Tissue engineering and cell-based therapies for fractures and bone defects

JR Perez, D Kouroupis, DJ Li, TM Best… - … in bioengineering and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bone fractures and segmental bone defects are a significant source of patient morbidity and
place a staggering economic burden on the healthcare system. The annual cost of treating …

Recent advances on small molecules in osteogenic differentiation of stem cells and the underlying signaling pathways

A Ahmadi, R Mazloomnejad, M Kasravi… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Bone-related diseases are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in elderly people
and the current treatments result in insufficient healing and several complications. One of the …

Generation of small RNA-modulated exosome mimetics for bone regeneration

J Fan, CS Lee, S Kim, C Chen, T Aghaloo, M Lee - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Administration of exosomes is considered an attractive cell-free approach to skeletal repair
and pathological disease treatment. However, poor yield for the production technique and …

Chitosan–lysozyme conjugates for enzyme-triggered hydrogel degradation in tissue engineering applications

S Kim, ZK Cui, B Koo, J Zheng… - ACS applied materials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Tuning hydrogel degradation enables effective and successful tissue regeneration by
modulating cellular behaviors and matrix formation. In this work, we develop a novel …

Bioactive scaffolds integrated with liposomal or extracellular vesicles for bone regeneration

M Kang, CS Lee, M Lee - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
With population aging and increased life expectancy, an increasing number of people are
facing musculoskeletal health problems that necessitate therapeutic intervention at defect …

Dual drug delivery system of teicoplanin and phenamil based on pH-sensitive silk fibroin/sodium alginate hydrogel scaffold for treating chronic bone infection

H Motasadizadeh, M Tavakoli, S Damoogh… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
For effective treatment of infected bone, it is essential to use local drug delivery systems with
the ability to deliver both antibiotics and osteoinductive factors. Herein, a pH-sensitive silk …

A review of recent developments in the molecular mechanisms of bone healing

EC Rodríguez-Merchán - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Between 5 and 10 percent of fractures do not heal, a condition known as nonunion. In
clinical practice, stable fracture fixation associated with autologous iliac crest bone graft …

Wnt10b regulates osteogenesis of adipose‐derived stem cells through Wnt/β‐catenin signalling pathway in osteoporosis

K Huang, S Cai, T Fu, Q Zhu, L Liu, Z Yao… - Cell …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Our previous finding revealed that the Wnt10b RNA expression of osteoporotic adipose‐
derived stem cells (OP‐ASCs) with impaired osteogenic capacity was significantly reduced …

Trb3 controls mesenchymal stem cell lineage fate and enhances bone regeneration by scaffold-mediated local gene delivery

J Fan, CS Lee, S Kim, X Zhang, J Pi-Anfruns, M Guo… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Aberrant lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in marrow contributes to
abnormal bone formation due to reduced osteogenic and increased adipogenic potency …

Biomimetic hydrogels as the inductive endochondral ossification template for promoting bone regeneration

F Zhao, Y Qiu, W Liu, Y Zhang, J Liu… - Advanced Healthcare …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Repairing critical size bone defects (CSBD) is a major clinical challenge and requires
effective intervention by biomaterial scaffolds. Inspired by the fact that the cartilaginous …