Smart hydrogels for advanced drug delivery systems

A Bordbar-Khiabani, M Gasik - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the last few decades, the development of smart hydrogels, which can respond to
stimuli and adapt their responses based on external cues from their environments, has …

Electroactive biomaterials for facilitating bone defect repair under pathological conditions

BC Heng, Y Bai, X Li, LW Lim, W Li, Z Ge… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bone degeneration associated with various diseases is increasing due to rapid aging,
sedentary lifestyles, and unhealthy diets. Living bone tissue has bioelectric properties critical …

Vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis and effect on autoimmune diseases and hematopoiesis: a review

M De Martinis, A Allegra, MM Sirufo, A Tonacci… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D (VD) is essential for bone homeostasis, but it is also involved in pleiotropic effects
on various organs and tissues. In adults, VD deficiency can cause or exacerbate …

Fracture healing in the setting of endocrine diseases, aging, and cellular senescence

D Saul, S Khosla - Endocrine reviews, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract More than 2.1 million age-related fractures occur in the United States annually,
resulting in an immense socioeconomic burden. Importantly, the age-related deterioration of …

MiR-144-5p, an exosomal miRNA from bone marrow-derived macrophage in type 2 diabetes, impairs bone fracture healing via targeting Smad1

D Zhang, Y Wu, Z Li, H Chen, S Huang, C Jian… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of nonunion and delayed union of
fractures. Macrophages have been shown as a key player in diabetic complications …

Unlocking the full potential of SGLT2 inhibitors: expanding applications beyond glycemic control

ME Youssef, G Yahya, MS Popoviciu, S Cavalu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The number of diabetic patients has risen dramatically in recent decades, owing mostly to
the rising incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several oral antidiabetic …

Diabetic microvascular disease in non-classical beds: the hidden impact beyond the retina, the kidney, and the peripheral nerves

D Mauricio, M Gratacòs, J Franch-Nadal - Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2023 - Springer
Diabetes microangiopathy, a hallmark complication of diabetes, is characterised by
structural and functional abnormalities within the intricate network of microvessels beyond …

[HTML][HTML] Lithium-containing bioactive glasses enhanced 3D-printed PLGA scaffolds for bone regeneration in diabetes

Y Chen, L Chen, Y Wang, K Lin, J Liu - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The repair of bone defects in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is a challenge in clinical
treatment mainly because of inhibited osteogenesis caused by stem cell dysfunction. Our …

Cellular senescence as the pathogenic hub of diabetes-related wound chronicity

JA Berlanga-Acosta, GE Guillén-Nieto… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes is constantly increasing at a rate that outpaces genetic variation and approaches to
pandemic magnitude. Skin cells physiology and the cutaneous healing response are …

Biochemical markers of bone fragility in patients with diabetes

C Meier, R Eastell, DD Pierroz, NE Lane… - The Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Context The risk of fragility fractures is increased in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
Numerous biochemical markers reflecting bone and/or glucose metabolism have been …