The Amazon rainforest is the Earth’s largest reservoir of plant and animal diversity, and it has
been subjected to especially high rates of land use change, primarily to cattle pasture. This …

Sclerostin decreases bone mass by antagonizing the Wnt signaling pathway. We examined
whether obesity‐induced bone loss is associated with the expression of sclerostin. Five‐…

MicroRNAs are novel key regulators of cellular differentiation. Dlx transcription factors play
an important role in osteoblast differentiation, and Dlx5 and Dlx2 are known targets of miR‐…

It is still a significant challenge to develop a Zn 2+ -selective fluorescent sensor with the ability
to exclude the interference of some heavy and transition metal (HTM) ions such as Fe 2+ , …

Bone morphogenic protein-2/4 (BMP-2/4) is an osteoinductive protein that accelerates
osteogenesis when administered to bony defects. Sericin is produced by silkworms, and has a …

Periodontitis is initiated by causative bacteria in the gingival sulcus. However, as the lesion
is often deep and out of circulation system and biofilm is frequently formed on the bacteria …

Perturbations in cellular chloride concentrations can affect cellular pH and autophagy and
lead to the onset of apoptosis. With this in mind, synthetic ion transporters have been used to …

Soil enzyme activities and heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Zn, Cu and Pb) were measured
at a general shooting range in South Korea. Total heavy metal concentrations varied with pH…

The phytotoxic effects of crude oil and oil components on the growth of red beans (Phaseolus
nipponesis OWH1) and corn (Zea mays) was investigated. In addition, the beneficial …

Our objective was to test effects of β‐adrenergic blockade on hindlimb unloading (HU)‐induced
bone loss and serum leptin and to compare these responses with those observed with …