Heterotopic mineralization (ossification or calcification) in aged musculoskeletal soft tissues: A new candidate marker for aging

GC Dai, H Wang, PP Lu, YJ Li, YC Gao, L Shi… - Ageing Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aging can lead to various disorders in organisms and with the escalating impact of
population aging, the incidence of age-related diseases is steadily increasing. As a major …

[HTML][HTML] From variome to phenome: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of ectopic mineralization disorders

EYG De Vilder, OM Vanakker - World Journal of Clinical Cases …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ectopic mineralization-inappropriate biomineralization in soft tissues-is a frequent finding in
physiological aging processes and several common disorders, which can be associated …

Developing a toolkit for the assessment and monitoring of musculoskeletal ageing

GJ Kemp, F Birrell, PD Clegg, DJ Cuthbertson… - Age and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The complexities and heterogeneity of the ageing process have slowed the development of
consensus on appropriate biomarkers of healthy ageing. The Medical Research Council …

ectopic mineralization of tissues: mechanisms, risk factors, diseases, and prevention

H Kempf, S Komarova, M Murshed - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular matrix mineralization is an essential physiologic process in the skeleto-dental
tissues. On the other hand,“soft” tissue mineralization (ectopic calcification), associated with …

Towards a toolkit for the assessment and monitoring of musculoskeletal ageing

GJ Kemp, MJ Jackson, EV McCloskey… - Age and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The complexities and heterogeneity of the ageing process have slowed the development of
consensus on appropriate biomarkers of healthy ageing. The MRC-Arthritis Research UK …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring cellular senescence in the musculoskeletal system: any insights for biomarkers discovery?

L Gerosa, AM Malvandi, M Malavolta… - Ageing research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The locomotor system comprises skeletal muscles and bones with active metabolism and
cellular turnover. Chronic locomotor system disorders gradually arising with aging are …

Mass spectrometric quantitation of AGEs and enzymatic crosslinks in human cancellous bone

S Arakawa, R Suzuki, D Kurosaka, R Ikeda… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) deteriorate bone strength. Among over 40 species
identified in vivo, AGEs other than pentosidine were roughly estimated as total fluorescent …

Viewpoint on the role of tissue maintenance in ageing: focus on biomarkers of bone, cartilage, muscle, and brain tissue maintenance

E van der Spoel, NA van Vliet, D van Heemst - Ageing Research Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Specific hallmarks are thought to underlie the ageing process and age-related functional
decline. In this viewpoint, we put forward the hypothesis that disturbances in the process of …

Aging and bone metabolism

RJ Pignolo - Comprehensive Physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in bone architecture and metabolism with aging increase the likelihood of
osteoporosis and fracture. Age‐onset osteoporosis is multifactorial, with contributory …

Biomineralization—an active or passive process?

T Kirsch - Connective tissue research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Biomineralization is a multifactorial and complex process, which results in the deposition of
mineral crystals in the extracellular matrix of various tissues. Physiological mineralization is …