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Is heterotopic ossification getting nervous?: The role of the peripheral nervous system in heterotopic ossification.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neurogenic heterotopic ossification: from molecular mechanisms to clinical treatment.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Neuro-Immune Axis in Trauma-Induced Heterotopic Ossification: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.Cells · 2026Review
- Specific non-myogenic mesenchymal cells contribute to rotator cuff tear myosteatosis and fibrosis revealing novel therapeutic options.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Periosteum Organoid: Biomimetic Design Inspired From the Bone Healing Process.Exploration (Beijing, China) · 2025Review
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- Histology of neurogenic heterotopic ossification and comparison with its radiological expression in acute spinal cord injured patients.Spinal cord · 2025Article
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- Denervation‑induced NRG3 aggravates muscle heterotopic ossification via the ErbB4/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.Molecular medicine reports · 2025Article
- The role of miRNAs as biomarkers in heterotopic ossification.EFORT open reviews · 2024Review
- The Role of Neuromodulation and Potential Mechanism in Regulating Heterotopic Ossification.Neurochemical research · 2024Review
- Interorgan communication in neurogenic heterotopic ossification: the role of brain-derived extracellular vesicles.Bone research · 2024Article
- [Research progress on mechanism of traumatic brain injury promoting fracture healing].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2024Article
- Novel insights from human induced pluripotent stem cells on origins and roles of fibro/adipogenic progenitors as heterotopic ossification precursors.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
- A microCT-based platform to quantify drug targeting.European radiology experimental · 2023Article
- Hypoxia Drives Material-Induced Heterotopic Bone Formation by Enhancing Osteoclastogenesis via M2/Lipid-Loaded Macrophage Axis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Altered early immune response after fracture and traumatic brain injury.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Heterotopic Ossification: Clinical Features, Basic Researches, and Mechanical Stimulations.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- Crosstalk between Bone and Nerves within Bone.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021Review
- Genetic and Acquired Heterotopic Ossification: A Translational Tale of Mice and Men.Biomedicines · 2020Review
- Neurological heterotopic ossification: novel mechanisms, prognostic biomarkers and prophylactic therapies.Bone research · 2020Review
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Abstract
Heterotopic ossification (HO), or de novo bone formation in soft tissue, is often observed following traumatic injury. Recent studies suggest that peripheral nerves may play a key functional role in this process. The results supporting a neurological basis for HO are examined in this article. Evidence supports the fact that BMPs released from bone matrix possess the capacity to induce HO. However, the process cannot be recapitulated using recombinant proteins without extremely high doses suggesting other components are required for this process. Study of injuries that increase risk for HO, i.e. amputation, hip replacement, elbow fracture, burn, and CNS injury suggests that a likely candidate is traumatic injury of adjacent peripheral nerves. Recent studies suggest neuroinflammation may play a key functional role, by its ability to open the blood-nerve barrier (BNB). Barrier opening is characterized by a change in permeability and is experimentally assessed by the ability of Evans blue dye to enter the endoneurium of peripheral nerves. A combination of BMP and barrier opening is required to activate bone progenitors in the endoneurial compartment. This process is referred to as "neurogenic HO".
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