Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Oct 21, 2025
BACKGROUND: Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), the most common congenital heart defect, is strongly predisposed to early calcification, yet the molecular drivers remain poorly defined. This study aims to identify the functional role of transient receptor p...
Bone infections, particularly those caused by Staphylococcus aureus, pose clinical challenges due to biofilm formation and association with bone loss. To address this, we developed a three-dimensional (3D) printed hydrogel-based drug delivery device ...
Current approaches for bone repair predominantly target localized delivery of growth factors that are aimed at the coupling of angiogenesis and osteogenesis. However, delayed revascularization and regeneration of critical-sized bone defects are still...
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
Jun 27, 2025
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) are two representative per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have attracted increasing attention due to their environmental persistence and potential health risks, while ...
BACKGROUND: Traditional Chinese medicine and food deer antler has been extensively used in bone regeneration, but its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Preliminary investigations suggest deer antler contains bioactive compounds that infl...
BACKGROUND: Heterotopic ossification is a frequent complication of soft tissue injuries, particularly in tendons. Although ossification in tendon tissue has been reported in a range of aging and disease models, the underlying biomarkers and mechanism...
ACS biomaterials science & engineering
Mar 19, 2025
Effective drug development for bone-related diseases, such as osteoporosis and metastasis, is hindered by the lack of physiologically relevant in vitro models. Traditional platforms, including standard tissue culture plastic, fail to replicate the st...
The surface modification of titanium (Ti) and its alloys is crucial for improving their osteogenic capability, as their bio-inert nature limits effective osseointegration despite their prevalent use in orthopedic implants. However, these modification...
Ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF) is the main causative factor of spinal stenosis, but how to accurately and efficiently identify the ossification region is a clinical pain point and an urgent problem to be solved. Currently, we can only re...
AIM: To evaluate in vitro the effect of laser photobiomodulation (PBM) combined or not with 30-nm hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANp), on the osteogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) by morphometric analysi...
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