ^a   Ming, Lei Guo ^a   Ge, Bao Feng ^a   Zhai, Yuan Kun ^a   Song, Peng ^a   Xian, Cory J ^b   Chen, Ke Ming ^a  

^a LANZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Genistein; Icariin; Mineralization; Osteoblasts; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CALCIUM; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; GENISTEIN; ICARIIN; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOCALCIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OSTERIX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALVARIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; COLONY FORMING UNIT F; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CALCIUM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLLAGEN; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1 SUBUNIT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME ASSAYS; FLAVONOIDS; GENISTEIN; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCALCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SKULL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EPIMEDIUM; RATTUS;

EID: 79951804968     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23007     Document Type: Article

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