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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

The Effect of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Bone Regeneration and the Expression of Osterix and Cyclooxygenase-2 during Critical-Size Bone Defect Repair.

Darian Volarić, Gordana Žauhar, Jie Chen, Ana Terezija Jerbić Radetić, Hrvoje Omrčen, Antonio Raič, Roko Pirović, Olga Cvijanović Peloza

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Alveolar Bone Regeneration: Smart Biomaterials and Physical Stimulation.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials · 2026
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  4. Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Promotes Osteogenesis in Porous Titanium Alloys Through miR-1187/BMP4 Pathway.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Darian VolarićDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Thalassotherapia Crikvenica-Special Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Gajevo Šetalište 21, 51260 Crikvenica, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5702-4749
Gordana ŽauharDepartment of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-5931-2872
Jie ChenDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7925-3729
Ana Terezija Jerbić RadetićDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Hrvoje OmrčenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko-Goranska County, Krešimirova 52a, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Antonio RaičUniversity Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study Programme of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Roko PirovićUniversity Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study Programme of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Olga Cvijanović PelozaDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-4381-8529
University of Rijeka · HRas2con (Croatia) · HRUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

Croatian Science Foundation IP-2020-02-7875University of Rijeka UNIRI-biomed-18-280University of Rijeka UNIRI-prirod-18-75-1208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) is a form of ultrasound that utilizes low-intensity pulsed waves. Its effect on bones that heal by intramembranous ossification has not been sufficiently investigated. In this study, we examined LIPUS and the autologous bone, to determine their effect on the healing of the critical-size bone defect (CSBD) of the rat calvaria. The bone samples underwent histological, histomorphometric and immunohistochemical analyses. Both LIPUS and autologous bone promoted osteogenesis, leading to almost complete closure of the bone defect. On day 30, the bone volume was the highest in the autologous bone group (20.35%), followed by the LIPUS group (19.12%), and the lowest value was in the control group (5.11%). The autologous bone group exhibited the highest intensities of COX-2 (167.7 ± 1.1) and Osx (177.1 ± 0.9) expression on day 30. In the LIPUS group, the highest intensity of COX-2 expression was found on day 7 (169.7 ±1.6) and day 15 (92.7 ± 2.2), while the highest Osx expression was on day 7 (131.9 ± 0.9). In conclusion, this study suggests that LIPUS could represent a viable alternative to autologous bone grafts in repairing bone defects that are ossified by intramembranous ossification.

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Plastic Surgery ProceduresAnimalsBone RegenerationCyclooxygenase 2OsteogenesisRatsUltrasonic WavesCyclooxygenase 2autologous bonebone regenerationcritical-size bone defectcyclooxygenase-2low-intensity pulsed ultrasoundosterix

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PMID38612693
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