Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms

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Wanionok, Nahuel Ezequiel; Colareda, Germán Andrés; Fernández, Juan Manuel
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2025
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Osteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance between bone formation and resorption, leading to decreased bone mass and an increased fracture risk, mainly associated with aging. Current treatments include anti-resorptive and anabolic drugs. However, these often have side effects, leadingmany patients to seek natural biological alternatives. We have demonstrated previously that hops extract, rich in compounds with estrogenic activity classified as phytoestrogens, exerts osteogenic effects by promoting the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrowstemcells (BMSCs)while inhibiting osteoclast activity in vitro. In our study, youngmale Sprague Dawley rats were randomized into two groups: one received hops extract (LPL, 1% w/v in drinking water) for two months, and the other drank water alone (C). The rats were euthanized, and their femurs were dissected and processed for static histomorphometry and bone biomechanics. Additionally, BMSCs were isolated from the humeri to evaluate their osteogenic potential. Our result demonstrated that LPL treatment enhanced the osteogenic potential of humeral BMSCs in ex vivo assays, upregulating osteogenic genes and downregulating proresorptivemarkers. These findings correlated with improved femoral bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical parameters. In conclusion, a two-month treatment with LPL enhanced the osteogenic capacity of BMSCs, improving bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical properties. These results suggest its potential as a natural alternative for promoting bone health.
Laboratorio de Investigación en Osteopatías y Metabolismo Mineral
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osteoblast
bone marrow stem cells
bone microarchitecture
biomechanics
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spelling Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and MechanismsWanionok, Nahuel EzequielColareda, Germán AndrésFernández, Juan ManuelBiologíaosteoblastbone marrow stem cellsbone microarchitecturebiomechanicshopsphytoestrogensOsteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance between bone formation and resorption, leading to decreased bone mass and an increased fracture risk, mainly associated with aging. Current treatments include anti-resorptive and anabolic drugs. However, these often have side effects, leadingmany patients to seek natural biological alternatives. We have demonstrated previously that hops extract, rich in compounds with estrogenic activity classified as phytoestrogens, exerts osteogenic effects by promoting the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrowstemcells (BMSCs)while inhibiting osteoclast activity in vitro. In our study, youngmale Sprague Dawley rats were randomized into two groups: one received hops extract (LPL, 1% w/v in drinking water) for two months, and the other drank water alone (C). The rats were euthanized, and their femurs were dissected and processed for static histomorphometry and bone biomechanics. Additionally, BMSCs were isolated from the humeri to evaluate their osteogenic potential. Our result demonstrated that LPL treatment enhanced the osteogenic potential of humeral BMSCs in ex vivo assays, upregulating osteogenic genes and downregulating proresorptivemarkers. These findings correlated with improved femoral bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical parameters. In conclusion, a two-month treatment with LPL enhanced the osteogenic capacity of BMSCs, improving bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical properties. These results suggest its potential as a natural alternative for promoting bone health.Laboratorio de Investigación en Osteopatías y Metabolismo Mineral2025-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/181453enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2079-7737info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/biology14050582info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:49:33Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/181453Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:49:33.931SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
title Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
spellingShingle Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
Wanionok, Nahuel Ezequiel
Biología
osteoblast
bone marrow stem cells
bone microarchitecture
biomechanics
hops
phytoestrogens
title_short Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
title_full Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
title_fullStr Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
title_full_unstemmed Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
title_sort Humulus lupulus Promoting Osteoblast Activity and Bone Integrity: Effects and Mechanisms
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Wanionok, Nahuel Ezequiel
Colareda, Germán Andrés
Fernández, Juan Manuel
author Wanionok, Nahuel Ezequiel
author_facet Wanionok, Nahuel Ezequiel
Colareda, Germán Andrés
Fernández, Juan Manuel
author_role author
author2 Colareda, Germán Andrés
Fernández, Juan Manuel
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biología
osteoblast
bone marrow stem cells
bone microarchitecture
biomechanics
hops
phytoestrogens
topic Biología
osteoblast
bone marrow stem cells
bone microarchitecture
biomechanics
hops
phytoestrogens
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Osteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance between bone formation and resorption, leading to decreased bone mass and an increased fracture risk, mainly associated with aging. Current treatments include anti-resorptive and anabolic drugs. However, these often have side effects, leadingmany patients to seek natural biological alternatives. We have demonstrated previously that hops extract, rich in compounds with estrogenic activity classified as phytoestrogens, exerts osteogenic effects by promoting the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrowstemcells (BMSCs)while inhibiting osteoclast activity in vitro. In our study, youngmale Sprague Dawley rats were randomized into two groups: one received hops extract (LPL, 1% w/v in drinking water) for two months, and the other drank water alone (C). The rats were euthanized, and their femurs were dissected and processed for static histomorphometry and bone biomechanics. Additionally, BMSCs were isolated from the humeri to evaluate their osteogenic potential. Our result demonstrated that LPL treatment enhanced the osteogenic potential of humeral BMSCs in ex vivo assays, upregulating osteogenic genes and downregulating proresorptivemarkers. These findings correlated with improved femoral bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical parameters. In conclusion, a two-month treatment with LPL enhanced the osteogenic capacity of BMSCs, improving bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical properties. These results suggest its potential as a natural alternative for promoting bone health.
Laboratorio de Investigación en Osteopatías y Metabolismo Mineral
description Osteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance between bone formation and resorption, leading to decreased bone mass and an increased fracture risk, mainly associated with aging. Current treatments include anti-resorptive and anabolic drugs. However, these often have side effects, leadingmany patients to seek natural biological alternatives. We have demonstrated previously that hops extract, rich in compounds with estrogenic activity classified as phytoestrogens, exerts osteogenic effects by promoting the osteoblastic differentiation of bone marrowstemcells (BMSCs)while inhibiting osteoclast activity in vitro. In our study, youngmale Sprague Dawley rats were randomized into two groups: one received hops extract (LPL, 1% w/v in drinking water) for two months, and the other drank water alone (C). The rats were euthanized, and their femurs were dissected and processed for static histomorphometry and bone biomechanics. Additionally, BMSCs were isolated from the humeri to evaluate their osteogenic potential. Our result demonstrated that LPL treatment enhanced the osteogenic potential of humeral BMSCs in ex vivo assays, upregulating osteogenic genes and downregulating proresorptivemarkers. These findings correlated with improved femoral bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical parameters. In conclusion, a two-month treatment with LPL enhanced the osteogenic capacity of BMSCs, improving bonemicroarchitecture and biomechanical properties. These results suggest its potential as a natural alternative for promoting bone health.
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