MMP messenger RNA (mRNA) accumulation was determined either by northern blot analysis or reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of RNA from chondrocytes or HOAS treated with BCP ...

Excessive nutrients in wastewater can lead to detrimental discharges into natural water bodies, prompting harmful algal ...

Bladder stones, also called uroliths and cystic calculi, are a serious and painful condition that occurs in many animals, including guinea pigs. The stones are the buildup of tiny crystals of calcium ...

Dysregulation of calcium (Ca) and phosphate (P) metabolism is common in CKD patients and drives vascular calcification ... Accumulation of mineralized matrix vesicles and apoptotic bodies, and their ...

There are currently 2 leading hypotheses: first, magnesium may bind phosphate and delay calcium phosphate crystal growth in the circulation, thereby passively interfering with calcium phosphate ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals that appear as non-birefringent when observed under the polarised light microscope. METHODS Two observers ...

Preclinical and clinical studies have shown that strontium is a safe and effective divalent metal ion for preventing osteoporosis, which has led to its incorporation in calcium phosphate-based ...

Novel nanocomposites remove and recover nutrients from wastewater, subsequently upcycling them as agricultural fertilizers or ...

Young-Shin Jun's lab developed a novel composite nanotechnology that removes and recovers nutrients from wastewater, ...

The influence of the enzyme kinetics on the formation of guanine crystals was investigated by varying the concentrations of PNP, guanosine and phosphate. Looking first at PNP, β-AG crystals were also ...

Kidney stones rank right up at the top of the most painful health conditions, according to patients asked to rate their discomfort on a scale of 1 to 10. Kidney stones are hard pellets composed ...

9 developed and described a biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) bone cement composed of HA/DCPA obtained from chicken ... The microplates were incubated for 30 min in the dark at room temperature for ...