Research Article

Preventive Effects of Chrysanthemum coronarium L. Extract on Bone Metabolism In Vitro and In Vivo

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The effect of Chrysanthemum coronarium on osteoblastic gene expression in the murine preosteoblastic cell line MC3T3-E1. (A–E) MC3T3-E1 cells were incubated with 50 μg ascorbic acid (AA) and 10 mM β-glycerophosphate (β-GP) at various concentrations for 2 d The total RNA of the cells was extracted, and the mRNA expression of the (a) alkaline phosphatase (ALP), (b) runt-related transcription factor-2 (Runx2), (c) receptor activator nuclear factor- κB ligand (RANKL), and (d) osteoprotegerin (OPG) genes and the (e) OPG/RANKL ratio was assessed using RT-qPCR. RNA expression levels were normalized to those of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH). ND, nondifferentiated. Data are represented as means ± SD, n = 3, and compared with the control group, and and compared with the AA and ß-GP treatment group.
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