Osteoblasts in bone tissue engineering

P Jayakumar, L Di Silvio - … , Part H: Journal of Engineering in …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Osteoblasts are integral to the development, growth, function, repair and maintenance of
bone. The osteoblast forms organic, non-mineralized bone matrix and is involved in complex …

Tissue engineering in pediatric bladder reconstruction—the road to success

M Horst, D Eberli, R Gobet, S Salemi - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Several congenital disorders can cause end stage bladder disease and possibly renal
damage in children. The current gold standard therapy is enterocystoplasty, a bladder …

MiRNA profiling of whole trabecular bone: identification of osteoporosis-related changes in MiRNAs in human hip bones

L De-Ugarte, G Yoskovitz, S Balcells… - BMC medical …, 2016 - Springer
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression, with
documented roles in bone metabolism and osteoporosis, suggesting potential therapeutic …

Modeling vascularized bone regeneration within a porous biodegradable CaP scaffold loaded with growth factors

X Sun, Y Kang, J Bao, Y Zhang, Y Yang, X Zhou - Biomaterials, 2013 - Elsevier
Osteogenetic microenvironment is a complex constitution in which extracellular matrix
(ECM) molecules, stem cells and growth factors each interact to direct the coordinate …

Next generation bone tissue engineering: non-viral miR-133a inhibition using collagen-nanohydroxyapatite scaffolds rapidly enhances osteogenesis

I Mencía Castaño, CM Curtin, GP Duffy, FJ O'Brien - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Bone grafts are the second most transplanted materials worldwide at a global cost to
healthcare systems valued over $30 billion every year. The influence of microRNAs in the …

Rapid bone repair with the recruitment of CD206+ M2-like macrophages using non-viral scaffold-mediated miR-133a inhibition of host cells

IM Castaño, RM Raftery, G Chen, B Cavanagh… - Acta biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract microRNAs offer vast therapeutic potential for multiple disciplines. From a bone
perspective, inhibition of miR-133a may offer potential to enhance Runx2 activity and …

Effect of local sustainable release of BMP2-VEGF from nano-cellulose loaded in sponge biphasic calcium phosphate on bone regeneration

M Sukul, TBL Nguyen, YK Min, SY Lee… - … Engineering Part A, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Bone regeneration is a coordinated process mainly regulated by multiple growth factors.
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) stimulates angiogenesis and bone …

MicroRNA‐503‐5p inhibits stretch‐induced osteogenic differentiation and bone formation

L Liu, M Liu, R Li, H Liu, L Du, H Chen… - Cell biology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclical stretch‐induced bone formation during orthodontic treatment is a complex biological
process modulated by various factors including miRNAs and their targeted‐gene network …

Osteoblast ontogeny and implications for bone pathology: an overview

I Titorencu, V Pruna, VV **ga, M Simionescu - Cell and tissue research, 2014 - Springer
Osteoblasts are specialized mesenchyme-derived cells accountable for bone synthesis,
remodelling and healing. Differentiation of osteoblasts from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) …

miR-208a-3p suppresses osteoblast differentiation and inhibits bone formation by targeting ACVR1

Y Arfat, MAR Basra, M Shahzad, K Majeed… - … Therapy Nucleic Acids, 2018 - cell.com
Emerging evidence indicates that many microRNAs (miRNAs) are indispensable regulators
of osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. However, the role of miRNAs in …