Syringetin relieves bone cancer pain in rats induced by breast cancer cells through the ESR1/PRDM2 axis

Syringetin inhibits bone metastasis in cancer, but its action in breast cancer-related bone pain is unknown. This study aims to analyze the action of Syringetin in breast cancer-related bone pain. Based on network pharmacology analysis, estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1) was identified as the core gene between Syringetin and bone pain associated with breast cancer, with the binding energy of -7.5 kcal/mol to ESR1 protein. Syringetin exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of breast cancer cell viability, suppressed cell migration and expression of ESR1 and PRDM2 protein, and promoted cell apoptosis. In the Syringetin intervention group of rats, the bone trabeculae and cortical bone were slightly intact, along with an elevation in AS and PWT scores, a decrease expression of ESR1 and PRDM2 proteins. There was a clearly positive correlation between ESR1 protein and the GFAP, IBA1, and NeuN levels. Syringetin alleviated the disease characteristics of breast cancer-related bone pain by downregulating the ESR1/PRDM2 proteins.