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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery2017

Enhanced Calvarial Bone Healing in CD11c-TLR4-/- and MyD88-/- Mice.

Dan Wang, Gwen M Taylor, James R Gilbert, Joseph E Losee, Chhinder P Sodhi, David J Hackam, Timothy R Billiar, Gregory M Cooper

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Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dan WangShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Gwen M TaylorShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
James R GilbertShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Joseph E LoseeShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Chhinder P SodhiShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
David J HackamShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Timothy R BilliarShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Gregory M CooperShanghai, People's Republic of China; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Baltimore, Md.
Tongji University · CNUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

TLR4 Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Surgical Necrotizing EnterocolitisR01GM078238 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HACKAM, DAVID J · 2006 to 2019
$3.9M
Modulation of TLR4 and TLR9 Signaling in NECR01DK083752 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HACKAM, DAVID J · 2008 to 2016
$3.4M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083752NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM078238
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammation is integral to the injury response. The inflammatory response is essential to the host defense against infection and also to tissue regeneration and repair. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical activators of the innate immune response and present attractive therapeutic targets for inflammation-modulated tissue regeneration. The authors' previous study showed that depletion of TLR4 resulted in accelerated skull bone healing concurrent with increased expression of osteoclastogenic genes. As such, in the present study, the authors used various knockout mouse models for TLR4 and its associated signaling mediators as tools to further understand the role of Toll-like receptor-mediated inflammation in calvarial bone healing.

methodsCalvarial defects (1.8-mm diameter) were created in wild-type, TLR4 knockout (TLR4), TLR2, MyD88, TRIF, TLR4 knockout in myeloid cell (Lyz-TLR4), and TLR4 knockout in dendritic-lineage cell (CD11c-TLR4) mice. Bone healing was examined using micro-computed tomographic, histologic, and histomorphometric analyses.

resultsMicro-computed tomographic and histomorphometric analyses revealed that TLR4-deficient mice (TLR4, Lyz-TLR4, and CD11c-TLR4) exhibited a faster intramembraneous healing response at postoperative day 7, whereas MyD88 and CD11c-TLR4 mice showed enhanced bone healing at day 28.

conclusionsThe authors' data suggest a detrimental role for TLR4 in CD11c cells, mediated by Myd88 signaling, during calvarial bone healing. The authors have demonstrated that Toll-like receptor signaling components affect calvarial bone healing, establishing a link between the skeletal and immune systems during craniofacial bone healing. Toll-like receptor signaling components might be used to initiate enhanced healing in bone defects to improve clinical outcomes.

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AnimalsCD11c AntigenFemaleMiceMice, KnockoutMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Signal TransductionSkullToll-Like Receptor 4Wound HealingCD11c AntigenMyd88 protein, mouseMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Tlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4

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PMID28350671
PMCPMC5404756
OpenAlexW2603791773

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