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ArticleStem cells translational medicine2020

Human bone marrow stem/stromal cell osteogenesis is regulated via mechanically activated osteocyte-derived extracellular vesicles.

Kian F Eichholz, Ian Woods, Mathieu Riffault, Gillian P Johnson, Michele Corrigan, Michelle C Lowry, Nian Shen, Marie-Noelle Labour, Kieran Wynne, Lorraine O'Driscoll and 1 more

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Article in Stem cells translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Role of FGF2 in promoting osteogenic differentiation for craniofacial bone regeneration.Regenerative engineering and translational medicine · 2025
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  13. Involvement of icaritin in the regulation of osteocyte exosomal microRNAs.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025
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  16. Isolation and characterization of bone mesenchymal cell small extracellular vesicles using a novel mouse model.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Kian F EichholzDepartment of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-9346-7731
Ian WoodsTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Mathieu RiffaultTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Gillian P JohnsonDepartment of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Michele CorriganDepartment of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Michelle C LowrySchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Nian ShenTrinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Marie-Noelle LabourDepartment of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Kieran WynneUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Lorraine O'DriscollSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
David A HoeyDepartment of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Biomedical Engineering, Materials and Surface Science Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-5898-0409

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone formation or regeneration requires the recruitment, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of stem/stromal progenitor cells. A potent stimulus driving this process is mechanical loading. Osteocytes are mechanosensitive cells that play fundamental roles in coordinating loading-induced bone formation via the secretion of paracrine factors. However, the exact mechanisms by which osteocytes relay mechanical signals to these progenitor cells are poorly understood. Therefore, this study aimed to demonstrate the potency of the mechanically stimulated osteocyte secretome in driving human bone marrow stem/stromal cell (hMSC) recruitment and differentiation, and characterize the secretome to identify potential factors regulating stem cell behavior and bone mechanobiology. We demonstrate that osteocytes subjected to fluid shear secrete a distinct collection of factors that significantly enhance hMSC recruitment and osteogenesis and demonstrate the key role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in driving these effects. This demonstrates the pro-osteogenic potential of osteocyte-derived mechanically activated extracellular vesicles, which have great potential as a cell-free therapy to enhance bone regeneration and repair in diseases such as osteoporosis.

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AnimalsBone MarrowCell DifferentiationExtracellular VesiclesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceOsteocytesOsteogenesisProteomicsboneextracellular vesiclemarrow stem cellmechanobiologyproteomics

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PMID32672416
PMCPMC7581449

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