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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Química (IQ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Marcos Antonio Eufrásio Cruz in research grants and scholarships supported by FAPESP.
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The transport of calcium in and out of the mitochondrial matrix has critical effects on cellular energy metabolism, signaling, and survival. Briefly, calcium influx into the mitochondrial matrix is controlled by the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) and calcium efflux by the sodium/calcium exchanger (NCLX). The ability of mitochondria to concentrate large amounts of calcium in a contr…
Bone biomineralization is an exquisite process mediated and controlled by cells that culminate in the building of a highly hierarchical hybrid matrix. The building block of this matrix is the mineralized collagen fibrils, where hydroxyapatite (HAp) crystals are infiltrated in the fibril. The origin of these HAp crystals is regarded to the action of Matrix Vesicles (MV). These lipid vesicl…
Sr2+ has been shown to effectively stimulate bone formation and to inhibit bone resorption in both in vitro and in vivo studies over the last years for osteoporosis treatment. The drug strontium ranelate (SrR) and the strontium substituted calcium phosphates are the main sources used in clinical applications. In this study, Ti surfaces will be modified with hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) …
The modification of metallic surfaces is used aiming the improvement of the surface physical-chemical features of the metals used of different applications, as in the obtainment of new materials for biomedical applications like bone substitution implants. In this special case, the goal of the modification is to improve the affinity of the surfaces by polar substances which help in the gro…
Biomineralization of hard tissues such as bone and dentin involves a complex spatio-temporal sequence of events regulated by bone-forming cells. One big question that still perdures on the understanding of this process is the origin of the mineral phase. It has been claimed since their discovery in the decade of 1960, that matrix vesicles (MVs) are the entities responsible to nucleate and…
The continuing interest of strontium (Sr2+) for bone tissue engineering purposes is related to its remarkable effects in the treatment of osteoporosis. In this sense, several biomaterials have been developed in order to create systems that promote the controlled delivery of Sr2+ to stimulate positive effects on bone metabolism. However, the intrinsic effect of this cation on the bone stru…
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