Mechanical regulation of bone remodeling

L Wang, X You, L Zhang, C Zhang, W Zou - Bone research, 2022 - nature.com
Bone remodeling is a lifelong process that gives rise to a mature, dynamic bone structure via
a balance between bone formation by osteoblasts and resorption by osteoclasts. These …

Bone repair biomaterials: a perspective from immunomodulation

Y Wang, H Zhang, Y Hu, Y Jing… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With an increasingly aging society, bone defects and fractures have become significant
threats to human health and quality of life. Currently, autologous and allogeneic bone grafts …

Roles of mechanosensitive channel Piezo1/2 proteins in skeleton and other tissues

L Qin, T He, S Chen, D Yang, W Yi, H Cao, G Xiao - Bone Research, 2021 - nature.com
Mechanotransduction is a fundamental ability that allows living organisms to receive and
respond to physical signals from both the external and internal environments. The …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanics in the nervous system: from development to disease

EK Pillai, K Franze - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Physical forces are ubiquitous in biological processes across scales and diverse contexts.
This review highlights the significance of mechanical forces in nervous system development …

TLR4 signalling via Piezo1 engages and enhances the macrophage mediated host response during bacterial infection

J Geng, Y Shi, J Zhang, B Yang, P Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
TLR4 signaling plays key roles in the innate immune response to microbial infection. Innate
immune cells encounter different mechanical cues in both health and disease to adapt their …

Self-amplifying loop of NF-κB and periostin initiated by PIEZO1 accelerates mechano-induced senescence of nucleus pulposus cells and intervertebral disc …

J Wu, Y Chen, Z Liao, H Liu, S Zhang, D Zhong, X Qiu… - Molecular Therapy, 2022 - cell.com
Abnormal mechanical load is a main risk factor of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD),
and cellular senescence is a pathological change in IDD. In addition, extracellular matrix …

Piezo1 channels as force sensors in mechanical force-related chronic inflammation

H Liu, J Hu, Q Zheng, X Feng, F Zhan, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mechanical damage is one of the predisposing factors of inflammation, and it runs through
the entire inflammatory pathological process. Repeated or persistent damaging mechanical …

Osteocytes in bone aging: Advances, challenges, and future perspectives

J Cui, Y Shibata, T Zhu, J Zhou, J Zhang - Ageing research reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteocytes play a critical role in maintaining bone homeostasis and in regulating skeletal
response to hormones and mechanical loading. Substantial evidence have demonstrated …

Inflammation and bone metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis: molecular mechanisms of joint destruction and pharmacological treatments

K Maeda, K Yoshida, T Nishizawa, K Otani… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease characterized by a variety of symptoms
and pathologies often presenting with polyarthritis. The primary symptom in the initial stage …