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 …

Materials-based nanotherapeutics for injured and diseased bone

CS Lee, RK Singh, HS Hwang, NH Lee… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Severe injuries and diseases of bone tissue caused by congenital disorder, extrinsic trauma,
infection, and osteosarcoma resection face significant challenges for complete recovery. The …

Long-term induction of endogenous BMPs growth factor from antibacterial dual network hydrogels for fast large bone defect repair

Q Yao, Y Liu, Y Pan, Y Li, L Xu, Y Zhong… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteoinductive, osteoconductive, and antibacterial properties of bone repair materials play
important roles in regulating the successful bone regeneration. In the present work, we …

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 …

Design of hydrogels to stabilize and enhance bone morphogenetic protein activity by heparin mimetics

S Kim, ZK Cui, PJ Kim, LY Jung, M Lee - Acta biomaterialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Although bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) is known to be the most potent stimulator
available for bone formation, a major barrier to widespread clinical use is its inherent …

Rational design of hydrogels to enhance osteogenic potential

S Kim, M Lee - Chemistry of Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bone tissue engineering (BTE) encompasses the field of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive
molecules to successfully guide the growth and repair of bone tissue. Current BTE strategies …

Bioactive scaffolds as a promising alternative for enhancing critical-size bone defect regeneration in the craniomaxillofacial region

SA Bello, J Cruz-Lebrón… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reconstruction of critical-size bone defects (CSDs) in the craniomaxillofacial (CMF) region
remains challenging. Scaffold-based bone-engineered constructs have been proposed as …

Complementary modulation of BMP signaling improves bone healing efficiency

J Fan, X Zhang, M Kang, CS Lee, L Kim, D Hadaya… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
The bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway plays a crucial role in bone
development and regeneration. While BMP-2 is widely used as an alternative to autograft, its …

Small molecule-mediated regenerative engineering for craniofacial and dentoalveolar bone

J Mitchell, KWH Lo - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The comprehensive reconstruction of extensive craniofacial and dentoalveolar defects
remains a major clinical challenge to this day, especially in complex medical cases involving …

Effects on bone regeneration of single-dose treatment with osteogenic small molecules

KWH Lo - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Small molecules have been proposed as alternatives to regenerate bone
tissue.•Small molecule drug dose can often be reduced while still achieving effective …