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Ligustilide, a major bioactive component of Angelica sinensis, promotes bone formation via the GPR30/EGFR pathway

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Yang, F., Lin, Z.W., Huang, T.Y., Chen, T.T., Cui, J., Li, M.Y., Hua, Y.Q.
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Effects of ligustilide on bone formation in zebrafish. (a) Bright field image of zebrafish at 9 dpf. (b) The mRNA expression of spp1, alp, runx2a, sp7, and bmp2b measured by quantitative RT-PCR in zebrafish at 9 dpf. Error bars indicate S.E.M. (n = 3).

 

LIG increases bone mass in vivo. (a) Calcein staining of zebrafish larvae at 9 dpf. Scale bars, 500 μm. Arrowheads, bone calcein staining. (b) Number of calcein-stained vertebrae in zebrafish at 9 dpf. Error bars indicate s.e.m., n = 13 for each group. ###P ≤ 0.001 vs. control group. **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001 vs. model group. (c) The expression mRNA for Alp, Runx2a, sp7, and BMP2b were measured by quantitative RT-PCR in zebrafish at 9 dpf. Error bars indicate s.e.m. (n = 4). #P ≤ 0.05, ###P ≤ 0.001 vs. control group. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01 vs. model group.

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