Influence of the mechanical properties of biomaterials on degradability, cell behaviors and signaling pathways: current progress and challenges

L Wang, C Wang, S Wu, Y Fan, X Li - Biomaterials science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of suitable biomaterials with the ability to improve repair and regeneration
of human tissues is continuously in progress, and mechanical properties of biomaterials play …

Design, materials, and mechanobiology of biodegradable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

MA Velasco, CA Narváez-Tovar… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A review about design, manufacture, and mechanobiology of biodegradable scaffolds for
bone tissue engineering is given. First, fundamental aspects about bone tissue engineering …

Osteocytes: master orchestrators of bone

MB Schaffler, WY Cheung, R Majeska… - Calcified tissue …, 2014 - Springer
Osteocytes comprise the overwhelming majority of cells in bone and are its only true
“permanent” resident cell population. In recent years, conceptual and technological …

Aging and bone

AL Boskey, R Coleman - Journal of dental research, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Bones provide mechanical and protective function, while also serving as housing for marrow
and a site for regulation of calcium ion homeostasis. The properties of bones do not remain …

Cell-fate decision of mesenchymal stem cells toward osteocyte differentiation is committed by spheroid culture

J Kim, T Adachi - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Osteocytes are mechanosensory commander cells to regulate bone remodeling throughout
the lifespan. While the osteocytes are known as terminally differentiated cells derived from …

Osteocyte calcium signals encode strain magnitude and loading frequency in vivo

KJ Lewis, D Frikha-Benayed, J Louie… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - pnas.org
Osteocytes are considered to be the major mechanosensory cells of bone, but how
osteocytes in vivo process, perceive, and respond to mechanical loading remains poorly …

Osteocytes and primary cilia

SW Verbruggen, A Sittichokechaiwut… - Current Osteoporosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to provide a background on
osteocytes and the primary cilium, discussing the role it plays in osteocyte mechanosensing …

[HTML][HTML] In situ intracellular calcium oscillations in osteocytes in intact mouse long bones under dynamic mechanical loading

D **g, AD Baik, XL Lu, B Zhou, X Lai… - The FASEB …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteocytes have been hypothesized to be the major mechanosensors in bone. How in situ
osteocytes respond to mechanical stimuli is still unclear because of technical difficulties. In …

Using confocal imaging approaches to understand the structure and function of osteocytes and the lacunocanalicular network

SL Dallas, DS Moore - Bone, 2020 - Elsevier
Although overlooked in the past, osteocytes have come to the forefront of skeletal biology
and are now recognized as a key cell type that integrates hormonal, mechanical and other …

Osteocyte-mediated translation of mechanical stimuli to cellular signaling and its role in bone and non-bone-related clinical complications

Y Yan, L Wang, L Ge, JL Pathak - Current osteoporosis reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Osteocytes comprise> 95% of the cellular component in bone
tissue and produce a wide range of cytokines and cellular signaling molecules in response …