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ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal

Combined supplementation of ascorbic acid and thyroid hormone T

Viviana di Giacomo, Martina Berardocco, Marialucia Gallorini, Francesco Oliva, Alessia Colosimo, Amelia Cataldi, Nicola Maffulli, Anna C Berardi

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Article in Muscles, ligaments and tendons journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Viviana di GiacomoDepartment of Pharmacy, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Martina BerardoccoUOC of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory of Stem Cells, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
Marialucia GalloriniDepartment of Pharmacy, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Francesco OlivaDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
Alessia ColosimoFaculty of Biosciences, University of Teramo, Italy.
Amelia CataldiDepartment of Pharmacy, University G. d'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
Nicola MaffulliHead of Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona, University of Salerno, Italy; Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Mile End Hospital, London, UK.
Anna C BerardiUOC of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory of Stem Cells, Spirito Santo Hospital, Pescara, Italy.
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTissue engineering is now increasingly focusing on cell-based treatments as promising tools to improve tendon repair. However, many crucial aspects of tendon biology remain to be understood before adopting the best experimental approach for cell-tissue engineering.

methodsThe role played by Ascorbic Acid (AA) alone and in combination with thyroid hormone T

resultsIn this

conclusionWe showed that the highest concentration of AA (100 and 500 µg/ml) caused cytotoxicity to human tenocytes. Moreover, it was shown that AA reduces NO synthesis. These results show that AA is a cell proliferation inducer that triggers tenocyte growth, while it reduces NO synthesis.

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ascorbic acidcell proliferationhuman tenocytesnitric oxideT3 thyroid hormonetendon

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PMID28717606
PMCPMC5505578
OpenAlexW2735621597

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