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Phospholipase D2 (PLD2), a signaling protein, plays a central role in cellular communication and various biological processes. Here, we show that PLD2 contributes to bone homeostasis by regulating bone resorpt...
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Silk cocoons are primarily composed of the proteins fibroin and sericin. To achieve guided bone regeneration (GBR), we have developed a simple and ecofriendly processing technique to obtain microperforated thi...
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Open AccessA novel method to detect articular chondrocyte death during early stages of osteoarthritis using a non-invasive ApoPep-1 probe
Current methods for early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA) are limited. We assessed whether in vivo detection of chondrocyte death by ApoPep-1 (CQRPPR), a peptide that binds to histone H1 of apoptotic and necr...
