The Claim
In female Wistar rats with collagen-induced arthritis, daily oral administration of ginger extract at 50 mg/kg for 32 days is associated with increased serum sclerostin levels and decreased serum DKK-1 levels, indicating modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway may contribute to reduced bone erosion.
What the research says
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In female Wistar rats with arthritis, daily ginger extract for 32 days increases sclerostin and decreases DKK-1 in the blood, which is linked to less bone erosion.
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In female Wistar rats with collagen-induced arthritis, daily oral ginger extract (50 mg/kg) for 32 days is associated with increased serum sclerostin and decreased serum DKK-1 levels, suggesting modulation of the Wnt signaling pathway may contribute to reduced bone erosion in this model.
Ginger compounds reduce inflammation in the joints, which lowers signals that destroy bone. At the same time, ginger changes two proteins that control bone building — one goes up and one goes down — so bone repair can happen instead of bone loss.
What the research says
1 studyIn rats with arthritis, giving them ginger every day for a month raised a bone-protecting protein (sclerostin) and lowered a bone-damaging protein (DKK-1), which may help explain why their joints improved. It’s like ginger helped the body switch from breaking down bone to protecting it.
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