• Comparison of bone regenerative capacity of donor-matched human adipose–derived and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells 

      Mohamed Ahmed, Samih; Yassin, Mohammed Ahmed; Elsebahy, Ahmad Rashad Saad Mohamed; Espedal, Heidi; Idris, Shaza Bushra M.; Finne-Wistrand, Anna; Vindenes, Hallvard; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Fristad, Inge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11)
      Adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) have been used as an alternative to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) for bone tissue engineering. However, the efficacy of ASC in bone regeneration in comparison with BMSC remains ...
    • Integrin α11β1 is a receptor for collagen XIII 

      Koivunen, Jarkko; Tu, Hongmin; Kemppainen, Antti; Anbazhagan, Padmanabhan; Finnilä, Mikko A; Saarakkala, Simo; Käpylä, Jarmo; Lu, Ning; Heikkinen, Anne; Juffer, André H; Heino, Jyrki; Gullberg, Donald; Taina, Pihlajaniemi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Collagen XIII is a conserved transmembrane collagen mainly expressed in mesenchymal tissues. Previously, we have shown that collagen XIII modulates tissue development and homeostasis. Integrins are a family of receptors ...