Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Accelerates Osteoblast Differentiation and Promotes Bone Formation in an Osteoporosis Rat Model
Author(s) -
Shuliang Wu,
Yumi Kawahara,
Tomotaka Manabe,
Kazuyuki Ogawa,
Masaya Matsumoto,
Akira Sasaki,
Louis Yuge
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pathobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0291
pISSN - 1015-2008
DOI - 10.1159/000209387
Subject(s) - low intensity pulsed ultrasound , ovariectomized rat , osteoblast , endocrinology , osteoporosis , medicine , stimulation , alkaline phosphatase , chemistry , femur , bone healing , anatomy , ultrasound , in vitro , estrogen , surgery , therapeutic ultrasound , biochemistry , radiology , enzyme
We examined the effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on cell differentiation, bone mineralized nodule formation and core-binding factor A1 (Cbfa1) expression in a normal human osteoblast (NHOst) cell line and bone formation in an osteoporosis animal model.
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