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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2024

The role of N-acetylcysteine in osteogenic microenvironment for bone tissue engineering.

Haowen Zheng, Jiacheng Liu, Lanxin Sun, Zhaosong Meng

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Haowen Zheng *School of Dentistry, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Jiacheng Liu *School of Dentistry, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Lanxin SunSchool of Dentistry, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Zhaosong MengDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tianjin Medical University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Tianjin, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone defect is a common clinical symptom which can arise from various causes. Currently, bone tissue engineering has demonstrated positive therapeutic effects for bone defect repair by using seeding cells such as mesenchymal stem cells and precursor cells. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a stable, safe and highly bioavailable antioxidant that shows promising prospects in bone tissue engineering due to the ability to attenuate oxidative stress and enhance the osteogenic potential and immune regulatory function of cells. This review systematically introduces the antioxidant mechanism of NAC, analyzes the advancements in NAC-related research involving mesenchymal stem cells, precursor cells, innate immune cells and animal models, discusses its function using the classic oral microenvironment as an example, and places particular emphasis on the innovative applications of NAC-modified tissue engineering biomaterials. Finally, current limitations and future prospects are proposed, with the aim of providing inspiration for targeted readers in the field.

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biomaterialsbone regenerationinnate immunityN-acetylcysteineoxidative stressstem cellstissue engineering

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PMID39055649
PMCPMC11269162

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