Mesenchymal stem cells for regenerative medicine

Y Han, X Li, Y Zhang, Y Han, F Chang, J Ding - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the biomedical applications of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have
attracted increasing attention. MSCs are easily extracted from the bone marrow, fat, and …

Functionalization of biomaterials with small osteoinductive moieties

FR Maia, SJ Bidarra, PL Granja, CC Barrias - Acta biomaterialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are currently recognized as a powerful cell source
for regenerative medicine, notably for their capacity to differentiate into multiple cell types …

Endothelial differentiation of mesenchymal stromal cells

K Janeczek Portalska, A Leferink, N Groen… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) are increasingly used in regenerative medicine
for restoring worn-out or damaged tissue. Newly engineered tissues need to be properly …

Allosteric Activation of Transglutaminase 2 via Inducing an “Open” Conformation for Osteoblast Differentiation

Z Yang, XW Zhang, FF Zhuo, TT Liu, QW Luo… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoblasts play an important role in the regulation of bone homeostasis throughout life.
Thus, the damage of osteoblasts can lead to serious skeletal diseases, highlighting the …

Regenerative engineering of long bones using the small molecule forskolin

GM Awale, MA Barajaa, HM Kan… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Bone grafting procedures have become increasingly common in the United States, with
approximately 500,000 cases occurring each year at a societal cost exceeding $2.4 billion …

Loss of β‐Actin Leads to Accelerated Mineralization and Dysregulation of Osteoblast‐Differentiation Genes during Osteogenic Reprogramming

T Gjorgjieva, X Xie, P Commins, R Pasricha… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Actin plays fundamental roles in both the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus. In the nucleus, β‐
actin regulates neuronal reprogramming by consolidating a heterochromatin landscape …

Icariin promotes the osteogenic action of BMP2 by activating the cAMP signaling pathway

M Chen, Y Cui, H Li, J Luan, X Zhou, J Han - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Icariin (ICA) is the main active flavonoid glucoside from herbs of the genus Epimedium; in
traditional Chinese medicine, these herbs have long been prescribed for the treatment of …

Mesenchymal stem cell mechanotransduction is cAMP dependent and regulated by adenylyl cyclase 6 and the primary cilium

GP Johnson, E Stavenschi, KF Eichholz… - Journal of Cell …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Mechanical loading is a potent stimulus of bone adaptation, requiring the replenishment of
the osteoblast from a progenitor population. One such progenitor is the mesenchymal stem …

The PDE4 Inhibitors Roflumilast and Rolipram Rescue ADO2 Osteoclast Resorption Dysfunction

JM Hong, RL Gerard-O'Riley, D Acton, I Alam… - Calcified Tissue …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Autosomal Dominant Osteopetrosis type II (ADO2) is a rare bone disease of
impaired osteoclastic bone resorption caused by heterozygous missense mutations in the …

Different roles of GNAS and cAMP signaling during early and late stages of osteogenic differentiation

S Zhang, FS Kaplan, EM Shore - Hormone and metabolic …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
Progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH) and fibrous dysplasia (FD) are genetic diseases of
bone formation at opposite ends of the osteogenic spectrum: imperfect osteogenesis of the …