Cell signaling and transcriptional regulation of osteoblast lineage commitment, differentiation, bone formation, and homeostasis

S Zhu, W Chen, A Masson, YP Li - Cell Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
The initiation of osteogenesis primarily occurs as mesenchymal stem cells undergo
differentiation into osteoblasts. This differentiation process plays a crucial role in bone …

Mechanisms of bone development and repair

A Salhotra, HN Shah, B Levi… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Bone development occurs through a series of synchronous events that result in the
formation of the body scaffold. The repair potential of bone and its surrounding …

[HTML][HTML] The horizon of bone organoid: A perspective on construction and application

S Chen, X Chen, Z Geng, J Su - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Bone defects repair and regeneration by various causes such as tumor resection, trauma,
degeneration, etc. have always been a key issue in the clinics. As one of the few organs that …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation and role of transcription factors in osteogenesis

WCW Chan, Z Tan, MKT To, D Chan - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a dynamic tissue constantly responding to environmental changes such as
nutritional and mechanical stress. Bone homeostasis in adult life is maintained through bone …

Mesenchymal stem cells: cell fate decision to osteoblast or adipocyte and application in osteoporosis treatment

L Hu, C Yin, F Zhao, A Ali, J Ma, A Qian - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Osteoporosis is a progressive skeletal disease characterized by decreased bone mass and
degraded bone microstructure, which leads to increased bone fragility and risks of bone …

[HTML][HTML] A human embryonic limb cell atlas resolved in space and time

B Zhang, P He, JEG Lawrence, S Wang, E Tuck… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Human limbs emerge during the fourth post-conception week as mesenchymal buds, which
develop into fully formed limbs over the subsequent months. This process is orchestrated by …

Valve interstitial cells: the key to understanding the pathophysiology of heart valve calcification

A Rutkovskiy, A Malashicheva, G Sullivan… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ahajournals.org
Aortic valve stenosis due to calcification of the valve leaflets is the most common valve
disease in the developed world. It is the third leading cause of cardiovascular disease. 1 …

Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells: identification, classification, and differentiation

Q Gao, L Wang, S Wang, B Huang, Y **g… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs), identified as pericytes comprising the
hematopoietic niche, are a group of heterogeneous cells composed of multipotent stem …

Effects of dexamethasone, ascorbic acid and β-glycerophosphate on the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells in vitro

F Langenbach, J Handschel - Stem cell research & therapy, 2013 - Springer
The standard procedure for the osteogenic differentiation of multipotent stem cells is
treatment of a confluent monolayer with a cocktail of dexamethasone (Dex), ascorbic acid …

DNA-guided transcription factor cooperativity shapes face and limb mesenchyme

S Kim, E Morgunova, S Naqvi, S Goovaerts, M Bader… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Transcription factors (TFs) can define distinct cellular identities despite nearly identical DNA-
binding specificities. One mechanism for achieving regulatory specificity is DNA-guided TF …