Hierarchical structures of bone and bioinspired bone tissue engineering

Y Liu, D Luo, T Wang - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bone, as a mineralized composite of inorganic (mostly carbonated hydroxyapatite) and
organic (mainly type I collagen) phases, possesses a unique combination of remarkable …

Osteoblast and osteocyte: games without frontiers

M Capulli, R Paone, N Rucci - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
The portrait of osteoblasts and osteocytes has been subjected to a revision, since a large
body of evidence is attributing these cells amazing roles both inside and outside the bone …

The mechanism of mineralization and the role of alkaline phosphatase in health and disease

H Orimo - Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2010 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Biomineralization is the process by which hydroxyapatite is deposited in the extracellular
matrix. Physiological mineralization occurs in hard tissues, whereas pathological …

The role of phosphatases in the initiation of skeletal mineralization

JL Millán - Calcified tissue international, 2013 - Springer
Endochondral ossification is a carefully orchestrated process mediated by promoters and
inhibitors of mineralization. Phosphatases are implicated, but their identities and functions …

NT5E Mutations and Arterial Calcifications

C St. Hilaire, SG Ziegler, TC Markello… - … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Arterial calcifications are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, but the
genetic basis of this association is unclear. Methods We performed clinical, radiographic …

Human pluripotent stem cell-derived cartilaginous organoids promote scaffold-free healing of critical size long bone defects

WL Tam, L Freitas Mendes, X Chen, R Lesage… - Stem cell research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Bones have a remarkable capacity to heal upon fracture. Yet, in large defects or
compromised conditions healing processes become impaired, resulting in delayed or non …

Role of matrix vesicles in biomineralization

EE Golub - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General Subjects, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Matrix vesicles have been implicated in the mineralization of calcified
cartilage, bone and dentin for more than 40 years. During this period, their exact role, if any …

Matrix vesicles from chondrocytes and osteoblasts: Their biogenesis, properties, functions and biomimetic models

M Bottini, S Mebarek, KL Anderson… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Matrix vesicles (MVs) are released from hypertrophic chondrocytes
and from mature osteoblasts, the cells responsible for endochondral and membranous …

Current views on calcium phosphate osteogenicity and the translation into effective bone regeneration strategies

YC Chai, A Carlier, J Bolander, SJ Roberts, L Geris… - Acta biomaterialia, 2012 - Elsevier
Calcium phosphate (CaP) has traditionally been used for the repair of bone defects because
of its strong resemblance to the inorganic phase of bone matrix. Nowadays, a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of matrix vesicles in skeletal and soft tissue mineralisation

L Cui, DA Houston, C Farquharson, VE MacRae - Bone, 2016 - Elsevier
The importance of matrix vesicles (MVs) has been repeatedly highlighted in the formation of
cartilage, bone, and dentin since their discovery in 1967. These nano-vesicular structures …