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Enhancement of Impaired MRSA‐Infected Fracture Healing by Combinatorial Antibiotics and Modulation of Sustained Inflammation
Yu KE, Kwon H, Dussik CM, Cahill SV, Back J, Alder KD, Lee FY. Enhancement of Impaired MRSA‐Infected Fracture Healing by Combinatorial Antibiotics and Modulation of Sustained Inflammation. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 37: 1352-1365. PMID: 35616626, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusExcessive inflammationAntibiotic treatmentFracture healingTrametinib therapyInfected fracturesPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsPostoperative antibiotic administrationSetting of infectionMale C57BL/6 miceSystemic antibiotic treatmentAdjunctive therapeutic agentMRSA-infected miceImpaired callus formationFemoral fracture modelTherapeutic cohortCytokine levelsMRSA infectionMusculoskeletal infectionsPostoperative intervalsSystemic vancomycinAntibiotic administrationCytokine analysisC57BL/6 miceIntramedullary nailingBiocompatibility 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 cellsStrengthSmoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains
Hao Z, Li J, Li B, Alder KD, Cahill SV, Munger AM, Lee I, Kwon H, Back J, Xu S, Kang M, Lee FY. Smoking Alters Inflammation and Skeletal Stem and Progenitor Cell Activity During Fracture Healing in Different Murine Strains. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2020, 36: 186-198. PMID: 32866293, PMCID: PMC9057220, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.4175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFracture HealingInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSmokingStem CellsX-Ray MicrotomographyConceptsCigarette smoke exposureCigarette smokingFracture healingSmoke exposureMurine modelMolecular alterationsBALB/cJ miceBiomechanical testingPro-inflammatory mediatorsCytokine/chemokine analysisImpaired fracture healingMultiplex cytokine/chemokine analysisInitial inflammatory responseFracture healing capacityBALB/cJProgenitor cell activitySmoking miceTransverse femoral osteotomyFemoral osteotomyImmune cellsChemokine analysisInflammatory responseFracture hematomaHigh riskMurine strains
2023
Parathyroid hormone therapy improves MRSA-infected fracture healing in a murine diabetic model
Kwon H, Cahill S, Yu K, Alder K, Dussik C, Jeong J, Back J, Lee F. Parathyroid hormone therapy improves MRSA-infected fracture healing in a murine diabetic model. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2023, 13: 1230568. PMID: 37829606, PMCID: PMC10565816, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1230568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFracture healingTeriparatide treatmentType 2 diabetic mouse modelType 2 diabetes mellitus miceBone volume/total volumeMurine diabetic modelTotal mineral densityIntermittent parathyroid hormoneSystemic antibiotic therapyImpairs fracture healingPoor fracture healingAdjuvant therapeutic agentDiabetes mellitus miceDiabetic mouse modelBlood glucose levelsCombination of antibioticsRadiographic union scaleTibia fracture modelIPTH treatmentSeptic nonunionNondiabetic counterpartsT2DM miceHormone therapyAntibiotic therapyMRSA infection
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