Nelson, Jessica, Ghazzawi, Ziad, Evans-Molina, Carmela, Thompson, William, Cregor, Meloney, Bellido, Teresita, Daniel, Ashley, Delgado-Calle, Jesus, Ferrari, Adam, Sabol, Hayley, and McAndrews, Kevin

Osteocyte (Ot)-derived Sclerostin (Scl) has local actions in bone mediated by Lrp 4/5/6 receptors, inhibiting bone formation and stimulating bone resorption by antagonizing Wnt signaling. Emerging evidence suggests that Scl...

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Larsen, Bryan, Ogunbekun, Oladipupo, Loghmani, M. Terry, Thompson, William, Hum, Julia, Hiland, Taylor, Lowery, Jonathan, Mahoney, Aaron, and Anloague, Aric

Objecti ve: Soft tissue manual therapies are commonly utilized by osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists and massage therapists. These techniques are predicated on subjecting tissues to biophysical...

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Yi, Xin, Schneider, Artur, Wright, Christian, Hum, Julia, and Thompson, William

Context: Skeletal unloading due to disuse, disease, or aging increases bone loss and the risk of skeletal fracture. Conversely, mechanical loading is anabolic to the skeleton, promoting skeletal integrity through increased bone...

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Patel, Sheel, Bello, Margaret , Warrick, Adam , Sankar, Uma, Robling, Alexander , Thompson, William, Shutter, Jennifer , Bellido, Teresita , and Williams, Justin

There is a need for anabolic therapies to treat degenerative bone
diseases. Mechanical loading stimulates anabolic and inhibits
catabolic pathways of bone leading to increased bone formation.
Osteocytes are the bone cell...

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