Alkaline phosphatase and hypophosphatasia

JL Millán, MP Whyte - Calcified tissue international, 2016 - Springer
Hypophosphatasia (HPP) results from ALPL mutations leading to deficient activity of the
tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase isozyme (TNAP) and thereby extracellular …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of matrix vesicles in skeletal and soft tissue mineralisation

L Cui, DA Houston, C Farquharson, VE MacRae - Bone, 2016 - Elsevier
The importance of matrix vesicles (MVs) has been repeatedly highlighted in the formation of
cartilage, bone, and dentin since their discovery in 1967. These nano-vesicular structures …

Tumour-derived alkaline phosphatase regulates tumour growth, epithelial plasticity and disease-free survival in metastatic prostate cancer

SR Rao, AE Snaith, D Marino, X Cheng, ST Lwin… - British journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Background: Recent evidence suggests that bone-related parameters are the main
prognostic factors for overall survival in advanced prostate cancer (PCa), with elevated …

Ultrastructure and biological function of matrix vesicles in bone mineralization

T Hasegawa - Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2018 - Springer
Bone mineralization is initiated by matrix vesicles, small extracellular vesicles secreted by
osteoblasts, inducing the nucleation and subsequent growth of calcium phosphate crystals …

Multi-layer pre-vascularized magnetic cell sheets for bone regeneration

AS Silva, LF Santos, MC Mendes, JF Mano - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
The lack of effective strategies to produce vascularized 3D bone transplants in vitro,
hampers the development of thick-constructed bone, limiting the translational of lab-based …

TNAP as a therapeutic target for cardiovascular calcification: a discussion of its pleiotropic functions in the body

C Goettsch, A Strzelecka-Kiliszek… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cardiovascular calcification (CVC) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. It
develops in several diseases and locations, such as in the tunica intima in atherosclerosis …

Enzyme-triggered in situ formation of Ag nanoparticles with oxidase-mimicking activity for amplified detection of alkaline phosphatase activity

H Song, Z Li, Y Peng, X Li, X Xu, J Pan, X Niu - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Given that alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is an important biomarker for many diseases,
monitoring of its activity turns to be of great significance for related disease diagnosis and …

Cranial neural crest cells and their role in the pathogenesis of craniofacial anomalies and coronal craniosynostosis

EM Siismets, NE Hatch - Journal of Developmental Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Craniofacial anomalies are among the most common of birth defects. The pathogenesis of
craniofacial anomalies frequently involves defects in the migration, proliferation, and fate of …

How to build a bone: PHOSPHO1, biomineralization, and beyond

S Dillon, KA Staines, JL Millán… - Journal of Bone and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Since its characterization two decades ago, the phosphatase PHOSPHO1 has been the
subject of an increasing focus of research. This work has elucidated PHOSPHO1's central …

Sensitive and selective colorimetric detection of alkaline phosphatase activity based on phosphate anion-quenched oxidase-mimicking activity of Ce (Ⅳ) ions

H Song, H Wang, X Li, Y Peng, J Pan, X Niu - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
As alkaline phosphatase (ALP) plays crucial roles in disease warning and
dephosphorylation-related cellular regulation, it is widely recognized as an important …