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ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2021

Effects of sclerostin antibody on bone healing.

Atsushi Mihara, Kiminori Yukata, Toshihiro Seki, Ryuta Iwanaga, Norihiro Nishida, Kenzo Fujii, Yuji Nagao, Takashi Sakai

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Review in World journal of orthopedics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Repurposing Metformin to Promote Fracture Callus Maturation via AMPK-Driven Metabolic Activation.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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  9. Fracture healing-orthobiologics: from basic science to clinical application.OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Atsushi MiharaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Kiminori YukataDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan. kyukata2004jp@yahoo.co.jp.
Toshihiro SekiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Ryuta IwanagaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Norihiro NishidaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Kenzo FujiiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Yuji NagaoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Takashi SakaiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Ube 755-8505, Japan.
Yamaguchi University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Promoting bone healing after a fracture has been a frequent subject of research. Recently, sclerostin antibody (Scl-Ab) has been introduced as a new anabolic agent for the treatment of osteoporosis. Scl-Ab activates the canonical Wnt (cWnt)-β-catenin pathway, leading to an increase in bone formation and decrease in bone resorption. Because of its rich osteogenic effects, preclinically, Scl-Ab has shown positive effects on bone healing in rodent models; researchers have reported an increase in bone mass, mechanical strength, histological bone formation, total mineralized callus volume, bone mineral density, neovascularization, proliferating cell nuclear antigen score, and bone morphogenic protein expression at the fracture site after Scl-Ab administration. In addition, in a rat critical-size femoral-defect model, the Scl-Ab-treated group demonstrated a higher bone healing rate. On the other hand, two clinical reports have researched Scl-Ab in bone healing and failed to show positive effects in the femur and tibia. This review discusses why Scl-Ab appears to be effective in animal models of fracture healing and not in clinical cases.

Indexed as

Canonical Wnt-β-catenin pathwayFracture healingOsteoporosisRomosozumabSclerostin antibody

Identifiers

PMID34631449
PMCPMC8472444
OpenAlexW3199537481

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