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
2020
Systemic Parathyroid Hormone Enhances Fracture Healing in Multiple Murine Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Alder K, White A, Chung Y, Lee I, Back J, Kwon H, Cahill S, Hao Z, Li L, Chen F, Lee S, Riedel M, Lee F. Systemic Parathyroid Hormone Enhances Fracture Healing in Multiple Murine Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. JBMR Plus 2020, 4: e10359. PMID: 32382692, PMCID: PMC7202418, DOI: 10.1002/jbm4.10359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of fractureFracture healingMurine modelType 2 diabetes mellitusPTH expressionEffects of hPTHIntermittent systemic administrationSuitable murine modelPrevalence of T2DMAge-related osteoporosisDiabetes mellitusPresent studySystemic administrationSkeletal fragilityMultisystemic diseaseT2DMOsteoporotic phenotypeBone qualityBone fracturesCalcium homeostasisMesenchymal stem cellsBone phenotypeHormone productionHPTHHealing
2016
Tissue engineering advances in spine surgery
Makhni MC, Caldwell JM, Saifi C, Fischer CR, Lehman RA, Lenke LG, Lee FY. Tissue engineering advances in spine surgery. Regenerative Medicine 2016, 11: 211-222. PMID: 26877156, DOI: 10.2217/rme.16.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTissue-engineered bone graftsBiomimetic 3D scaffoldsTissue-engineered constructsBone graftTissue engineering advancesDonor site painNanoscale technologiesSite painEngineering advancesHematoma formationVascular injurySpine surgeryBone graftingBone allograftSurgery applicationsMesenchymal stem cellsTissue graftViable boneIntervertebral disc regeneration strategiesHuman tissue graftsGraftGold standardOsteoinductive capabilityDisease transmissionOwn disadvantages
2015
Gremlin 1 Identifies a Skeletal Stem Cell with Bone, Cartilage, and Reticular Stromal Potential
Worthley DL, Churchill M, Compton JT, Tailor Y, Rao M, Si Y, Levin D, Schwartz MG, Uygur A, Hayakawa Y, Gross S, Renz BW, Setlik W, Martinez AN, Chen X, Nizami S, Lee HG, Kang HP, Caldwell JM, Asfaha S, Westphalen CB, Graham T, Jin G, Nagar K, Wang H, Kheirbek MA, Kolhe A, Carpenter J, Glaire M, Nair A, Renders S, Manieri N, Muthupalani S, Fox JG, Reichert M, Giraud AS, Schwabe RF, Pradere JP, Walton K, Prakash A, Gumucio D, Rustgi AK, Stappenbeck TS, Friedman RA, Gershon MD, Sims P, Grikscheit T, Lee FY, Karsenty G, Mukherjee S, Wang TC. Gremlin 1 Identifies a Skeletal Stem Cell with Bone, Cartilage, and Reticular Stromal Potential. Cell 2015, 160: 269-284. PMID: 25594183, PMCID: PMC4436082, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.11.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone morphogenetic proteinStem cellsMarrow stromal cellsMesenchymal stem cellsGremlin-1Skeletal stem cellsTissue stem cellsFate-mapping experimentsStromal cellsMorphogenetic proteinsPostnatal skeletonBone developmentCell of originMesenchymal sheathCellsAdipocytesOsteoblastsExpressionBone marrowChondrocytesProteinBone remodelingPerisinusoidal spaceRemodelingFracture repair
2008
What are the local and systemic biologic reactions and mediators to wear debris, and what host factors determine or modulate the biologic response to wear particles?
Tuan RS, Lee FY, T Konttinen Y, Wilkinson JM, Smith RL. What are the local and systemic biologic reactions and mediators to wear debris, and what host factors determine or modulate the biologic response to wear particles? Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008, 16 Suppl 1: s42-8. PMID: 18612013, PMCID: PMC2714366, DOI: 10.5435/00124635-200800001-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsBiocompatible MaterialsBone ResorptionDinoprostoneEndothelial CellsFibroblastsForeign-Body ReactionHumansInterleukin-1Interleukin-6Interleukin-8Joint ProsthesisMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorOsteoclastsOsteogenesisProsthesis FailureRANK LigandStem CellsT-LymphocytesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsBone lossTNF-alphaIL-1Inflammatory bone lossPro-osteoclastogenic cytokinesGene functionHost inflammatory responsePeriprosthetic bone lossBone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsMarrow-derived mesenchymal stem cellsGenetic variationBasic science dataMolecular mechanismsMesenchymal stem cellsMechanism of actionPeriprosthetic inflammationIL-6IL-8M-SCFInflammatory responseT cellsStem cellsAltered susceptibilityBiologic effectsOsteoprogenitor cells