OBJECTIVE:
Curculigo orchioides (Amaryllidaceac) has long been used in the clinical of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of osteoporosis. The main active phenolic compound isolated from Curculigo orchioides is Curculigoside (CCG). CCG may have antiosteoporotic effects, but the mechanisms underlying the effects remain unclear. In the present study, the effects of CCG on the proliferation, differentiation and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells were examined. The molecular mechanisms of CCG on ...