The Mechanism by Which Estrogen Level Affects Knee Osteoarthritis Pain in Perimenopause and Non-Pharmacological Measures

作者：Huiying Zhao, Yu Fan, Wei Wu · 发表于：International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/ijms26062391 · 被引用次数：11 · 研究领域：Estrogen and related hormone effects、Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms、Hormonal and reproductive studies

Perimenopausal women have fluctuating estrogen levels, which often trigger a range of symptoms of perimenopausal syndromes as estrogen levels decrease. Changes in perimenopausal estrogen levels are closely related to pain in knee osteoarthritis (KOA), which has long been a research area of great interest in perimenopausal women. In recent years, it has been found that perimenopausal estrogen levels have an important role in KOA pain, namely, that estrogen can affect KOA pain through the regulation of inflammatory responses, inhibition of cellular senescence and apoptosis, and modulation of neurotransmitters, which may provide new ideas for KOA treatment. This study aims to describe the mechanism of estrogen level on knee osteoarthritis pain in perimenopause and related non-pharmacological measures, such as physical therapy, physical factor therapy, traditional Chinese medicine, and diet, which can provide a reference for the study and treatment of pain in perimenopausal women with KOA.