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ArticleScientific reports2019

The effect of exogenous melatonin on reducing scoliotic curvature and improving bone quality in melatonin-deficient C57BL/6J mice.

Hao Liu, Zhen Liu, Chi-Wai Man, Jing Guo, Xiao Han, Zongshan Hu, Tzi Bun Ng, Zhihui Zhao, Jie Li, Weijun Wang and 10 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Genetics and pathogenesis of scoliosis.North American Spine Society journal · 2024
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  10. Crosstalk of Brain and Bone-Clinical Observations and Their Molecular Bases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hao LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhen LiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Chi-Wai ManSH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8608-9688
Jing GuoSpine Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao HanDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zongshan HuSH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Tzi Bun NgSchool of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Zhihui ZhaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jie LiDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Weijun WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Tseng-Chang ChunDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Jun QiaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Benlong ShiDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Leilei XuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Hongda BaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Qing JiangDepartment of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Tsz Ping LamSH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2427-2719
Jack Chun Yiu ChengSH Ho Scoliosis Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Yong QiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zezhang ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. zhuzezhang@126.com.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKNanjing Drum Tower Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well-documented that melatonin deficiency has been linked to the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. In this study, we intended to apply melatonin in melatonin-deficient mice to ascertain whether melatonin could reduce the incidence/severity of scoliosis, and investigate the role of melatonin on bone mineral density in scoliosis. A total of 80 mice were divided into 4 groups: 20 quadrupedal mice and 20 bipedal mice served as controls; 20 quadrupedal and 20 bipedal mice received oral melatonin (8 mg/kg BW) daily. After 5

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AnimalsBone DensityCancellous BoneMelatoninMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoclastsScoliosisTime FactorsMelatonin

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