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Chen L, Liu J, Guan M, Zhou T, Duan X, Xiang Z. Growth Factor and Its Polymer Scaffold-Based Delivery System for Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:6097-6111. [PMID: 32884266 PMCID: PMC7434569 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s249829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The development of biomaterials, stem cells and bioactive factors has led to cartilage tissue engineering becoming a promising tactic to repair cartilage defects. Various polymer three-dimensional scaffolds that provide an extracellular matrix (ECM) mimicking environment play an important role in promoting cartilage regeneration. In addition, numerous growth factors have been found in the regenerative process. However, it has been elucidated that the uncontrolled delivery of these factors cannot fully exert regenerative potential and can also elicit undesired side effects. Considering the complexity of the ECM, neither scaffolds nor growth factors can independently obtain successful outcomes in cartilage tissue engineering. Therefore, collectively, an appropriate combination of growth factors and scaffolds have great potential to promote cartilage repair effectively; this approach has become an area of considerable interest in recent investigations. Of late, an increasing trend was observed in cartilage tissue engineering towards this combination to develop a controlled delivery system that provides adequate physical support for neo-cartilage formation and also enables spatiotemporally delivery of growth factors to precisely and fully exert their chondrogenic potential. This review will discuss the role of polymer scaffolds and various growth factors involved in cartilage tissue engineering. Several growth factor delivery strategies based on the polymer scaffolds will also be discussed, with examples from recent studies highlighting the importance of spatiotemporal strategies for the controlled delivery of single or multiple growth factors in cartilage tissue engineering applications.
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- Li Chen
- Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China.,School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, People's Republic of China
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- School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China
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Zhao Y, Ouyang N, Chen L, Zhao H, Shen G, Dai J. Stimulating Factors and Origins of Precursor Cells in Traumatic Heterotopic Ossification Around the Temporomandibular Joint in Mice. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:445. [PMID: 32626707 PMCID: PMC7314999 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The contributing factors and the origins of precursor cells in traumatic heterotopic ossification around the temporomandibular joint (THO-TMJ), which causes obvious restriction of mouth opening and maxillofacial malformation, remain unclear. In this study, our findings demonstrated that injured chondrocytes in the condylar cartilage, but not osteoblasts in the injured subchondral bone, played definite roles in the development of THO-TMJ in mice. Injured condylar chondrocytes without articular disc reserves might secrete growth factors, such as IGF1 and TGFβ2, that stimulate precursor cells, such as endothelial cells and muscle-derived cells, to differentiate into chondrocytes or osteoblasts and induce THO-TMJ. Preserved articular discs can alleviate the pressure on the injured cartilage and inhibit the development of THO-TMJ by inhibiting the secretion of these growth factors from injured chondrocytes. However, the exact molecular relationships among trauma, the injured condylar cartilage, growth factors such as TGFβ2, and pressure need to be explored in detail in the future.
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- Yan Zhao
- Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oral & Cranio-maxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Disease, Shanghai, China
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Valdes Castañeda A, Cuevas Bustos RA, Brener Chaoul M, Jafif Cojab M, Arribas Martin JP, Mancera Steiner C, Jorge DL, Velasco Vales MV, Cervantes Gutierrez O, Flores-Huidobro Martinez A, Perez Tristan FA. Gallbladder osteoma in a 66-year-old female; Case report and review of literature. Int J Surg Case Rep 2020; 70:37-39. [PMID: 32403027 PMCID: PMC7218224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Gallbladder mesenchymal tumours are rare. The more common include fibroma, lipoma or haemangioma. A gallbladder osteoma is very rare indeed there is only one other case reported in medical literature). We report a new case. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 66-year-old female presented to the emergency department complaining of colicky epigastric pain and generalised abdominal discomfort for 1 month. The pain was scored 5/10 but there were no associated symptoms of fever, nausea or vomiting. Vital signs were normal as were all laboratory parameters. An abdominal ultrasound revealed a thin walled gallbladder with a solitary 3 mm polyp. Motility studies confirmed gallbladder dyskinesia. Laboratory studies were ordered reporting normal findings. Abdominal ultrasound was ordered reporting an image suggesting a gallbladder polyp and gallbladder dyskinesia. Cholecystectomy was done without any incidents and the gallbladder was sent to pathology. Pathology reported mature bone tissue in the stromal gallbladder tissue. Due to the rareness of the presence of mature bone tissue in the gallbladder we decided to report the case for the medical community. DISCUSSION Osteomas are mesenchymal cell tumors derived from the mesoderm; the gallbladder may be the primary site of numerous types of mesenchymal tumors, although these tumors are common the location is not. CONCLUSIONS We report only the second case of gallbladder osteoma. These mesenchymal tumours are common but this location is not. This case report will serve to remind readers of both benign osteomas and unusual conditions causing gallbladder disease.
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- Hospital Angeles Lomas, Department of Pathology, Edo. Mex 52763, Mexico
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Piera-Velazquez S, Jimenez SA. Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition: Role in Physiology and in the Pathogenesis of Human Diseases. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:1281-1324. [PMID: 30864875 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00021.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 56.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Numerous studies have demonstrated that endothelial cells are capable of undergoing endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT), a newly recognized type of cellular transdifferentiation. EndMT is a complex biological process in which endothelial cells adopt a mesenchymal phenotype displaying typical mesenchymal cell morphology and functions, including the acquisition of cellular motility and contractile properties. Endothelial cells undergoing EndMT lose the expression of endothelial cell-specific proteins such as CD31/platelet-endothelial cell adhesion molecule, von Willebrand factor, and vascular-endothelial cadherin and initiate the expression of mesenchymal cell-specific genes and the production of their encoded proteins including α-smooth muscle actin, extra domain A fibronectin, N-cadherin, vimentin, fibroblast specific protein-1, also known as S100A4 protein, and fibrillar type I and type III collagens. Transforming growth factor-β1 is considered the main EndMT inducer. However, EndMT involves numerous molecular and signaling pathways that are triggered and modulated by multiple and often redundant mechanisms depending on the specific cellular context and on the physiological or pathological status of the cells. EndMT participates in highly important embryonic development processes, as well as in the pathogenesis of numerous genetically determined and acquired human diseases including malignant, vascular, inflammatory, and fibrotic disorders. Despite intensive investigation, many aspects of EndMT remain to be elucidated. The identification of molecules and regulatory pathways involved in EndMT and the discovery of specific EndMT inhibitors should provide novel therapeutic approaches for various human disorders mediated by EndMT.
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- Sonsoles Piera-Velazquez
- Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Osteogenic differentiation of skeletal muscle progenitor cells is activated by the DNA damage response. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5447. [PMID: 30931986 PMCID: PMC6443689 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41926-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological condition characterized by the deposition of mineralized tissue in ectopic locations such as the skeletal muscle. The precise cellular origin and molecular mechanisms underlying HO are still debated. In our study we focus on the differentiation of mesoangioblasts (MABs), a population of multipotent skeletal muscle precursors. High-content screening for small molecules that perturb MAB differentiation decisions identified Idoxuridine (IdU), an antiviral and radiotherapy adjuvant, as a molecule that promotes MAB osteogenic differentiation while inhibiting myogenesis. IdU-dependent osteogenesis does not rely on the canonical BMP-2/SMADs osteogenic pathway. At pro-osteogenic conditions IdU induces a mild DNA Damage Response (DDR) that activates ATM and p38 eventually promoting the phosphorylation of the osteogenesis master regulator RUNX2. By interfering with this pathway IdU-induced osteogenesis is severely impaired. Overall, our study suggests that induction of the DDR promotes osteogenesis in muscle resident MABs thereby offering a new mechanism that may be involved in the ectopic deposition of mineralized tissue in the muscle.
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Liu H, Xu J, Jiang R. Mkx-Deficient Mice Exhibit Hedgehog Signaling-Dependent Ectopic Ossification in the Achilles Tendons. J Bone Miner Res 2019; 34:557-569. [PMID: 30458056 PMCID: PMC6535142 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Heterotopic ossification is the abnormal formation of mineralized bone in skin, muscle, tendon, or other soft tissues. Tendon ossification often occurs from acute tendon injury or chronic tendon degeneration, for which current treatment relies heavily on surgical removal of the ectopic bony tissues. Unfortunately, surgery creates additional trauma, which often causes recurrence of heterotopic ossification. The molecular mechanisms of heterotopic ossification are not well understood. Previous studies demonstrate that Mkx is a transcription factor crucial for postnatal tendon fibril growth. Here we report that Mkx-/- mutant mice exhibit ectopic ossification in the Achilles tendon within 1 month after birth and the tendon ossification deteriorates with age. Genetic lineage labeling revealed that the tendon ossification in Mkx-/- mice resulted from aberrant differentiation of tendon progenitor cells. Furthermore, tissue-specific inactivation of Mkx in tendon cells postnatally resulted in a similar ossification phenotype, indicating that Mkx plays a key role in tendon tissue homeostasis. Moreover, we show that Hedgehog signaling is ectopically activated at early stages of tendon ossification and that tissue-specific inactivation of Smoothened, which encodes the obligatory transducer of Hedgehog signaling, in the tendon cell lineage prevented or dramatically reduced tendon ossification in Mkx-/- mice. Together, these studies establish a new genetic mouse model of tendon ossification and provide new insight into its pathogenic mechanisms. © 2018 American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.
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- Han Liu
- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Division of Plastic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.,Shriners Hospitals for Children-Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Pignolo RJ, Wang H, Kaplan FS. Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP): A Segmental Progeroid Syndrome. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:908. [PMID: 31998237 PMCID: PMC6966325 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Segmental progeroid syndromes are commonly represented by genetic conditions which recapitulate aspects of physiological aging by similar, disparate, or unknown mechanisms. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in the gene for ACVR1/ALK2 encoding Activin A receptor type I/Activin-like kinase 2, a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) type I receptor, and results in the formation of extra-skeletal ossification and a constellation of others features, many of which resemble accelerated aging. The median estimated lifespan of individuals with FOP is approximately 56 years of age. Characteristics of precocious aging in FOP include both those that are related to dysregulated BMP signaling as well as those secondary to early immobilization. Progeroid features that may primarily be associated with mutations in ACVR1 include osteoarthritis, hearing loss, alopecia, subcutaneous lipodystrophy, myelination defects, heightened inflammation, menstrual abnormalities, and perhaps nephrolithiasis. Progeroid features that may secondarily be related to immobilization from progressive heterotopic ossification include decreased vital capacity, osteoporosis, fractures, sarcopenia, and predisposition to respiratory infections. Some manifestations of precocious aging may be attributed to both primary and secondary effects of FOP. At the level of lesion formation in FOP, soft tissue injury resulting in hypoxia, cell damage, and inflammation may lead to the accumulation of senescent cells as in aged tissue. Production of Activin A, platelet-derived growth factor, metalloproteinases, interleukin 6, and other inflammatory cytokines as part of the senescence-associated secretory phenotype could conceivably mediate the initial signaling cascade that results in the intense fibroproliferative response as well as the tissue-resident stem cell reprogramming leading up to ectopic endochondral bone formation. Consideration of FOP as a segmental progeroid syndrome offers a unique perspective into potential mechanisms of normal aging and may also provide insight for identification of new targets for therapeutic interventions in FOP.
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- Robert J. Pignolo
- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
- Department of Physiology-Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
- Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
- *Correspondence: Robert J. Pignolo
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
- Department of Physiology-Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
- Kogod Center on Aging, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
- Center for Research in FOP and Related Disorders, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Immunological and morphological analysis of heterotopic ossification differs to healthy controls. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2018; 19:327. [PMID: 30205831 PMCID: PMC6134767 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-018-2246-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Formation of lamellar bone in non-osseus tissue is a pathological process called heterotopic ossification. It is the aim of this study to analyse the morphology and immunological status of patients with heterotopic ossification compared to individual healthy persons. Methods Human bone marrow and blood samples were obtained from 6 systemically healthy individuals and 4 patients during resection of heterotopic ossification from bone at hip arthroplasty. Bone was fragmented and treated with purified collagenase. Immunofluorescence surface staining was performed and analyzed with flow cytometry. Microcomputed tomography scanning was done performed at a resolution of 11 and 35 μm isometric voxel size respectively using a two different cone beam X-computer tomography systems and a microfocus X-ray tube. Subsequently the volume data was morphometrically analysed. Results The monocytes, stem cells, stroma cells and granulocytes progenitor cells were strongly reduced in the heterotopic ossification patient. Additionally a significant reduction of stromal stem cells cells and CD34 positive stem cells was observed. The frequency of NK-cells, B cells and T cells were not altered in the patients with heterotopic ossification compared to a healthy person. Micromorphometric parameters showed a lower content of mineralized bone tissue compared to normal bone. Mean trabecular thickness showed a high standard deviation, indicating a high variation in trabecular thickness, anisotropy and reducing bone strength. Conclusions This work shows altered immunological distribution that is accompanied by a low decrease in bone volume fraction and tissue mineral density in the heterotopic ossification sample compared to normal bone. Compared to healthy subjects, this might reflect an immunological participation in the development of this entity.
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Tuzmen C, Verdelis K, Weiss L, Campbell P. Crosstalk between substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide during heterotopic ossification in murine Achilles tendon. J Orthop Res 2018; 36:1444-1455. [PMID: 29227562 PMCID: PMC6449576 DOI: 10.1002/jor.23833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is abnormal bone formation within soft tissue, usually predisposed by neurogenic or musculoskeletal trauma. Inflammation resulting from trauma is considered to be the main trigger for HO by eliciting changes within the injury site, including elevation of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Recent research, however, has also associated changes in sensory neuropeptide expression with HO. Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are two of those neuropeptides that have been implicated with various aspects of HO, including regulation of inflammation and BMP signaling. Despite discoveries associating SP and CGRP with soft tissue HO, it remains unclear whether SP and CGRP have a direct role in the induction of HO. Here, we investigated the effect of SP and CGRP in vivo with the aid of inkjet-based biopatterning technology to controllably deliver these neuropeptides onto a murine Achilles tendon. While we did not observe any significant effect with CGRP, SP alone promoted HO in vivo with increased expression of BMP2. Remarkably, when SP and CGRP were delivered together, CGRP counteracted the effect of SP and essentially blocked SP-induced HO. This report contributes to the understanding of the complex problem of HO pathophysiology and warrants more study to better elucidate the interplay between SP and CGRP in the induction of HO. © 2017 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 36:1444-1455, 2018.
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- Ceren Tuzmen
- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,Engineering Research Accelerator, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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AMPK downregulates ALK2 via increasing the interaction between Smurf1 and Smad6, leading to inhibition of osteogenic differentiation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:2369-2377. [PMID: 28847510 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Activin A receptor type I or activin receptor-like kinase 2 (ACVRI/ALK2) belongs to type I TGF-β family and plays an important role in bone development. Activating mutations of ALK2 containing the R206 to H mutation, are present in 95% in the rare autosomal genetic disease fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), which leads to the development of ectopic bone formation in muscle. The effect of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation on ALK2R206H-mediated signaling in fibroblasts obtained from a FOP patient was assessed in the present study. The activity of the mutated ALK2 was suppressed by pharmacological AMPK activators such as metformin and aspirin, while their actions were blocked by the dominant negative mutant of AMPK and mimicked by the constitutively active mutant of AMPK. Furthermore, activation of AMPK upregulated Smad6 and Smurf1 and thereby enhanced their interactions, resulting in its proteosome-dependent degradation of ALK2. In contrast, knockdown of Smad6 or Smurf1 prevented metformin-induced reduction of ALK2. To evaluate the biological relevance of AMPK action on ALK2 activity, we induced FOP fibroblasts into iPS cells and found that their osteogenic differentiation in vitro was inhibited by metformin. Our studies provide novel insight into potential approaches to treatment of FOP, since several AMPK activators (e.g. metformin, berberine, and aspirin) are already in clinical use for the treatment of diabetes and metabolic syndromes.
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Galanis N, Stavraka C, Valavani E, Kirkos J. Unsupervised Exercise-Induced Myositis Ossificans in the Brachialis Muscle of a Young Healthy Male: A Case Report. Orthop J Sports Med 2017; 5:2325967117718780. [PMID: 28795074 PMCID: PMC5524241 DOI: 10.1177/2325967117718780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Nikiforos Galanis
- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Cancer and Surgery, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, General Hospital Papageorgiou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece
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The traumatic bone: trauma-induced heterotopic ossification. Transl Res 2017; 186:95-111. [PMID: 28668522 PMCID: PMC6715128 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a common occurrence after multiple forms of extensive trauma. These include arthroplasties, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, extensive burns in the civilian setting, and combat-related extremity injuries in the battlefield. Irrespective of the form of trauma, heterotopic bone is typically endochondral in structure and is laid down via a cartilaginous matrix. Once formed, the heterotopic bone typically needs to be excised surgically, which may result in wound healing complications, in addition to a risk of recurrence. Refinements of existing diagnostic modalities, like micro- and nano-CT are being adapted toward early intervention. Trauma-induced HO is a consequence of aberrant wound healing, systemic and local immune system activation, infections, extensive vascularization, and innervation. This intricate molecular crosstalk culminates in activation of stem cells that initiate heterotopic endochondral ossification. Development of animal models recapitulating the unique traumatic injuries has greatly facilitated the mechanistic understanding of trauma-induced HO. These same models also serve as powerful tools to test the efficacy of small molecules which specifically target the molecular pathways underlying ectopic ossification. This review summarizes the recent advances in the molecular understanding, diagnostic and treatment modalities in the field of trauma-induced HO.
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Murray IR, Baily JE, Chen WCW, Dar A, Gonzalez ZN, Jensen AR, Petrigliano FA, Deb A, Henderson NC. Skeletal and cardiac muscle pericytes: Functions and therapeutic potential. Pharmacol Ther 2016; 171:65-74. [PMID: 27595928 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pericytes are periendothelial mesenchymal cells residing within the microvasculature. Skeletal muscle and cardiac pericytes are now recognized to fulfill an increasing number of functions in normal tissue homeostasis, including contributing to microvascular function by maintaining vessel stability and regulating capillary flow. In the setting of muscle injury, pericytes contribute to a regenerative microenvironment through release of trophic factors and by modulating local immune responses. In skeletal muscle, pericytes also directly enhance tissue healing by differentiating into myofibers. Conversely, pericytes have also been implicated in the development of disease states, including fibrosis, heterotopic ossication and calcification, atherosclerosis, and tumor angiogenesis. Despite increased recognition of pericyte heterogeneity, it is not yet clear whether specific subsets of pericytes are responsible for individual functions in skeletal and cardiac muscle homeostasis and disease.
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- Iain R Murray
- BHF Center for Vascular Regeneration and MRC Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- BHF Center for Vascular Regeneration and MRC Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Reseach Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA
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- Orthopedic Hospital Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- BHF Center for Vascular Regeneration and MRC Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Orthopedic Hospital Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Orthopedic Hospital Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine & Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, and Eli and Edythe Broad Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, David Geffen School of Medicine and College of Letters and Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Ahn J, Kim S, Kim K, Kim S. Heterotopic Ossification in the Gallbladder. J Pathol Transl Med 2016; 51:185-186. [PMID: 27271110 PMCID: PMC5357748 DOI: 10.4132/jptm.2016.03.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Jihyun Ahn
- Department of Pathology, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of General Surgery, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Dongkang Medical Center, Ulsan, Korea
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Cell death, clearance and immunity in the skeletal muscle. Cell Death Differ 2016; 23:927-37. [PMID: 26868912 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The skeletal muscle is an immunologically unique tissue. Leukocytes, virtually absent in physiological conditions, are quickly recruited into the tissue upon injury and persist during regeneration. Apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy coexist in the injured/regenerating muscles, including those of patients with neuromuscular disorders, such as inflammatory myopathies, dystrophies, metabolic and mitochondrial myopathies and drug-induced myopathies. Macrophages are able to alter their function in response to microenvironment conditions and as a consequence coordinate changes within the tissue from the early injury throughout regeneration and eventual healing, and regulate the activation and the function of stem cells. Early after injury, classically activated macrophages ('M1') dominate the picture. Alternatively activated M2 macrophages predominate during resolution phases and regulate the termination of the inflammatory responses. The dynamic M1/M2 transition is increasingly felt to be the key to the homeostasis of the muscle. Recognition and clearance of debris originating from damaged myofibers and from dying stem/progenitor cells, stromal cells and leukocytes are fundamental actions of macrophages. Clearance of apoptotic cells and M1/M2 transition are causally connected and represent limiting steps for muscle healing. The accumulation of apoptotic cells, which reflects their defective clearance, has been demonstrated in various tissues to prompt autoimmunity against intracellular autoantigens. In the muscle, in the presence of type I interferon, apoptotic myoblasts indeed cause the production of autoantibodies, lymphocyte infiltration and continuous cycles of muscle injury and regeneration, mimicking human inflammatory myopathies. The clearance of apoptotic cells thus modulates the homeostatic response of the skeletal muscle to injury. Conversely, defects in the process may have deleterious local effects, guiding maladaptive tissue remodeling with collagen and fat accumulation and promoting autoimmunity itself. There is strong promise for novel treatments based on new knowledge of cell death, clearance and immunity in the muscle.
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Jimenez SA, Piera-Velazquez S. Endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndoMT) in the pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis-associated pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Myth or reality? Matrix Biol 2016; 51:26-36. [PMID: 26807760 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by progressive fibrosis of skin and multiple internal organs and severe functional and structural microvascular alterations. SSc is considered to be the prototypic systemic fibrotic disorder. Despite currently available therapeutic approaches SSc has a high mortality rate owing to the development of SSc-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), complications that have emerged as the most frequent causes of disability and mortality in SSc. The pathogenesis of the fibrotic process in SSc is complex and despite extensive investigation the exact mechanisms have remained elusive. Myofibroblasts are the cells ultimately responsible for tissue fibrosis and fibroproliferative vasculopathy in SSc. Tissue myofibroblasts in SSc originate from several sources including expansion of quiescent tissue fibroblasts and tissue accumulation of CD34+ fibrocytes. Besides these sources, myofibroblasts in SSc may result from the phenotypic conversion of endothelial cells into activated myofibroblasts, a process known as endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). Recently, it has been postulated that EndoMT may play a role in the development of SSc-associated ILD and PAH. However, although several studies have described the occurrence of EndoMT in experimentally induced cardiac, renal, and pulmonary fibrosis and in several human disorders, the contribution of EndoMT to SSc-associated ILD and PAH has not been generally accepted. Here, the experimental evidence supporting the concept that EndoMT plays a role in the pathogenesis of SSc-associated ILD and PAH will be reviewed.
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- Sergio A Jimenez
- Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Scleroderma Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
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- Jefferson Institute of Molecular Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Scleroderma Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Suite 509 BLSB, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Ranganathan K, Loder S, Agarwal S, Wong VW, Forsberg J, Davis TA, Wang S, James AW, Levi B, Levi B. Heterotopic Ossification: Basic-Science Principles and Clinical Correlates. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2015; 97:1101-11. [PMID: 26135077 PMCID: PMC6948799 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.n.01056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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➤ Heterotopic ossification occurs most commonly after joint arthroplasty, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, blast trauma, elbow and acetabular fractures, and thermal injury.➤ The conversion of progenitor cells to osteogenic precursor cells as a result of cell-mediated interactions with the local tissue environment is affected by oxygen tension, pH, availability of micronutrients, and mechanical stimuli, and leads to heterotopic ossification.➤ Radiation and certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications are important methods of prophylaxis against heterotopic ossification.➤ Well-planned surgical excision can improve patient outcomes regardless of the joint involved or the initial cause of injury.➤ Future therapeutic strategies are focused on targeted inhibition of local factors and signaling pathways that catalyze ectopic bone formation.
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- Kavitha Ranganathan
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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- Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 4924 Campbell Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21236
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Naval Medical Research Center, Silver Spring, MD 20910
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, DGSOM, 200 Medical Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Taubman Center, XPC 5340, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0219. E-mail address for B. Levi:
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Galatz LM, Gerstenfeld L, Heber-Katz E, Rodeo SA. Tendon regeneration and scar formation: The concept of scarless healing. J Orthop Res 2015; 33:823-31. [PMID: 25676657 PMCID: PMC6084432 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/03/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Tendon healing is characterized by the formation of fibrovascular scar tissue, as tendon has very little intrinsic regenerative capacity. This creates a substantial clinical challenge in the setting of large, chronic tears seen clinically. Interest in regenerative healing seen in amphibians and certain strains of mice has arisen in response to the biological behavior of tendon tissue. Bone is also a model of tissue regeneration as healing bone will achieve the mechanical and histologic characteristics of the original tissue. The ultimate goal of the study of genes and mechanisms that contribute to true tissue regeneration is to ultimately attempt to manipulate the expression of those genes and activate these mechanisms in the setting of tendon injury and repair. Clearly, further research is needed to bring this to the forefront, however, study of scarless healing has potential to have meaningful application to tendon healing.
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- Leesa M. Galatz
- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
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- The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
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- Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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Zhou X, von der Mark K, Henry S, Norton W, Adams H, de Crombrugghe B. Chondrocytes transdifferentiate into osteoblasts in endochondral bone during development, postnatal growth and fracture healing in mice. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004820. [PMID: 25474590 PMCID: PMC4256265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 384] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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One of the crucial steps in endochondral bone formation is the replacement of a cartilage matrix produced by chondrocytes with bone trabeculae made by osteoblasts. However, the precise sources of osteoblasts responsible for trabecular bone formation have not been fully defined. To investigate whether cells derived from hypertrophic chondrocytes contribute to the osteoblast pool in trabecular bones, we genetically labeled either hypertrophic chondrocytes by Col10a1-Cre or chondrocytes by tamoxifen-induced Agc1-CreERT2 using EGFP, LacZ or Tomato expression. Both Cre drivers were specifically active in chondrocytic cells and not in perichondrium, in periosteum or in any of the osteoblast lineage cells. These in vivo experiments allowed us to follow the fate of cells labeled in Col10a1-Cre or Agc1-CreERT2 -expressing chondrocytes. After the labeling of chondrocytes, both during prenatal development and after birth, abundant labeled non-chondrocytic cells were present in the primary spongiosa. These cells were distributed throughout trabeculae surfaces and later were present in the endosteum, and embedded within the bone matrix. Co-expression studies using osteoblast markers indicated that a proportion of the non-chondrocytic cells derived from chondrocytes labeled by Col10a1-Cre or by Agc1-CreERT2 were functional osteoblasts. Hence, our results show that both chondrocytes prior to initial ossification and growth plate chondrocytes before or after birth have the capacity to undergo transdifferentiation to become osteoblasts. The osteoblasts derived from Col10a1-expressing hypertrophic chondrocytes represent about sixty percent of all mature osteoblasts in endochondral bones of one month old mice. A similar process of chondrocyte to osteoblast transdifferentiation was involved during bone fracture healing in adult mice. Thus, in addition to cells in the periosteum chondrocytes represent a major source of osteoblasts contributing to endochondral bone formation in vivo.
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- Xin Zhou
- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XZ); (BdC)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine 1, Nikolaus-Fiebiger-Center of Molecular Medicine, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (XZ); (BdC)
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