FINLAND, TULES-Group

Spaan M, Porola P, Laine M, Rozman B, Azuma M, Konttinen YT: Healthy human salivary glands contain a DHEA-S processing intracrine machinery, which is deranged in primary Sjögren’s syndrome. J Cell Mol Med, in press.

Ainola M, Valleala H, Nykänen P, Risteli J, Hanemaaijer R, Konttinen YT: Erosive arthritis in a patient with pycnodysostosis. An Experiment of Nature. Arthritis Rheum 58:3394-3401, 2008.

Poduval P, Sillat T, Beklen A, Kouri VP, Virtanen I, Konttinen YT: Type IV collagen α-chain composition in normal and arthritic synovial lining. Arthritis Rheum 56:3959-3967, 2007.

Ma GF, Ali A, Verzijl N, Hanemaaijer R, Tekoppele J, Konttinen YT, Salo J: Increased collagen degradation around loosened total hip replacement implants. Arthritis Rheum 54:2928-2933, 2006.

PORTUGAL, INEB – Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica

Moreira C, Oliveira H, Pires L, Simões S, Barbosa MA, Pêgo AP. Improving chitosan-mediated gene transfer by the introduction of intracellular buffering moieties into the chitosan backbone. Acta Biomaterialia 2009 (in press).

Teixeira L. Sousa, D.M, Nunes AF, Sousa M, Herzog H and Lamghari M . NPY revealed as a critical modulator of osteoblast function in vitro: new insights into the role of Y1 and Y2 receptors. 2009. J Cell Biochem (in press).

M.B. Evangelista, S.X. Hsiong, R. Fernandes, P. Sampaio, H-J Kong, C.C. Barrias, R. Salema, M.A. Barbosa, D.J. Mooney and P.L. Granja, Upregulation of bone cell differentiation through immobilization within a synthetic extracellular matrix, Biomaterials, 28, 3644-3655, 2007.

C.C. Barrias, C.C. Ribeiro, M. Lamghari, C. Sá Miranda, M.A. Barbosa, Proliferation, activity, and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells cultured on calcium titanium phosphate microspheres, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 72A, 57-66, 2005.

I.F. Amaral, M. Lamghari, S.R. Sousa, P. Sampaio, M.A. Barbosa, Rat bone marrow stromal cell osteogenic differentiation and fibronectin adsorption on chitosan membranes : The effect of the degree of acetylation, J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 75A, 387-397, 2005.

I.C. Gonçalves, M.C.L. Martins, M.A. Barbosa, B.D. Ratner, Protein adsorption on 18-alkyl chains immobilized on hydroxyl-terminated self-assembled monolayers, Biomaterials, 26, 3891-3899, 2005.

SWITZERLAND

Quintin A., Schizas C., Scaletta C., Jaccoud S., Chapuis-Bernasconi C., Gerber S., Juillerat L., Osterheld M.C., Applegate L.A., Pioletti D.P. Human foetal spine as a source of cells for intervertebral disc regeneration. J Cell Mol Med, in press.

Stadelmann V.A., Terrier A., Gauthier O., Bouler J.-M., Pioletti D.P. Prediction of bone density around orthopedic implants delivering bisphosphonate. J. Biomechanics, 42, 1206–1211, 2009.

Montjovent M.O, Mark S, Mathieu L., Scaletta C., Scherberich A., Delabarde C., Zambelli P.Y., Bourban P.E., Applegate L.A., Pioletti D.P. Human fetal bone cells associated with ceramic reinforced PLA scaffolds for tissue engineering. Bone, 42: 554-564, 2008.

Stadelmann V.A., Terrier A., Pioletti D.P. Microstimulations at the bone implant interface upregulate osteoclast activation pathway. Bone, 42, 358-364, 2008.