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
2005
Zoledronate induces apoptosis in cells from fibro‐cellular membrane of unicameral bone cyst (UBC)
Yu J, Chang S, Suratwala S, Chung W, Abdelmessieh P, Lee H, Yang J, Lee F. Zoledronate induces apoptosis in cells from fibro‐cellular membrane of unicameral bone cyst (UBC). Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2005, 23: 1004-1012. PMID: 15921873, DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2005.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnicameral bone cystsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsBlood mononuclear cellsTrabecular bone cellsBone cystUBC cellsMononuclear cellsBone cellsZoledronate concentrationsIsolated peripheral blood mononuclear cellsImmunohisto/cytochemistryPercutaneous injection therapyAnti-resorptive agentsAnti-osteoclastogenic effectApoptotic fractionSTRO-1Potential therapeutic effectsPotential therapeutic roleEffect of zoledronateBenign cystic lesionsNitrogen-containing bisphosphonatesDose-dependent mannerOsteoclast-like cellsInjection therapyPathologic fracture