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ArticlePloS one2021

Assessment of plasma BMP-2, BMP-7, BMP-10, vitamin D, and TGF β1 in simple fractures among Sudanese patients.

Amin Ahmed Ali, Muawia Mohamed Mukhtar, Samir Shaheen, Abdelrahim Osman Mohamed

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amin Ahmed AliDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine-University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.ORCID 0000-0002-5746-7707
Muawia Mohamed MukhtarDepartment of Immunology at Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Samir ShaheenDepartment of Orthopedics and Trauma surgery, Faculty of Medicine-University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
Abdelrahim Osman MohamedDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine-University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
University of Khartoum · SD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are multifunctional proteins. They work as cytokines regulating osteogenesis during fracture healing process. The objectives of this study were to assess changes in BMPs during fracture and their correlations to Fracture's healing.

methodsCase-Control hospital-based study conducted from January 2018 to January 2019. Demographic data, anthropometric measurements, and blood samples were collected from patients and controls (18-65 years old). Plasma concentrations of selected BMPs and vitamin D were measured using quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). SPSS version 25 was used to calculate frequencies, Pearson correlation tests, chi-square and unpaired t-test.

resultsSixty-five patients with fractures and Sixty-five controls were studied. Means of plasma concentrations were (TGFβ1 = 21.07 ng/ml ±8.49 and 19.8 ng/ml ±7.2) (BMP-2 = 76.3 pg/ml ± 156.6 and 55.5 ng/ml ± 127.9) (BMP-7 = 13.02 pg/ml ±43.5 and 64.6pg/ml ±250) (BMP-10 = 8.14 pg/ml ±12.7 and 5.48 pg/ml ±11.3) (Vitamin D mean was 24.94 ng/ml ±13.2 and 26.2 ng/ml ±11.6) in patients and controls, respectively. Forty-five subjects were enrolled into follow up study: 30 males, 15 females. Healing time mean was 4.13± 2.6 months. No significant correlation between BMP-2/BMP-7 with healing time.

conclusionsBMP-7 was significantly lowers in the plasma of patients that controls (P = 0.042). Low Vitamin D was observed among Sudanese participants.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsCase-Control StudiesFemaleFracture HealingFractures, BoneHumansMaleMiddle AgedSudanTransforming Growth Factor beta1Vitamin DBMP10 protein, humanBMP2 protein, humanBMP7 protein, humanBone Morphogenetic Protein 2Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Vitamin D

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