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A new endogenous ATP analog (ApppI) inhibits the mitochondrial adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT) and is responsible for the apoptosis induced by nitrogen‐containing bisphosphonates
- H. Mönkkönen, S. Auriola, +4 authors J. Moenkkoenen
- Chemistry, Medicine
- British journal of pharmacology
- 1 February 2006
Bisphosphonates are currently the most important class of antiresorptive drugs used for the treatment of diseases with excess bone resorption. On the basis of their molecular mechanism of action,… Expand
Removal of osteoclast bone resorption products by transcytosis.
- J. Salo, P. Lehenkari, M. Mulari, K. Metsikkö, H. Väänänen
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 11 April 1997
Osteoclasts are multinucleated cells responsible for bone resorption. During the resorption cycle, osteoclasts undergo dramatic changes in their polarity, and resorbing cells reveal four functionally… Expand
Single integrin molecule adhesion forces in intact cells measured by atomic force microscopy.
- P. Lehenkari, M. Horton
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Biochemical and biophysical research…
- 16 June 1999
Cross-talk between cells and the extracellular matrix is critically influenced by the mechanical properties of cell surface receptor-ligand interactions; these interactions are especially well… Expand
Intracellular Fragmentation of Bone Resorption Products by Reactive Oxygen Species Generated by Osteoclastic Tartrate-resistant Acid Phosphatase*
- J. Halleen, S. Räisänen, +7 authors H. Väänänen
- Chemistry, Medicine
- The Journal of Biological Chemistry
- 13 August 1999
Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) is highly expressed in bone-resorbing osteoclasts and activated macrophages. It has been suggested that a redox-active iron in the binuclear iron center of… Expand
The mechanism of action of induced membranes in bone repair.
- Olli-Matti Aho, P. Lehenkari, J. Ristiniemi, Siri Lehtonen, J. Risteli, Hannu-Ville Leskelä
- Medicine
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American…
- 3 April 2013
BACKGROUND
Inducement of foreign-body granulation tissue is a relatively novel therapeutic modality in bone repair. A two-stage bone reconstruction method, known as the Masquelet technique, combines… Expand
Automatic Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis from Plain Radiographs: A Deep Learning-Based Approach
- A. Tiulpin, J. Thevenot, Esa Rahtu, P. Lehenkari, S. Saarakkala
- Medicine, Computer Science
- Scientific Reports
- 29 October 2017
TLDR
Atomic force microscopy can be used to mechanically stimulate osteoblasts and evaluate cellular strain distributions.
- G. Charras, P. Lehenkari, M. Horton
- Materials Science, Medicine
- Ultramicroscopy
- 2001
In this study, atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to mechanically stimulate primary osteoblasts. In response to mechanical force applied by the AFM, the indented cell increased its intracellular… Expand
Bone-resorbing osteoclasts reveal a dynamic division of basal plasma membrane into two different domains.
- J. Salo, K. Metsikkö, H. Palokangas, P. Lehenkari, H. Väänänen
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of cell science
- 1 February 1996
Bone-resorbing multinucleate osteoclasts exhibit a ruffled border membrane apposing the bone and a basal membrane contacting the circulation. A junctional complex called the sealing zone separates… Expand
Congenital pseudarthrosis of neurofibromatosis type 1: impaired osteoblast differentiation and function and altered NF1 gene expression.
- Hannu-Ville Leskelä, T. Kuorilehto, +7 authors J. Peltonen
- Biology, Medicine
- Bone
- 1 February 2009
Three patients with neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) were operated for congenital pseudarthrosis (PA) of the tibia. Three non-NF1 patients served as reference. Both NF1 mRNA and protein were detected in the… Expand
Further insight into mechanism of action of clodronate: inhibition of mitochondrial ADP/ATP translocase by a nonhydrolyzable, adenine-containing metabolite.
- P. Lehenkari, Maarit Kellinsalmi, +6 authors I. Hassinen
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Molecular pharmacology
- 1 May 2002
Bisphosphonates are currently the most important class of antiresorptive drugs used for the treatment of diseases with excess bone resorption. Recent studies have shown that bisphosphonates can be… Expand