The role of small molecules in musculoskeletal regeneration

In this review from researchers at Institute for Regenerative Engineering, University of Connecticut Health Center (CT, USA), published in Regenerative Medicine, learn more about the development of small molecules that can with the ability to induce osteoblastic differentiation. The uses of bone morphogenetic proteins and parathyroid hormone therapeutics are fraught with several fundamental problems, such as cost, protein stability, immunogenicity, contamination and supraphysiological dosage. These downsides may effectively limit their more universal use. Therefore, there is a clear need for alternative forms of biofactors to obviate the drawbacks of protein-based inductive factors for bone repair and regeneration.Small molecules with the...