Skeletal aging and osteoporosis: mechanisms and therapeutics

A Chandra, J Rajawat - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a dynamic organ maintained by tightly regulated mechanisms. With old age, bone
homeostasis, which is maintained by an intricate balance between bone formation and bone …

SOX family transcription factors as therapeutic targets in wound healing: A comprehensive review

P Ye, R Gu, H Zhu, J Chen, F Han, X Nie - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The SOX family plays a vital role in determining the fate of cells and has garnered attention
in the fields of cancer research and regenerative medicine. It also shows promise in the …

Age-related secretion of grancalcin by macrophages induces skeletal stem/progenitor cell senescence during fracture healing

NY Zou, R Liu, M Huang, YR Jiao, J Wei, Y Jiang… - Bone Research, 2024 - nature.com
Skeletal stem/progenitor cell (SSPC) senescence is a major cause of decreased bone
regenerative potential with aging, but the causes of SSPC senescence remain unclear. In …

Itm2a expression marks periosteal skeletal stem cells that contribute to bone fracture healing

W Xing, H Feng, B Jiang, B Gao, J Liu, Z Xie… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - jci.org
The periosteum contains skeletal stem/progenitor cells that contribute to bone fracture
healing. However, the in vivo identity of periosteal skeletal stem cells (P-SSCs) remains …

Epigenetic control of mesenchymal stem cells orchestrates bone regeneration

X Wang, F Yu, L Ye - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies have revealed the vital role of MSCs in bone regeneration. In both self-
healing bone regeneration processes and biomaterial-induced healing of bone defects …

Lysine-Specific Demethylase 1 (LSD1) epigenetically controls osteoblast differentiation

P Rummukainen, K Tarkkonen, A Dudakovic… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Epigenetic mechanisms regulate osteogenic lineage differentiation of mesenchymal stromal
cells. Histone methylation is controlled by multiple lysine demethylases and is an important …

MicroRNA-223-3p is involved in fracture healing by regulating fibroblast growth factor receptor 2

B Wang, W Wu, K Xu, H Wu - Bioengineered, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are powerful modulators of fracture healing. The research explored
the level of serum miR-223-3p in fracture patients and its potential mechanism in fracture …

Polydopamine-coated 3D-printed β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds to promote the adhesion and osteogenesis of BMSCs for bone-defect repair: mRNA transcriptomic …

X Sun, X Jiao, Z Wang, J Ma, T Wang, D Zhu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellular bioactivity and tissue regeneration can be affected by coatings on tissue-
engineered scaffolds. Using mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) is a convenient and …

MicroRNA-137-mediated inhibition of lysine-specific demethylase-1 prevents against rheumatoid arthritis in an association with the REST/mTOR axis

W Sun, Y Zhang, G Wang - Molecular Pain, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background It has been increasingly reported that microRNAs (miRNAs) are related to
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. This present research was conducted to analyze the …

UBE2C orchestrates bone formation through stabilization of SMAD1/5

H Zhang, Y Du, D Lu, X Wang, Y Li, J Qing, Y Zhang… - Bone, 2024 - Elsevier
While previous studies have demonstrated the role of ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 2C
(UBE2C) in promoting β-cell proliferation and cancer cell lineage expansion, its specific …