Chinese red yeast rice (Monascus purpureus-fermented rice) promotes bone formation

BACKGROUND: Statin can induce the gene expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2. Red yeast rice (RYR, Hongqu), i.e. rice fermented with Monascus purpureus, contains a natural form of statin. This study demonstrates the effects of RYR extract on bone formation. METHODS: Bone defects were created in...

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Autores principales: Wong, Ricky WK, Rabie, Bakr
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2294127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18373874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-3-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2294127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18373874
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8546-3-4

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