Melissa A. Kacena

Also affiliated with Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Medicine

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Driven by 51 papers. Top paper: “Thrombopoietic agents enhance bone healing in mice, rats, and pigs”.

Thrombopoietic agents enhance bone healing in mice, rats, and pigs

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research(2024)10.1093/jbmr/zjae191

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3 citations

Jeffery J. Nielsen, Thomas B. Bemenderfer, Ushashi C. Dadwal, Nabarun Chakraborty, Jonathan S. Harris +32 more

Systemic effects of BMP2 treatment of fractures on non-injured skeletal sites during spaceflight

Frontiers in Endocrinology(2022)10.3389/fendo.2022.910901

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2 citations

Gremah Adam, Kevin A. Maupin, Paul Childress, Alexander Brinker, João Paulo Bianchi Ximenez +5 more

Megakaryocytes promote osteoclastogenesis in aging

Aging(2020)10.18632/aging.103595

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14 citations

Rachel J. Blosser, Kevin A. Maupin, Jung Min Hong, Marta Alvarez, Joydeep Ghosh +6 more

Internal Fixation Construct and Defect Size Affect Healing of a Translational Porcine Diaphyseal Tibial Segmental Bone Defect

Military Medicine(2020)10.1093/milmed/usaa516

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9 citations

Roman M. Natoli, James P Fischer, Jeffrey D. Rytlewski, David C. Scofield, Rashad H. Usmani +9 more

Assessment, Quantification, and Management of Fracture Pain: from Animals to the Clinic

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2020)10.1007/s11914-020-00617-z

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34 citations

Anthony J. Perugini, Jill C. Fehrenbacher, Fletcher A. White, Melissa A. Kacena, Luke McVeigh

Neonatal Osteomacs and Bone Marrow Macrophages Differ in Phenotypic Marker Expression and Function

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research(2020)10.1002/jbmr.4314

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30 citations

Andrea Gunawan, Rachel J. Blosser, Paul Childress, Alexandra Aguilar‐Perez, Joydeep Ghosh +7 more

Gene-Metabolite Network Linked to Inhibited Bioenergetics in Association With Spaceflight-Induced Loss of Male Mouse Quadriceps Muscle

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research(2020)10.1002/jbmr.4102

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25 citations

David L. Waning, Aarti Gautam, Allison Hoke, Bintu Sowe, Dana Youssef +9 more

Osteoclast-mediated bone loss observed in a COVID-19 mouse model

Bone(2021)10.1016/j.bone.2021.116227

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57 citations

Christopher E. Dalloul, Rachel J. Blosser, Ushashi C. Dadwal, Mariel Carozza, Karen E. Boschen +7 more

The effects of high fat diet, bone healing, and BMP-2 treatment on endothelial cell growth and function

Bone(2021)10.1016/j.bone.2021.115883

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24 citations

Ushashi C. Dadwal, Conner R. Valuch, Nikhil P. Tewari, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Caio de Andrade Staut +12 more

Predicting fracture healing with blood biomarkers: the potential to assess patient risk of fracture nonunion

Biomarkers(2021)10.1080/1354750x.2021.1985171

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19 citations

Nabarun Chakraborty, Rasha Hammamieh, Sharon M. Moe, Neal X. Chen, Melissa A. Kacena +2 more

Interaction of the inflammatory response and megakaryocytes in COVID-19 infection

Experimental Hematology(2021)10.1016/j.exphem.2021.09.005

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16 citations

Vincent J. Alentado, Edward F. Srour, Alison R. Moliterno, Melissa A. Kacena, Hanisha L. Battina

The Effects of SRT1720 Treatment on Endothelial Cells Derived from the Lung and Bone Marrow of Young and Aged, Male and Female Mice

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2021)10.3390/ijms222011097

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10 citations

Fazal‐Ur‐Rehman Bhatti, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Caio de Andrade Staut, Rohit U. Nagaraj, Anthony J. Perugini +10 more

Analysis of the effects of spaceflight and local administration of thrombopoietin to a femoral defect injury on distal skeletal sites

npj Microgravity(2021)10.1038/s41526-021-00140-0

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16 citations

Zachery R. Campbell, Kevin A. Maupin, Paul Childress, João Paulo Bianchi Ximenez, Gremah Adam +5 more

Gene-metabolite networks associated with impediment of bone fracture repair in spaceflight

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal(2021)10.1016/j.csbj.2021.05.050

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15 citations

Ariane Zamarioli, Aarti Gautam, Ross T. Campbell, Stephen K. Mendenhall, Paul Childress +7 more

Methodology, selection, and integration of fracture healing assessments in mice

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®(2021)10.1002/jor.25172

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14 citations

Anthony C. McGuire, Roman M. Natoli, Melissa A. Kacena, Christopher D. Collier, Adam M. Knox

The effects of bone morphogenetic protein 2 and thrombopoietin treatment on angiogenic properties of endothelial cells derived from the lung and bone marrow of young and aged, male and female mice

The FASEB Journal(2021)10.1096/fj.202001616rr

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12 citations

Fazal‐Ur‐Rehman Bhatti, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Rohit U. Nagaraj, Anthony J. Perugini, Seungyup Sun +14 more

Effects of diet, BMP‐2 treatment, and femoral skeletal injury on endothelial cells derived from the ipsilateral and contralateral limbs

Journal of Orthopaedic Research®(2021)10.1002/jor.25033

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7 citations

Caio de Andrade Staut, Nikhil P. Tewari, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Stephen K. Mendenhall, Conner R. Valuch +5 more

Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Rapidly Heals Two Distinct Critical Sized Segmental Diaphyseal Bone Defects in a Porcine Model

Military Medicine(2021)10.1093/milmed/usab360

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5 citations

Paul Childress, Emily Jewell, K.S. Griffin, Austin E. Wininger, Aamir Tucker +10 more

Clinical applications of thrombopoietin silencing: A possible therapeutic role in COVID-19?

Cytokine(2021)10.1016/j.cyto.2021.155634

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1 citations

Alison R. Moliterno, Edward F. Srour, Melissa A. Kacena, Vincent J. Alentado

Murine Gut Microbiome Meta-analysis Reveals Alterations in Carbohydrate Metabolism in Response to Aging

mSystems(2022)10.1128/msystems.01248-21

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33 citations

Ushashi C. Dadwal, Marc E. Lenburg, Melissa A. Kacena, Julia F. Charles, Xiaomeng You

Soluble Immune Checkpoints Are Dysregulated in COVID-19 and Heavy Alcohol Users With HIV Infection

Frontiers in Immunology(2022)10.3389/fimmu.2022.833310

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23 citations

Fahim Syed, Richard Yu, Jing Yang, Ying Xia, Ryan F. Relich +8 more

The Impacts of COVID-19 on Musculoskeletal Health

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2022)10.1007/s11914-022-00734-x

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20 citations

Ushashi C. Dadwal, Erik A. Imel, Qigui Yu, Melissa A. Kacena, Olatundun D. Awosanya

Inhibition of MEK signaling prevents SARS‐CoV2‐induced lung damage and improves the survival of infected mice

Journal of Medical Virology(2022)10.1002/jmv.28094

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16 citations

Michael J. Klemsz, Melissa A. Kacena, George E. Sandusky, Xiaoli Zhang, Mark H. Kaplan +1 more

Suppression of osteosarcoma progression by engineered lymphocyte-derived proteomes

Genes & Diseases(2022)10.1016/j.gendis.2022.08.007

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13 citations

Xun Sun, Hudie Li, Hailan Ma, Meng Zhou, Kazumasa Minami +9 more

Validation of the modified radiographic union score for tibia fractures (mRUST) in murine femoral fractures

Frontiers in Endocrinology(2022)10.3389/fendo.2022.911058

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10 citations

Adam M. Knox, Caio A. Staut, Anthony C. McGuire, Joseph Chitwood, Sarah L. Mostardo +10 more

Vibration therapy as an effective approach to improve bone healing in diabetic rats

Frontiers in Endocrinology(2022)10.3389/fendo.2022.909317

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8 citations

José Batista Volpon, João Paulo Bianchi Ximenez, Ana Paula Franttini, Christopher E. Dalloul, Manoel Damião Sousa‐Neto +4 more

Characterization and assessment of lung and bone marrow derived endothelial cells and their bone regenerative potential

Frontiers in Endocrinology(2022)10.3389/fendo.2022.935391

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2 citations

Conner R. Valuch, Ushashi C. Dadwal, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Sarah L. Mostardo, Rachel J. Blosser +7 more

IL-34 exacerbates pathogenic features of Alzheimer’s disease and calvaria osteolysis in triple transgenic (3x-Tg) female mice

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy(2023)10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115435

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13 citations

Bidii Ngala, Chiaki Yamada, K. Christopher García, Carolina Duarte, Juliet Akkaoui +11 more

Megakaryocyte Secreted Factors Regulate Bone Marrow Niche Cells During Skeletal Homeostasis, Aging, and Disease

Calcified Tissue International(2023)10.1007/s00223-023-01095-y

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11 citations

Murad K. Nazzal, Melissa A. Kacena, Angela Bruzzaniti, Sonali Karnik

Repeated mild traumatic brain injury in mice elicits long term innate immune cell alterations in blood, spleen, and brain

Journal of Neuroimmunology(2023)10.1016/j.jneuroim.2023.578106

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10 citations

Tyler Nguyen, Sonali Karnik, Brittany Davis, Mohammed Al-Juboori, Melissa A. Kacena +3 more

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Writing Scientific Review Articles

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00852-0

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174 citations

Lilian I. Plotkin, Jill C. Fehrenbacher, Melissa A. Kacena

COVID-19 and Bone Loss: A Review of Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Future Directions

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00842-2

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35 citations

Olatundun D. Awosanya, Alexander Harris, Xian Qiao, Marie V. Ozanne, Angela J. Toepp +3 more

Role of the Neurologic System in Fracture Healing: An Extensive Review

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00844-0

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32 citations

Murad K. Nazzal, Ashlyn J. Morris, Jill C. Fehrenbacher, Fletcher A. White, Melissa A. Kacena +2 more

SARS-CoV-2 and its Multifaceted Impact on Bone Health: Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00843-1

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30 citations

Amy Creecy, Olatundun D. Awosanya, Thomas R. McCune, Marie V. Ozanne, Angela J. Toepp +3 more

Use of AI Language Engine ChatGPT 4.0 to Write a Scientific Review Article Examining the Intersection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Bone

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00853-z

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29 citations

Sonali Karnik, Hannah S. Wang, Lilian I. Plotkin, Adrian L. Oblak, Jill C. Fehrenbacher +3 more

The Utility of AI in Writing a Scientific Review Article on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Musculoskeletal Health

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00855-x

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25 citations

Alexander Harris, Amy Creecy, Xian Qiao, Angela J. Toepp, Thomas R. McCune +3 more

Using AI to Write a Review Article Examining the Role of the Nervous System on Skeletal Homeostasis and Fracture Healing

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00854-y

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22 citations

Ashlyn J. Morris, Reginald S. Parker, Fletcher A. White, Roman M. Natoli, Jill C. Fehrenbacher +2 more

From the Mind to the Spine: The Intersecting World of Alzheimer’s and Osteoporosis

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00848-w

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21 citations

Hannah S. Wang, Sonali Karnik, Lilian I. Plotkin, Alexandru Movila, Adrian L. Oblak +3 more

Mind Gaps and Bone Snaps: Exploring the Connection Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Osteoporosis

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00851-1

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18 citations

Sonali Karnik, Tyler J. Margetts, Lilian I. Plotkin, Alexandru Movila, Jill C. Fehrenbacher +3 more

Do Not Lose Your Nerve, Be Callus: Insights Into Neural Regulation of Fracture Healing

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00850-2

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15 citations

Ashlyn J. Morris, Reginald S. Parker, Fletcher A. White, Roman M. Natoli, Melissa A. Kacena +2 more

Mind the Gap: Unraveling the Intricate Dance Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias and Bone Health

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00847-x

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14 citations

Tyler J. Margetts, Hannah S. Wang, Alexandru Movila, Adrian L. Oblak, Jill C. Fehrenbacher +3 more

Cracking the Code: The Role of Peripheral Nervous System Signaling in Fracture Repair

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2024)10.1007/s11914-023-00846-y

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12 citations

Reginald S. Parker, Murad K. Nazzal, Roman M. Natoli, Jill C. Fehrenbacher, Melissa A. Kacena +2 more

Enhancing anti-tumor potential: low-intensity vibration suppresses osteosarcoma progression and augments MSCs' tumor-suppressive abilities

Theranostics(2024)10.7150/thno.90945

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11 citations

Qingji Huo, Kexin Li, Chang-peng Cui, Chunyi Chang, Charles Park +16 more

Osteomacs promote maintenance of murine hematopoiesis through megakaryocyte-induced upregulation of Embigin and CD166

Stem Cell Reports(2024)10.1016/j.stemcr.2024.02.004

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9 citations

Roy El Koussa, Joydeep Ghosh, Rachel J. Blosser, Andrea Gunawan, Justin H. Layer +6 more

Bone loss with aging is independent of gut microbiome in mice

Bone Research(2024)10.1038/s41413-024-00366-0

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4 citations

Jing Yan, Jeremy Herzog, Sabah Nobakhti, Ross T. Campbell, Allison Hoke +7 more

Bone loss with aging is independent of gut microbiome in mice

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/g6gx-yf20

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R. Balfour Sartor, Rasha Hammamieh, Xiaomeng You, Nabarun Chakraborty, Melissa A. Kacena +7 more

Multiplex imaging of murine bone marrow using Phenocycler 2.0™

Leukemia(2025)10.1038/s41375-025-02596-5

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2 citations

Connor J. Gulbronson, Paige C. Jordan, Rahul Kanumuri, Baskar Ramdas, Ramesh Kumar +8 more

CCN Proteins as Matricellular Regulators of Bone in Aging and Disease

Current Osteoporosis Reports(2025)10.1007/s11914-025-00915-4

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1 citations

R Rajesh, Travis J. Block, David D. Dean, Chih‐Ko Yeh, Maegan L. Capitano +4 more

Aging-Related Reduced Expression of CXCR4 on Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Contributes to Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Defects

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports(2020)10.1007/s12015-020-09974-9

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31 citations

Melissa A. Kacena, Christie M. Orschell, Louis M. Pelus, Pratibha Singh

Evaluating the usage of human placental tissue-derived xenograft in a surgically induced murine fracture model

Bone(2025)10.1016/j.bone.2025.117599

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1 citations

Tyler J. Margetts, Will Varner Anou, Murad K. Nazzal, Reginald S. Parker, Hanyu Xia +14 more

A comprehensive review of mouse diaphyseal femur fracture models

Injury(2020)10.1016/j.injury.2020.04.011

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19 citations

Zachery R. Campbell, Todd O. McKinley, Roman M. Natoli, Melissa A. Kacena, Zachary J. Gunderson