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ArticleJournal of extracellular vesicles2021

Epigenetic reprogramming enhances the therapeutic efficacy of osteoblast-derived extracellular vesicles to promote human bone marrow stem cell osteogenic differentiation.

Kenny Man, Mathieu Y Brunet, Maria Fernandez-Rhodes, Soraya Williams, Liam M Heaney, Lee A Gethings, Angelica Federici, Owen G Davies, David Hoey, Sophie C Cox

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Article in Journal of extracellular vesicles, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Kenny ManSchool of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UK.
Mathieu Y BrunetSchool of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UK.
Maria Fernandez-RhodesSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough UK.
Soraya WilliamsSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough UK.
Liam M HeaneySchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough UK.
Lee A GethingsWaters Corporation Stamford Avenue Wilmslow UK.
Angelica FedericiTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute Trinity College Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering Dublin Ireland.
Owen G DaviesSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences Loughborough University Loughborough UK.
David HoeyTrinity Biomedical Sciences Institute Trinity College Trinity Centre for Biomedical Engineering Dublin Ireland.
Sophie C CoxSchool of Chemical Engineering University of Birmingham Birmingham UK.
Loughborough University · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GBAdvanced Materials and BioEngineering Research · IETrinity College · CAWaters (United States) · US

Funding

British Heart FoundationMedical Research CouncilWellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging in tissue engineering as promising acellular tools, circumventing many of the limitations associated with cell-based therapies. Epigenetic regulation through histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition has been shown to increase differentiation capacity. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the potential of augmenting osteoblast epigenetic functionality using the HDAC inhibitor Trichostatin A (TSA) to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of osteoblast-derived EVs for bone regeneration. TSA was found to substantially alter osteoblast epigenetic function through reduced HDAC activity and increased histone acetylation. Treatment with TSA also significantly enhanced osteoblast alkaline phosphatase activity (1.35-fold), collagen production (2.8-fold) and calcium deposition (1.55-fold) during osteogenic culture (

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Epigenesis, GeneticAcetylationAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedExtracellular VesiclesGene Expression RegulationHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHumansHydroxamic AcidsMiceMicroRNAsOsteoblastsOsteogenesisHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHydroxamic AcidsMicroRNAstrichostatin Aboneepigeneticsextracellular vesicleshistone deacetylasemicroRNAstissue engineeringtrichostatin A

Identifiers

PMID34262674
PMCPMC8263905
OpenAlexW3177857247

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