Mutation in Osteoactivin Decreases Bone Formation in Vivo and Osteoblast Differentiation in Vitro

Samir M. Abdelmagid, Joyce Belcher, Fouad M. Moussa, +8

American Journal Of Pathology

Transgenic Expression of Osteoactivin/gpnmb Enhances Bone Formation In Vivo and Osteoprogenitor Differentiation Ex Vivo

Nagat Frara, Samir M. Abdelmagid, Gregory R. Sondag, +6

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Regenerative MedicineTissue EngineeringNon-melanoma Clone BOa ExpressionDevelopmental Biology +12

Osteoactivin Promotes Osteoblast Adhesion Through HSPG and αvβ1 Integrin

Fouad M. Moussa, Israel Arango Hisijara, Gregory R. Sondag, +4

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Cell AdhesionOsteogenesisCytoskeletonOrthopaedic SurgeryCellular Physiology +15

Prolonged performance of a high repetition low force task induces bone adaptation in young adult rats, but loss in mature rats

Vicky S. Massicotte, Nagat Frara, Michele Y. Harris, +4

Experimental Gerontology

MechanobiologyKinesiologyEngineeringExerciseBiomechanics +12

Prolonged high force high repetition pulling induces osteocyte apoptosis and trabecular bone loss in distal radius, while low force high repetition pulling induces bone anabolism

Mary F. Barbe, Vicky S. Massicotte, Soroush Assari, +7

Bone

MechanobiologyKinesiologyInduces BoneMedicineBiomechanics +8

Substance P increases CCN2 dependent on TGF-beta yet Collagen Type I via TGF-beta1 dependent and independent pathways in tenocytes

Nagat Frara, Paul W. Fisher, Yingjie Zhao, +4

Connective Tissue Research

ImmunologyImmune RegulationCell ProliferationCell GrowthCellular Physiology +23

Growth and repair factors, osteoactivin, matrix metalloproteinase and heat shock protein 72, increase with resolution of inflammation in musculotendinous tissues in a rat model of repetitive grasping

Nagat Frara, Samir M. Abdelmagid, Michael Tytell, +4

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron–lesioned bladder and urethra function: establishment of a canine model and interim pilot study results

Ekta Tiwari, Danielle M. Salvadeo, Alan S. Braverman, +9

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron-lesioned bladder function. Part 2: correlation between histological changes and nerve evoked contractions

Mary F. Barbe, Courtney L. Testa, Geneva E. Cruz, +14

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron-lesioned bladder function. Part 1: attenuation of purinergic bladder smooth muscle contractions

Nagat Frara, Dania Giaddui, Alan S. Braverman, +11

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology