Bioreactor systems for bone tissue engineering

J Rauh, F Milan, KP Günther… - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Bone graft material is often required for the treatment of osseous defects. However, due to
limitations and risks associated with autologous as well as allogenic bone grafting …

[HTML][HTML] Gap junctions and hemichannels in signal transmission, function and development of bone

N Batra, R Kar, JX Jiang - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2012 - Elsevier
Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) mediated by connexins, in particular
connexin 43 (Cx43), plays important roles in regulating signal transmission among different …

Neural cell integration into 3D bioprinted skeletal muscle constructs accelerates restoration of muscle function

JH Kim, I Kim, YJ Seol, IK Ko, JJ Yoo, A Atala… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A bioengineered skeletal muscle construct that mimics structural and functional
characteristics of native skeletal muscle is a promising therapeutic option to treat extensive …

Control of bone matrix properties by osteocytes

A Creecy, JG Damrath, JM Wallace - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteocytes make up 90–95% of the cellular content of bone and form a rich dendritic
network with a vastly greater surface area than either osteoblasts or osteoclasts. Osteocytes …

Distinct mechanisms regulating mechanical force-induced Ca2+ signals at the plasma membrane and the ER in human MSCs

TJ Kim, C Joo, J Seong, R Vafabakhsh, EL Botvinick… - Elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
It is unclear that how subcellular organelles respond to external mechanical stimuli. Here,
we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which mechanical force regulates Ca2+ …

Nitric oxide signaling in mechanical adaptation of bone

J Klein-Nulend, RFM Van Oers, AD Bakker… - Osteoporosis …, 2014 - Springer
One of the most serious healthcare problems in the world is bone loss and fractures due to a
lack of physical activity in elderly people as well as in bedridden patients or otherwise …

Synchrotron X-ray phase nano-tomography-based analysis of the lacunar–canalicular network morphology and its relation to the strains experienced by osteocytes in …

P Varga, B Hesse, M Langer, S Schrof… - … and modeling in …, 2015 - Springer
Osteocytes are hypothesized to regulate bone remodeling guided by both biological and
mechanical stimuli. Morphology of the lacunar–canalicular network of osteocytes has been …

Bone cell mechanosensation of fluid flow stimulation: a fluid–structure interaction model characterising the role integrin attachments and primary cilia

TJ Vaughan, CA Mullen, SW Verbruggen… - … and modeling in …, 2015 - Springer
Load-induced fluid flow acts as an important biophysical signal for bone cell
mechanotransduction in vivo, where the mechanical environment is thought to be monitored …

Bioreactor design towards generation of relevant engineered tissues: focus on clinical translation

A Ravichandran, Y Liu, SH Teoh - Journal of tissue engineering …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, studies that utilize 3D scaffolds for
generating voluminous tissues are mostly confined in the realm of in vitro research and …

Bone morphology allows estimation of loading history in a murine model of bone adaptation

P Christen, B van Rietbergen, FM Lambers… - … and Modeling in …, 2012 - Springer
Bone adapts its morphology (density/micro-architecture) in response to the local loading
conditions in such a way that a uniform tissue loading is achieved ('Wolff's law'). This …