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ArticleNational journal of maxillofacial surgery2013

Osteogenic potential of cissus qudrangularis assessed with osteopontin expression.

Nimisha Singh, Vibha Singh, R K Singh, A B Pant, U S Pal, Laxman R Malkunje, Gagan Mehta

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Article in National journal of maxillofacial surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nimisha SinghDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vibha Singh
R K Singh
A B Pant
U S Pal
Laxman R Malkunje
Gagan Mehta
King George's Medical University · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFracture healing involves complex processes of cell and tissue proliferation and differentiation. Many factors are involved, including growth factors, inflammatory cytokines, antioxidants, bone breakdown (osteoclast) and bone building (osteoblast) cells, hormones, amino acids, and uncounted nutrients. We studied the osteogenic potential of Cissus quadrangularis (CQ), a plant that has been customarily used in the Indian subcontinent to hasten the process of healing in bone fractures. MATERIALS AND

methodsTotal of 60 patients (age, 20-35 years) of mandible fracture was divided in two groups. Patients of group 1 were given capsules of CQ and fracture healing was assessed with osteopontin expression during treatment. Group 2 was control group.

resultsClinical and radiological analysis in our study was suggestive of better healing of fractures in group 1. All the samples of group 1 examined for osteopontin expression using western blot analysis and flow cytometry showed significant levels of expression of osteopontin protein and CD4+ T cells expressing osteopontin, respectively.

conclusionWe conclude that CQ accelerates fracture healing and also causes early remodeling of fracture callus.

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Cissus quadrangularisflow cytometryosteopontinwestern blot

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PMID24163553
PMCPMC3800385
OpenAlexW2099836529

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