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. 2010 Apr 13;468(8):2260–2277. doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1341-5

Table 3.

Main upregulated genes related to bone formation

Gene Function Effect Reference
STAT 3 Transcriptional factor, activation of the MAP kinase Bone turnover Itoh et al. [27]
HOXA 10 Activation of Runx2, alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and bone sialoprotein Osteogenic response Hassan et al. [25]
AKT1 Suppression of osteoblasts apoptosis through inhibition of Fox03a and Bim; Mediation of the osteoblastic bone formation by IGF-1 and insulin. Bone formation Kawamura et al. [29]
CALM1 Signal transduction, stimuli to proliferation Bone formation Rhymer et al. [40]
P2RX7 Activation of P2RX7 receptors stimulates expression of osteoblast markers and enhances mineralization in cultures cells Promote osteogenesis Ohlendorff et al. [37]
FN1 Adhesion and migration cellular process Extracellular matrix stability; tissue healing Potts and Campbell [39]
COL1A2 Collagen 1α2, chain of the most abundant collagen in the human organism Extracellular matrix stability Antoniv et al. [6]
SPARC The most abundant noncollagenous protein in the bone tissue. Modulation of the cell-matrix interaction and production of the matrix Yan and Sage [47]
VCL Associated with the intercellular junctions between the cells and the matrix Anchorages the actin to the cellular membrane Ziegler et al. [49]
TIMP1 Inhibits collagen and other components of extracellular matrix degradation operated by the metalloproteinase Decrease matrix degradation Hatori et al. [26]