Alveolar macrophages: Achilles' heel of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Z Wang, S Li, B Huang - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused more than 6.3
million deaths to date. Despite great efforts to curb the spread of severe acute respiratory …

Osteoclast fusion: physiological regulation of multinucleation through heterogeneity—potential implications for drug sensitivity

K Søe - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Classically, osteoclast fusion consists of four basic steps:(1) attraction/migration,(2)
recognition,(3) cell–cell adhesion, and (4) membrane fusion. In theory, this sounds like a …

SEAD reference panel with 22,134 haplotypes boosts rare variant imputation and genome-wide association analysis in Asian populations

MY Yang, JD Zhong, X Li, G Tian, WY Bai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Limited whole genome sequencing (WGS) studies in Asian populations result in a lack of
representative reference panels, thus hindering the discovery of ancestry-specific variants …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiological mechanism of acute bone loss after fracture

XQ Zheng, J Huang, J Lin, CL Song - Journal of Advanced Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Acute bone loss after fracture is associated with various effects on the complete
recovery process and a risk of secondary fractures among patients. Studies have reported …

The genetics of atypical femur fractures—a systematic review

W Zhou, JGJ van Rooij, PR Ebeling… - Current osteoporosis …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Atypical femur fractures (AFFs) are rare subtrochanteric or
diaphyseal fractures regarded as side effects of bisphosphonates (BPs), possibly with a …

Functional validation of osteoporosis genetic findings using small fish models

E Kague, D Karasik - Genes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advancement of human genomics has revolutionized our understanding of the genetic
architecture of many skeletal diseases, including osteoporosis. However, interpreting results …

Are secondary effects of bisphosphonates on the vascular system of bone contributing to increased risk for atypical femoral fractures in osteoporosis?

DA Hart - BioEssays, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoporosis (OP) is a bone disease which affects a number of post‐menopausal females
and puts many at risk for fractures. A large number of patients are taking bisphosphonates …

Epigenetic regulators involved in osteoclast differentiation

K Astleford, E Campbell, A Norton… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Age related changes to the skeleton, such as osteoporosis, increase the risk of fracture and
morbidity in the elderly population. In osteoporosis, bone remodeling becomes unbalanced …

Gene-based association analysis of a large patient cohort provides insights into genetics of atypical femur fractures

W Zhou, J Ås, C Shore-Lorenti… - Journal of Bone and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Several small genetic association studies have been conducted for atypical femur fracture
(AFF) without replication of results. We assessed previously implicated and novel genes …

Exome-wide association study reveals 7 functional variants associated with ex-vivo drug response in acute myeloid leukaemia patients

AK Giri, J Lin, K Kyriakidis, H Almusa, M Pirinen… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rare aggressive blood cancer without any long-term cure.
Further, due to the extreme molecular heterogeneity of the disease, drug treatment response …