Electromagnetic field treatment increases purinergic receptor P2X7 expression and activates its downstream Akt/GSK3 β/β-catenin axis in mesenchymal stem cells under osteogenic induction

Imbalance in bone formation and resorption is a crucial component of the pathological process leading to osteoporosis. Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) have been reported to be beneficial to osteogenesis, althoug...

Source: Stem Cell Research and Therapy - December 21, 2019 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Yingchi Zhang, Wenkai Li, Chaoxu Liu, Jiyuan Yan, Xuefeng Yuan, Wei Wang, Huaixi Wang, Hua Wu and Yong Yang Tags: Research Source Type: research