• Alendronate and omeprazole in combination reduce angiogenic and growth signals from osteoblasts 

      Kruger, Tormod Bjartveit; Herlofson, Bente Brokstad; Lian, Aina-Mari; Syversen, Unni; Reseland, Janne Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Objective: Due to gastrointestinal side effects of oral bisphosphonates (BPs), proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are often prescribed. PPIs may enhance the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw, a rare side effect of BPs. Therefore, ...
    • Targeting a therapeutically relevant concentration of alendronate for in vitro studies on osteoblasts 

      Krüger, Tormod Bjartveit; Syversen, Unni; Herlofson, Bente Brokstad; Lian, Aina-Mari; Reseland, Janne Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objective Bisphosphonates like alendronate mainly exert their effects on osteoclasts. However, osteoblasts are also affected, but exposed to a much lower concentration in vivo than the osteoclasts. Given that the effects ...
    • Vitamin K2 modulates vitamin D induced mechanical properties of human 3D bone spheroids in vitro 

      Schröder, Maria; Riksen, Elisabeth Aurstad; He, Jianying; Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Møller, Mona Elisabeth; Lian, Aina-Mari; Syversen, Unni; Reseland, Janne Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Rotational culture promotes primary human osteoblasts (hOBs) to form three-dimensional (3D) multicellular spheroids with bone tissue-like structure without any scaffolding material. Cell-based bone models enable us to ...