Featured Publications
Biocompatibility of platinum-based bulk metallic glass in orthopedic applications
Loye AM, Kwon HK, Dellal D, Ojeda R, Lee S, Davis R, Nagle N, Doukas PG, Schroers J, Lee FY, Kyriakides TR. Biocompatibility of platinum-based bulk metallic glass in orthopedic applications. Biomedical Materials 2021, 16: 045018. PMID: 33873168, DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abf981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBulk metallic glassPt-BMGPlatinum-based bulk metallic glassMetallic glassesConventional metallic implantsCorrosion resistanceHigh strengthMechanical testingOrthopedic applicationsBone applicationsMetallic implantsMicro-computed tomographyAmorphous metalsTitaniumWearBiocompatibilitySimilar biocompatibilityFurther processingGlassDuctilityNanopatternsNanoscaleApplicationsMesenchymal stem cellsStrength
2015
Activation of Protein Kinase A in Mature Osteoblasts Promotes a Major Bone Anabolic Response
Tascau L, Gardner T, Anan H, Yongpravat C, Cardozo CP, Bauman WA, Lee FY, Oh DS, Tawfeek HA. Activation of Protein Kinase A in Mature Osteoblasts Promotes a Major Bone Anabolic Response. Endocrinology 2015, 157: 112-126. PMID: 26488807, DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAMP-Activated Protein KinasesAnimalsBone DensityCells, CulturedEnergy MetabolismEnzyme ActivationFemaleFemurLumbar VertebraeMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicOsteoblastsOsteocytesOsteogenesisPoint MutationPromoter Regions, GeneticSex CharacteristicsUp-RegulationX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsBone anabolic responseOb miceMature osteoblastsPKA activationHigher basal PKA activityControl miceAnabolic responseProtein kinase ASerum bone turnover markersBone volume/total volumeBone turnover markersBasal PKA activityFemur cortical thicknessTotal tissue areaActive PKAKinase AConstitutive activationPKA activityTurnover markersBone lossAnabolic drugsStructure model indexOsteoclast numberFemale miceBone mass
2014
A Review of Osteocyte Function and the Emerging Importance of Sclerostin
Compton JT, Lee FY. A Review of Osteocyte Function and the Emerging Importance of Sclerostin. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2014, 96: 1659-1668. PMID: 25274791, PMCID: PMC4179450, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.m.01096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone massPhase III clinical trialsMetastatic bone diseaseOsteoporosis-related fracturesBone mineral densityBone cellsExtensive dendritic networkNormal physiologic stateSclerostin actsParathyroid hormoneInflammatory moleculesBone metabolismClinical trialsMineral densityProstaglandin E2Bone diseaseSystemic circulationOrthopedic conditionsProtein sclerostinOsseous integrationSclerostinBone cell populationsPhysiologic stateCell populationsOsteocyte function
2012
Aggravation of inflammatory response by costimulation with titanium particles and mechanical perturbations in osteoblast- and macrophage-like cells
Lee HG, Hsu A, Goto H, Nizami S, Lee JH, Cadet ER, Tang P, Shaji R, Chandhanayinyong C, Kweon SH, Oh DS, Tawfeek H, Lee FY. Aggravation of inflammatory response by costimulation with titanium particles and mechanical perturbations in osteoblast- and macrophage-like cells. American Journal Of Physiology - Cell Physiology 2012, 304: c431-c439. PMID: 23255578, PMCID: PMC3602649, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00202.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-implant junctionEffect of particlesAbsence of TiWear particlesShear stressMechanical loadingTitanium particlesMetal implantsMechanical perturbationsMechanical strainFluid pressureParticlesBone tissueOsseous integrationTiOsteoprogenitor cellsImplant failureLoadingGene expressionCombined effectMechanical stimuliInterface
2007
Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cell Mediates Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Response to Mechanotransduction
AYDEMIR A, LEE S, KIM D, GARDNER TR, PRINCE D, AHN J, LEE F. Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cell Mediates Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Response to Mechanotransduction. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2007, 1117: 138-142. PMID: 17584983, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1402.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchERK Signaling Regulates Macrophage Colony‐Stimulating Factor Expression Induced by Titanium Particles in MC3T3.E1 Murine Calvarial Preosteoblastic Cells
SEO SW, LEE D, CHO SK, KIM AD, MINEMATSU H, AYDEMIR A, GELLER JA, MACAULAY W, YANG J, LEE F. ERK Signaling Regulates Macrophage Colony‐Stimulating Factor Expression Induced by Titanium Particles in MC3T3.E1 Murine Calvarial Preosteoblastic Cells. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2007, 1117: 151-158. PMID: 18056041, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1402.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM-CSF expressionExtracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathwaySignal-regulated kinase pathwayPreosteoblastic cellsSignal transduction pathwaysSpecific ERK inhibitorReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayPreosteoclast proliferationTransduction pathwaysKinase pathwayMolecular mechanismsMacrophage colony-stimulating factorCellular environmentERK inhibitorPeriprosthetic osteolysisM-CSF productionNuclear factor kappa beta ligandCell populationsBeta ligandSignificant clinical problemTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionExpressionDose-dependent mannerColony-stimulating factor
2006
Mechanical Loading Differentially Regulates Membrane‐Bound and Soluble RANKL Availability in MC3T3‐E1 Cells
KIM DW, LEE H, KARMIN JA, LEE E, CHANG S, TOLCHIN B, LIN S, CHO SK, KWON A, AHN JM, LEE F. Mechanical Loading Differentially Regulates Membrane‐Bound and Soluble RANKL Availability in MC3T3‐E1 Cells. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2006, 1068: 568-572. PMID: 16831954, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1346.054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research