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BACKGROUND:With the variation of disease treatment modes and the in-depth research on senile osteoporosis in recent years,increasing studies have confirmed that traditional Chinese medicine has a significant effect on the prevention and treatment of senile osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of Yishen Gushu Formula on bone metabolic markers in patients with osteoporosis of kidney deficiency and blood stasis type. METHODS:102 patients with senile osteoporosis of kidney deficiency and blood stasis type who were treated at Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine from July 2020 to March 2022 were enrolled,including 32 males and 70 females,aged 71-93 years.All patients were randomly divided into two groups,with 51 patients in each group.The control group was treated with calcium carbonate D3 granules and sodium alendronate tablets,while the treatment group was treated with Yishen Gushu Formula beyond the control group.Treatments in each group lasted 3 months.Bone mineral density of the L1-4 lumbar vertebrae and left femoral neck,visual analog scale score,and serum levels of osteocalcin,osteopontin,type Ⅰ collagen cross-linked C-terminal peptide and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase were measured before and 3 months after treatment.Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and therapeutic efficiency were also assessed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After 3 months of treatment,the bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebrae(L1-4)and left femoral neck was significantly increased in both two groups(P<0.05),and the bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebrae(L1-4)and left femoral neck was significantly higher in the treatment group than the control group(P<0.05).The visual analog scale scores of both groups after 3 months of treatment were lower than those before treatment(P<0.05),and the visual analog scores of the treatment group after 3 months of treatment were lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).After 3 months of treatment,the serum levels of osteocalcin,osteopontin,type Ⅰ collagen cross-linked C-terminal peptide and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase were significantly improved in both two groups,while compared with the control group,the serum levels of osteocalcin and osteopontin were significantly higher(P<0.05)and the serum levels of type Ⅰ collagen cross-linked C-terminal peptide and tartrate resistant acid phosphatase were significantly lower in the treatment group(P<0.05).After 3 months of treatment,the Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores were decreased in both two groups,while the Traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group.After 3 months of treatment,no significant adverse reactions occurred in both groups.The total effective rate was 88.2%and 70.6%in the treatment and control groups respectively,and there was a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05).To conclude,Yishen Gushu Formula combined with anti-osteoporosis drugs can significantly improve the clinical symptoms of patients with senile osteoporosis of kidney deficiency and blood stasis type and prevent disease progression by regulating bone metabolism,increasing bone mineral density,and relieving pain.
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BACKGROUND:Studies have found that chondrocyte ferroptosis can be used as an important pathogenesis to induce the occurrence and development of osteoarthritis.With the continuous development of Chinese medicine,some scholars have found that some traditional Chinese medicine monomers and traditional Chinese medicine compounds can inhibit chondrocyte ferroptosis through various mechanisms of action,and finally play a role in the treatment of osteoarthritis. OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between ferroptosis and osteoarthritis and the mechanism by which traditional Chinese medicine deals with ferroptosis in the treatment of osteoarthritis,in order to provide new ideas for the treatment and prevention of osteoarthritis. METHODS:With"osteoarthritis,ferroptosis,chondrocytes,lipid metabolism,traditional Chinese medicine,ROS,GPX 4"as the English and Chinese search terms,CNKI,PubMed,WanFang,and VIP databases were searched for relevant articles regarding the relationship between ferroptosis and osteoarthritis and its traditional Chinese medicine intervention until 2022.Then,a systematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Intracellular iron overload will cause lipid peroxidation,resulting in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species and eventually the occurrence of ferroptosis,while excessive iron will accelerate the apoptosis of chondrocytes and affect chondrocyte homeostasis,thereby inducing the development of osteoarthritis.When amino acid metabolism is abnormal,an imbalance in glutamate and cystine exchange causes the accumulation of glutamate outside the cells,and high extracellular concentration of glutamate will cause the depletion of glutathione,indirectly inhibiting the function of ferroptosis-related factors,and contributing to ferroptosis.When cellular lipid metabolism is abnormal,unsaturated fatty acids,an important component of the cell membrane,lose their diallyl hydrogen atoms,leading to the destruction of cells to induce ferroptosis,while lipid metabolism is closely involved in the progression of osteoarthritis.Traditional Chinese medicine can play a role in the prevention and treatment of osteoarthritis by inducing the occurrence of ferroptosis.The research on iron death is still immature,and further research on its action mechanism is expected to open up new ways for the clinical treatment of osteoarthritis.