
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic
Musculoskeletal Disorders are injuries and disorders that affect the human body’s movement or musculoskeletal system, for example, the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, discs, blood vessels, etc. Common disorders include Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tendonitis, and Muscle or Tendon strain.
Researchers
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Carlos AguilarEngineering
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Andrea AlfordMedicine
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Benjamin AllenMedicine
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Brendon BakerMedicine
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Marco BottinoDentistry
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Steven BuchmanMedicine
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Sriram ChandrasekaranMedicine
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Greg ClinesMedicine
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Mark CohenMedicine
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Rhima ColemanEngineering
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Catherine CollinsLSA
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Cheri DengEngineering
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Mario FabiilliMedicine
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Stephen FeinbergDentistry
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Renny FranceschiDentistry
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Kurt HankensonMedicine
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Nan HatchDentistry
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Darnell KaiglerDentistry
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Stephen KempMedicine
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Megan KillianMedicine
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David KohnDentistry
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Ken KozloffMedicine
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Lisa LarkinMedicine
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Liu LiuMedicine
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Brian LoveEngineering
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Laurie McCauleyDentistry
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Yuji MishinaDentistry
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Mary-Ann MycekEngineering
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Noriaki OnoDentistry
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Andy PutnamEngineering
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Brian RossMedicine
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Jan StegemannEngineering
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Megan WeivodaDentistry
Select Publications
Aguilar CA et al. Transcriptional and Chromatin Dynamics of Muscle Regeneration After Severe Trauma. Stem Cell Reports. 2016.
Aguilar CA et al. Multiscale analysis of a regenerative therapy for treatment of volumetric muscle loss injury. Cell Death Discov. 2018.
Aguilar CA et al. Tuning Macrophage Phenotype to Mitigate Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis. J Immunology. 2020.
Aguilar CA et al. Dissecting murine muscle stem cell aging through integrative genomic analysis. Cell Rep. 2020.
Aguilar CA et al. Resolvin D1 supports skeletal myofiber regeneration via actions on myeloid and muscle stem cells. JCI Insight. 2020.
Aguilar et al. Pre-innervated tissue-engineered muscle promotes a pro-regenerative microenvironment following volumetric muscle loss. Commun Biol. 2020.
Alford AI et al. Two molecular weight species of thrombospondin-2 are present in bone and differentially modulated in fractured and nonfractured tibiae in a murine model of bone healing. Calcif Tissue Int. 2012.
Alford AI et al. Thrombospondin-2 facilitates assembly of a type-I collagen rich matrix in marrow stromal cells undergoing osteoblastic differentiation. Connect Tissue Res. 2013.
Alford AI et al. Thrombospondin-2 deficiency in growing mice alters bone collagen ultrastructure and leads to a brittle bone phenotype. J Appl Physiol. 1985.
Alford AI et al. TSP1 and TSP2 deficiencies affect LOX protein distribution in the femoral diaphysis and pro-peptide removal in marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. Connect Tissue Res. 2019.
Alford AI et al. Evaluation of global gene expression in regenerate tissues during Masquelet treatment. J Orthop Res. 2020.
Alford AI et al. Pattern of bone marrow lipid composition measures along the vertebral column: A descriptive study of adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Bone. 2021.
Allen BL et al. Dosage-dependent regulation of pancreatic cancer growth and angiogenesis by hedgehog signaling. Cell Rep. 2014.
Allen BL et al. Secreted HHIP1 interacts with heparan sulfate and regulates Hedgehog ligand localization and function. J Biol Chem. 2015.
Allen BL et al. Neuropilin-1 promotes Hedgehog signaling through a novel cytoplasmic motif. J Biol Chem. 2017.
Allen BL et al. Recovery of taste organs and sensory function after severe loss from Hedgehog/Smoothened inhibition with cancer drug sonidegib. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017.
Allen BL et al. The Hedgehog co-receptor BOC differentially regulates SHH signaling during craniofacial development. Development. 2020.
Baker BM et al. Matrix degradability controls multicellularity of 3D cell migration. Nat Commun. 2017.
Baker BM et al. Cell force-mediated matrix reorganization underlies multicellular network assembly. Sci Rep. 2019.
Baker BM et al. Actomyosin contractility-dependent matrix stretch and recoil induces rapid cell migration. Nat Commun. 2019.
Baker BM et al. Functional angiogenesis requires microenvironmental cues balancing endothelial cell migration and proliferation. Lab Chip. 2020.
Baker BM et al. Microengineered 3D pulmonary interstitial mimetics highlight a critical role for matrix degradation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Sci Adv. 2020.
Bottino MC et al. A novel patient-specific three-dimensional drug delivery construct for regenerative endodontics. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2019.
Bottino MC et al. Injectable MMP-Responsive Nanotube-Modified Gelatin Hydrogel for Dental Infection Ablation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2020.
Bottino MC et al. Extracellular Matrix/Amorphous Magnesium Phosphate Bioink for 3D Bioprinting of Craniomaxillofacial Bone Tissue. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2020.
Bottino MC et al. Highly tunable bioactive fiber-reinforced hydrogel for guided bone regeneration. Acta Biomater. 2020.
Bottino MC et al. Hybrid Antimicrobial Hydrogel as Injectable Therapeutics for Oral Infection Ablation. Biomacromolecules. 2020.
Buchman SR et al. Radioprotection With Amifostine Enhances Bone Strength and Regeneration and Bony Union in a Rat Model of Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Ann Plast Surg. 2018.
Buchman SR et al. Topical Deferoxamine Alleviates Skin Injury and Normalizes Atomic Force Microscopy Patterns Following Radiation in a Murine Breast Reconstruction Model. Ann Plast Surg. 2018.
Buchman SR et al. Nonvascularized Bone Graft Reconstruction of the Irradiated Murine Mandible: An Analogue of Clinical Head and Neck Cancer Treatment. J Craniofac Surg. 2019.
Buchman SR et al. The Role of Deferoxamine in Irradiated Breast Reconstruction: A Study of Oncologic Safety. Plast Reconstr Sur. 2019.
Buchman SR et al. Implantable hyaluronic acid-deferoxamine conjugate prevents nonunions through stimulation of neovascularization. NPJ Regen Med. 2019.
Chandrasekaran et al. Purine metabolism regulates DNA repair and therapy resistance in glioblastoma. Nat Commun. 2020.
Chandrasekaran S et al. LIN28 Regulates Stem Cell Metabolism and Conversion to Primed Pluripotency. Cell Stem Cell. 2016.
Chandrasekaran S et al. Comprehensive mapping of pluripotent stem cell metabolism using dynamic genome-scale network modeling. Cell Rep. 2017.
Chandrasekaran S et al. Genome-scale network model of metabolism and histone acetylation reveals metabolic dependencies of histone deacetylase inhibitors. Genome Biol. 2019.
Chandrasekaran S et al. Dynamic Network Modeling of Stem Cell Metabolism, Methods in Molecular Biology: Computational Stem Cell Biology. Methods Mol Biol. 2019.
Chandrasekaran S et al. Nutrient Sensing by Histone Marks: Reading the Metabolic Histone Code Using Tracing, Omics, and Modeling. Bioessays. 2020.
Clines GA et al. Regulation of postnatal trabecular bone formation by the osteoblast endothelin A receptor. J Bone Miner Res. 2011.
Clines GA et al. Dural Cells Release Factors Which Promote Cancer Cell Malignancy and Induce Immunosuppressive Markers in Bone Marrow Myeloid Cells. Neurosurgery. 2018.
Clines GA et al. DKK1 and Kremen Expression Predicts the Osteoblastic Response to Bone Metastasis. Transl Oncol. 2018.
Clines GA et al. The challenges of diagnosing osteoporosis and the limitations of currently available tools. Clin Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018.
Clines GA et al. Castration Determines the Efficacy of ETAR Blockade in a Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis. Endocrinology. 2019.
Collins CA et al. Mitochondrial fission, integrity and clearance require separable functions of Vps13D in Drosophila neurons. bioRxiv. 2020.
Collins CA et al. Protein turnover of the Wallenda/DLK kinase regulates a retrograde response to axonal injury. J Cell Biol. 2010.
Collins CA et al. The Highwire ubiquitin ligase promotes axonal degeneration by tuning levels of Nmnat protein. PLoS Biol. 2012.
Collins CA et al. An evolutionarily conserved mechanism for cAMP elicited axonal regeneration involves direct activation of the dual leucine zipper kinase DLK. eLife. 2016.
Collins CA et al. Restraint of presynaptic protein levels by Wnd/DLK signaling mediates synaptic defects associated with the kinesin-3 motor Unc-104. Elife. 2017.
Deng CX et al. Injectable pre-cultured tissue modules catalyze the formation of extensive functional microvasculature in vivo. Sci Rep. 2020.
Deng CX et al. Microscale Characterization of the Viscoelastic Properties of Hydrogel Biomaterials using Ultrasound Technique. Biomaterials. 2016.
Deng CX et al. Acoustic tweezing cytometry enhances osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells through cytoskeletal contractility and YAP activation. Biomaterials. 2017.
Deng CX et al. Multimode Ultrasound Viscoelastography for Three-Dimensional Interrogation of Microscale Mechanical Properties in Heterogeneous Biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2018.
Deng CX et al. Acoustic actuation of integrin-bound microbubbles for mechanical phenotyping during differentiation and morphogenesis of human embryonic stem cells. Small. 2018.
Deng CX et al. Integrin-targeted Cyclic Forces Accelerate Neural Tube-like Rosette Formation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Adv Biosyst. 2019.
Deng CX et al. Visualization and quantification of dynamic intercellular coupling in human embryonic stem cells using single cell sonoporation. Sci Rep. 2020.
Fabiilli ML et al. Spatiotemporally-controlled transgene expression in hydroxyapatite-fibrin composite scaffolds using high intensity focused ultrasound. Biomaterials. 2019.
Fabiilli ML et al. Controlled delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) using acoustic droplet vaporization stimulates endothelial network formation. Acta Biomater. 2019.
Fabiilli ML et al. Standing wave-assisted acoustic droplet vaporization for single and dual payload release in acoustically-responsive scaffolds. Ultrason Sonochem. 2020.
Fabiilli ML et al. Spatially-directed cell migration in acoustically-responsive scaffolds via the controlled delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor. Acta Biomater. 2020.
Fabiilli ML et al. Spatiotemporal control of micromechanics and microstructure in acoustically-responsive scaffolds using acoustic droplet vaporization. Soft Matter. 2020.
Feinberg SE et al. Tissue engineering of lips and muco-cutaneous junctions: in vitro development of tissue engineered constructs of oral mucosa and skin for lip reconstruction. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2012.
Feinberg SE et al. Intraoral grafting of tissue-engineered human oral mucosa. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2013.
Feinberg SE et al. Fabrication of Large Size Ex Vivo-Produced Oral Mucosal Equivalents for Clinical Application. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2015.
Feinberg SE et al. In Vitro Development of a Mucocutaneous Junction for Lip Reconstruction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016.
Feinberg SE et al. Soft Tissue Engineering. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2017.
Franceschi RT et al. Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Controls Bone Formation and Marrow Adipogenesis. J Bone Miner Res. 2016.
Franceschi RT et al. Control of the osteoblast lineage by mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling. Curr Mol Biol Rep. 2017.
Franceschi RT et al. Selective Role of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 in Murine Temporomandibular Joint Development and Aging. J Dent Res. 2018.
Franceschi RT et al. Genetic inhibition of PPAR-gamma S112 phosphorylation reduces bone formation and stimulates marrow adipogenesis. Bone. 2018.
Hankenson KD et al. Intraoperative delivery of the Notch ligand Jagged-1 regenerates appendicular and craniofacial bone defects. NPJ Regen Med. 2017.
Hankenson KD et al. R-spondin-2 is a Wnt agonist that regulates osteoblast activity and bone mass. Bone Res. 2018.
Hankenson KD et al. Genome-scale Capture C promoter interactions implicate effector genes at GWAS loci for bone mineral density. Nat Commun. 2019.
Hankenson KD et al. CTRP3 Regulates Endochondral Ossification and Bone Remodeling During Fracture Healing. J Orthop Res. 2020.
Hankenson KD et al. Canonical Notch signaling is required for bone morphogenetic protein-mediated human osteoblast differentiation. Stem Cells. 2020.
Hatch NE et al. Tissue-nonspecific Alkaline Phosphatase Deficiency Causes Abnormal Craniofacial Bone Development in the Alpl-/- Mouse Model of Infantile Hypophosphatasia. Bone. 2014.
Hatch NE et al. Microsphere controlled drug delivery for local control of tooth movement. Eur J Orthod. 2019.
Hatch NE et al. Tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase promotes calvarial progenitor cell cycle progression and cytokinesis via Erk1,2. Bone. 2019.
Hatch NE et al. Viral delivery of tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase diminishes craniosynostosis in one of two FGFR2C342Y/+ mouse models of Crouzon syndrome. PLoS One. 2020.
Hatch NE et al. Genetic background dependent modifiers of craniosynostosis severity. J Struct Biol. 2020.
Kemp SWP et al.The clinical significance of a swollen neuroma: A meaningful distinction or an incidental finding? Ann Palliat Med. 2020
Killian ML et al. Effects of imbalanced muscle loading on hip joint development and maturation. J Orthop Res. 2017.
Killian ML et al. Partial-width injuries of the rat rotator cuff heal with fibrosis. Connect Tissue Res. 2018.
Killian ML et al. Novel model for the induction of postnatal murine hip deformity. J Orthop Res. 2019.
Killian ML et al. Photobiomodulation does not influence maturation and mildly improves functional healing of mouse achilles tendons. J Orthop Res. 2020.
Killian ML et al. Optogenetic activation of muscle contraction in vivo. Connect Tissue Res. 2020.
Kohn DH et al. Connexin 43 as a signaling platform for increasing the volume and spatial distribution of regenerated tissue. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009.
Kohn DH et al. Gene delivery via DNA incorporation within a biomimetic apatite coating. Biomaterials. 2009.
Kohn DH et al. PTH signaling mediates perilacunar remodeling during exercise. Matrix Biol. 2016.
Kohn DH et al. Dual-functioning peptides discovered by phage display increase the magnitude and specificity of BMSC attachment to mineralized biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2017.
Kohn DH et al. Cell and material-specific phage display peptides increase iPS-MSC mediated bone and vasculature formation in vivo. Adv Healthc Mater. 2019.
Kozloff et al.Bone chemical composition assessment with multi-wavelength photoacoustic analysis. Front Physics. 2020
Kozloff KM et al. Near-infrared fluorescent probe traces bisphosphonate delivery and retention in vivo. J Bone Miner Res. 2010.
Kozloff KM et al. Osteoblast response to ovariectomy is enhanced in intrinsically high aerobic capacity rats. Calcif Tissue Int. 2011.
Kozloff KM et al. Adult Brtl/+ mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta demonstrates anabolic response to sclerostin antibody treatment with increased bone mass and strength. Osteoporos Int. 2014.
Kozloff KM et al. Rapidly growing Brtl/+ mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta improves bone mass and strength with sclerostin antibody treatment. Bone. 2015.
Kozloff KM et al. Low dose of bisphosphonate enhances sclerostin antibody-induced trabecular bone mass gains in Brtl/+ osteogenesis imperfecta mouse model. J Bone Miner Res. 2018.
Kozloff, KM et al. A Wnt-mediated transformation of the bone marrow stromal cell identity orchestrates skeletal regeneration. Nat Commun. 2020.
Liu L et al. MicroRNA-181a regulates local immune balance by inhibiting proliferation and immunosuppressive properties of mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cells. 2012.
Liu L et al. Mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate Th1-induced pre-eclampsia-like symptoms in mice via the suppression of TNF-α expression. PLoS One. 2014.
Liu L et al. Improving cardiac reprogramming for heart regeneration. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2016.
Liu L et al. Targeting Mll1 H3K4 methyltransferase activity to guide cardiac lineage specific reprogramming of fibroblasts. Cell Discov. 2016.
Liu L et al. Chemical suppression of specific C-C chemokine signaling pathways enhances cardiac reprogramming. J Biol Chem. 2019.
McCauley LK et al. Local pulsatile PTH delivery regenerates bone defects via enhanced bone remodeling in a cell-free scaffold. Biomaterials. 2017.
McCauley LK et al. Macrophages and skeletal health. Pharmacol Ther. 2017.
McCauley LK et al. Apoptosis-induced CXCL5 accelerates inflammation and growth of prostate tumor metastases in bone. J Clin Invest. 2018.
McCauley LK et al. Inflammatory bone loss associated with MFG-E8 deficiency is rescued by teriparatide. FASEB J. 2018.
McCauley LK et al. Clodronate-loaded liposome treatment has site-specific skeletal effects. J Dent Res. 2019.
McCauley LK et al. Regulation of heterotopic ossification by monocytes in a mouse model of aberrant wound healing. Nat Commun. 2020.
Mishina Y et al. BMP type I receptor inhibition prevents ectopic ossification in a mouse model of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Nat Med. 2008.
Mishina Y et al. Augmented BMP signaling in neural crest inhibits nasal cartilage morphogenesis by inducing p53-mediated apoptosis. Development. 2015.
Mishina Y et al. Coordinating Tissue Regeneration Through Transforming Growth Factor-β Activated Kinase 1 Inactivation and Reactivation. Stem Cells. 2019.
Mishina Y et al. Activin A receptor type 1-mediated BMP signaling regulates RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis via canonical SMAD-signaling pathway. J Biol Chem. 2019.
Mishina Y et al. Regulation of heterotopic ossification by monocytes in a mouse model of aberrant wound healing. Nat Commun. 2020.
Mishina Y et al. Loss of BMP signaling mediated by BMPR1A in osteoblasts leads to differential bone phenotypes depending on anatomical positions of the bones in mice. Bone. 2020.
Mycek et al.Needle-compatible miniaturized optoelectronic sensor for pancreatic cancer detection. Sci Adv. 2020
Ono N et al. Diverse contribution of Col2a1-expressing cells to the craniofacial skeletal cell lineages. Orthod Craniofac Res. 2017.
Ono N et al. Msx2 Marks Spatially Restricted Populations of Mesenchymal Precursors. J Dent Res. 2018.
Ono N et al. Resting zone of the growth plate houses a unique class of skeletal stem cells. Nature. 2018.
Ono N et al. Growth Plate Borderline Chondrocytes Behave as Transient Mesenchymal Precursor Cells. J Bone Miner Res. 2019.
Ono N et al. A Wnt-mediated transformation of the bone marrow stromal cell identity orchestrates skeletal regeneration. Nat Commun. 2020.
Ono N et al. A Wnt-mediated transformation of the bone marrow stromal cell identity orchestrates skeletal regeneration. Nat Commun. 2020.
Putnam AJ et al. Stromal Cell Identity Influences the In Vivo Functionality of Engineered Capillary Networks Formed by Co-Delivery of Endothelial Cells and Stromal Cells. Tissue Eng Part A. 2013.
Putnam AJ et al. Protease-Sensitive PEG Hydrogels Regulate Vascularization In Vitro and In Vivo. Macromol Biosci. 2014.
Putnam AJ et al. Evaluating the potential of endothelial cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells to form microvascular networks in 3D cultures. Sci Rep. 2018.
Putnam AJ et al. A Systems Mechanobiology Model to Predict Cardiac Reprogramming Outcomes on Different Biomaterials. Biomaterials. 2018.
Putnam AJ et al. Cell-mediated matrix stiffening accompanies capillary morphogenesis in ultrasoft amorphous hydrogels. Biomaterials. 2020.
Putnam AJ et al. Injectable pre-cultured tissue modules catalyze the formation of extensive functional microvasculature in vivo. Sci Rep. 2020.
Ross et al. Murine models of IDH-wild-type glioblastoma exhibit spatial segregation of tumor initiation and manifestation during evolution. Nat Commun. 2020.
Stegemann JP et al. Injectable pre-cultured tissue modules catalyze the formation of extensive functional microvasculature in vivo. Sci Rep. 2020.
Weivoda et al. Identification of osteoclast-osteoblast coupling factors in humans reveals links between bone and energy metabolism. Nat Commun. 2020.
Weivoda MM et al. Osteoclast TGF-ß receptor signaling induces Wnt1 secretion and couples bone resorption to bone formation. J Bone Miner Res. 2016.
Weivoda MM et al. Targeting senescent cells enhances adipogenesis and metabolic function in old age. Elife. 2015.
Weivoda MM et al. Targeting cellular senescence prevents age-related bone loss in mice. Nat Med. 2017.
Weivoda MM et al. Senolytics improve physical function and increase lifespan in old age. Nat Med. 2018.
Weivoda MM et al. Identification of osteoclast-osteoblast coupling factors in humans reveals links between bone and energy metabolism. Nat Commun. 2020.