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Is NO the Answer? The Nitric Oxide Pathway Can Support Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 Mediated Signaling [PDF]

, 2019
The growth factor bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) plays an important role in bone development and repair. Despite the positive effects of BMP2 in fracture healing, its use is associated with negative side effects and poor cost effectiveness, partly ...
Bormann, Nicole, Differ, Christopher, Klatte-Schulz, Franka, Knaus, Petra, Minkwitz, Susann, Wildemann, Britt   +5 more
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OPGs and pandemic legacy [PDF]

British Dental Journal, 2021
A, Regan, T, Walker
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Simultaneous Bi‐Jaw Reconstruction: Double Free Fibula Flap Following Resection of Synchronous Oral Malignancy

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Simultaneous reconstruction of extensive maxillary and mandibular defects in oncological cases is a complex surgical challenge. Methods We report a case of a 56‐year‐old female with synchronous oral malignancy involving upper and lower alveolus.
Subhendu Khan, Varun Saini, Vikram Singh, Ashish Gulia   +3 more
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Systemic and Local Adiposity in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment Associated With Improved Prognosis in Hodgkin Lymphoma: Imaging and Molecular Analysis

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Schematic overview of systemic and bone marrow‐specific adiposity in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL). Body Mass Index was associated with bone marrow (BM) involvement, relapse, and mortality (1). In contrast, increased yellow marrow density was associated with poorer prognosis (2).
Andreia Matos, William P. Cawthorn, Joana Marinho‐Dias, Sofia Ramalheira, Susana Roncon, Dulcineia Pereira, Teresa Ribeiro, Carla Rodrigues, Mário Mariz, Ana Miranda, Helena Brízido, Manuel Bicho, Pedro Medeiros, Ana Carneiro, Fernanda Trigo, Pingzhao Hu, Flávia Pereira, Hugo Duarte, Calum D. Gray, Tom Macgillivray, Alan G. Ramsay, Maria J. Oliveira, Ricardo Ribeiro   +22 more
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Circulating osteoprotegerin is associated with chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients

BMC Nephrology, 2017
Background Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a glycoprotein that plays an important regulatory role in the skeletal, vascular, and immune system. It has been shown that OPG predicts chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetic patients. We hypothesized that OPG could
Stella Bernardi, Barbara Toffoli, Fleur Bossi, Riccardo Candido, Elisabetta Stenner, Renzo Carretta, Fabio Barbone, Bruno Fabris   +7 more
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Classification of Jaw Bone Cysts and Necrosis via the Processing of Orthopantomograms [PDF]

, 2013
The authors analyze the design of a method for automatized evaluation of parameters in orthopantomographic images capturing pathological tissues developed in human jaw bones.
Gescheidtova, E., Kabrda, M., Mikulka, J., Perina, V.   +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 131-137, April 2025.
Abstract To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum stress (PPS) and identify associated risk factors among mothers of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from 255 mothers with preterm and LBW infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Korle ...
John Pellegrino, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Kwame Sarfo Sakyi, Prince Gyebi Owusu, Babbel Agbinko‐Djobalar, Leila M. Larson, Mufaro Kanyangarara   +6 more
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High levels of osteoprotegerin are associated with coronary artery calcification in patients suspected of a chronic coronary syndrome

Scientific Reports, 2021
Plasma osteoprotegerin (OPG) and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are important regulators in the process of vascular calcification (VC). In population studies, high levels of OPG are associated with events.
Mirthe Dekker, Farahnaz Waissi, Max J. M. Silvis, Joelle V. Bennekom, Arjan H. Schoneveld, Robbert J. de Winter, Ivana Isgum, Nikolas Lessmann, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Gerard Pasterkamp, Arend Mosterd, Leo Timmers, Dominique P. V. de Kleijn   +12 more
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Prognostic significance of TRAIL-R3 and CCR-2 expression in tumor epithelial cells of patients with early breast cancer [PDF]

, 2017
Tumor epithelial cells (TEpCs) and spindle-shaped stromal cells, not associated with the vasculature, of patients with early breast cancer express osteoprotegerin (OPG), tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), receptor activator ...
Borzone, Francisco Raúl, Chasseing, Norma Alejandra, Choi, Hosoon, Davies, Kevin Mauro, de Luján Calcagno, María, Feldman, Leonardo, García Rivello, Hernán, Giorello, María Belén, Howard, Scott C., Labovsky, Vivian, Martinez, Leandro Marcelo, Matas, Ayelen, Wernicke, Alejandra   +12 more
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Probiotic consumption reduces alveolar bone loss and kidney damage in pregnant rats with experimental periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 (B. lactis HN019) is a probiotic bacterial strain with immunomodulatory properties. Its benefits have been observed in healthy and systemically compromised animals with periodontitis (PD). Our objective was to investigate the local and systemic effects of the systemic administration of B.
Átila V. V. Nobre, Pedro H. F. Silva, Marina C. G. Del‐Arco, Raquel F. Gerlach, Rene S. Oliezer, José E. Tanus‐Santos, Luciene C. Figueiredo, Janaina S. A. M. Evangelista, Flávia A. C. Furlaneto, Michel R. Messora, Sérgio Luiz Salvador   +10 more
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