Zinc as a Therapeutic Agent in Bone Regeneration

Zinc is an essential mineral that is required for normal skeletal growth and bone homeostasis. Furthermore, zinc appears to be able to promote bone regeneration. However, the cellular and molecular pathways through which zinc promotes bone growth, homeostasis, and regeneration are poorly understood. Zinc can positively affect chondrocyte and osteoblast functions, while inhibiting osteoclast activity, consistent with a beneficial role for zinc in bone homeostasis and regeneration. Based on the effects of zinc on skeletal cell populations and the role of zinc in skeletal growth, therapeutic approaches using zinc to improve bone regeneration are being developed. This review focuses on the role of zinc in bone growth, homeostasis, and regeneration while providing an overview of the existing studies that use zinc as a bone regeneration therapeutic.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Materials (Basel, Switzerland) - 13(2020), 10 vom: 12. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Connor, J Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Kanjilal, Deboleena [VerfasserIn]
Teitelbaum, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Sheldon S [VerfasserIn]
Cottrell, Jessica A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bone biology
Bone healing
Bone regeneration
Chondrocytes
Journal Article
Osteoblasts
Osteoclasts
Osteogenesis
Review
Therapeutics
Zinc

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ma13102211

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309912695