Electrical stimulation in bone tissue engineering treatments

L Leppik, KMC Oliveira, MB Bhavsar… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Electrical stimulation (EStim) has been shown to promote bone healing and regeneration
both in animal experiments and clinical treatments. Therefore, incorporating EStim into …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture non-union: a review of clinical challenges and future research needs

SK Stewart - Malaysian orthopaedic journal, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-union of bone following fracture is an orthopaedic condition with a high morbidity and
clinical burden. Despite its estimated global prevalence of nine million annually, the limit of …

[HTML][HTML] Differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in osteoblasts and adipocytes and its role in treatment of osteoporosis

C Wang, H Meng, X Wang, C Zhao… - … medical journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteoporosis is a systemic metabolic bone disorder characterized by a decrease in bone
mass and degradation of the bone microstructure, leaving bones that are fragile and prone …

Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation in osteogenesis and chondrogenesis: signaling pathways and therapeutic implications

K Varani, F Vincenzi, S Pasquini, I Blo, S Salati… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the main cell players in tissue repair and thanks to their
self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation capabilities, they gained significant attention …

How electromagnetic fields can influence adult stem cells: positive and negative impacts

A Maziarz, B Kocan, M Bester, S Budzik… - Stem cell research & …, 2016 - Springer
The electromagnetic field (EMF) has a great impact on our body. It has been successfully
used in physiotherapy for the treatment of bone disorders and osteoarthritis, as well as for …

Underlying signaling pathways and therapeutic applications of pulsed electromagnetic fields in bone repair

J Yuan, F Xin, W Jiang - Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018 - karger.com
Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation, as a prospective, noninvasive, and safe
physical therapy strategy to accelerate bone repair has received tremendous attention in …

The application of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) for bone fracture repair: past and perspective findings

C Daish, R Blanchard, K Fox, P Pivonka… - Annals of biomedical …, 2018 - Springer
Bone fractures are one of the most commonly occurring injuries of the musculoskeletal
system. A highly complex physiological process, fracture healing has been studied …

Built‐in electric fields dramatically induce enhancement of osseointegration

Y Liu, X Zhang, C Cao, Y Zhang, J Wei… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid and effective osseointegration is a great challenge in clinical practice. Endogenous
electronegative potentials spontaneously appear on bone defect sites and mediate healing …

[HTML][HTML] Pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation of bone healing and joint preservation: cellular mechanisms of skeletal response

R Cadossi, L Massari, J Racine-Avila… - … Global Research & …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The US FDA has approved pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) as a safe and effective
treatment for nonunions of bone. Despite its clinical use, the mechanisms of action of …

Cellular stress response to extremely low‐frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF‐EMF): An explanation for controversial effects of ELF‐EMF on apoptosis

M Barati, B Darvishi, MA Javidi… - Cell …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Impaired apoptosis is one of the hallmarks of cancer, and almost all of the non‐surgical
approaches of eradicating tumour cells somehow promote induction of apoptosis. Indeed …