Research Progress of Dioscin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis
Dioscin is a phytogenic steroid saponin,which has many pharmacological effects such as anti-cancer,immune regulation and car-diovascular protection.Early studies have confirmed that dioscin can be used in the treatment of osteoarthritis(OA).In this paper,we sum-marized and analyzed the relevant mechanisms of dioscin in the treatment of OA,including the regulation of the metabolism of chond-rocytes,osteoblasts,osteoclasts and cartilage matrix,and the inhibition of inflammation,in order to provide theoretical reference for the rel-evant studies of dioscin in OA.