Bioengineering extracellular vesicles: smart nanomaterials for bone regeneration

K Man, NM Eisenstein, DA Hoey, SC Cox - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
In the past decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key regulators of bone
development, homeostasis and repair. EV-based therapies have the potential to …

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 …

Controlled release of epigenetically-enhanced extracellular vesicles from a GelMA/nanoclay composite hydrogel to promote bone repair

K Man, IA Barroso, MY Brunet, B Peacock… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have garnered growing attention as promising acellular tools for
bone repair. Although EVs' potential for bone regeneration has been shown, issues …

Dysregulation of histone modifications in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells during skeletal ageing: roles and therapeutic prospects

Y Li, M Hu, J **e, S Li, L Dai - Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Age-associated bone diseases such as osteoporosis (OP) are common in the elderly due to
skeletal ageing. The process of skeletal ageing can be accelerated by reduced proliferation …

Epigenetic reprogramming via synergistic hypomethylation and hypoxia enhances the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stem cell extracellular vesicles for bone …

K Man, MY Brunet, R Lees, B Peacock… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a promising cell population for regenerative medicine
applications, where paracrine signalling through the extracellular vesicles (EVs) regulates …

Development of a bone-mimetic 3D printed Ti6Al4V scaffold to enhance osteoblast-derived extracellular vesicles' therapeutic efficacy for bone regeneration

K Man, MY Brunet, S Louth, TE Robinson… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular Vesicles (EVs) are considered promising nanoscale therapeutics for bone
regeneration. To date, EVs are typically procured from cells on 2D tissue culture plastic, an …

Bone tissue engineering using 3D silk scaffolds and human dental pulp stromal cells epigenetic reprogrammed with the selective histone deacetylase inhibitor MI192

K Man, H Joukhdar, XD Manz, MY Brunet… - Cell and Tissue …, 2022 - Springer
Epigenetics plays a critical role in regulating mesenchymal stem cells'(MSCs) fate for tissue
repair and regeneration. There is increasing evidence that the inhibition of histone …

Role of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in age‐related bone homeostasis imbalance

Y Zhong, X Zhou, Z Pan, J Zhang, J Pan - The FASEB Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Alterations to the human organism that are brought about by aging are comprehensive and
detrimental. Of these, an imbalance in bone homeostasis is a major outward manifestation of …

GelMA hydrogel reinforced with 3D printed PEGT/PBT scaffolds for supporting epigenetically-activated human bone marrow stromal cells for bone repair

K Man, C Alcala, NV Mekhileri, KS Lim… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic approaches using the histone deacetylase 2 and 3 inhibitor-MI192 have been
reported to accelerate stem cells to form mineralised tissues. Gelatine methacryloyl (GelMA) …

Histone H3K9 demethylase JMJD2B/KDM4B promotes osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by regulating H3K9me2 on RUNX2

P Kang, Z Wu, Y Huang, Z Luo, S Huo, Q Chen - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Background A variety of proteins including epigenetic factors are involved in the
differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. These cells also exhibited …