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ArticleNature communications2023

Neutrophil-derived catecholamines mediate negative stress effects on bone.

Miriam E A Tschaffon-Müller, Elena Kempter, Lena Steppe, Sandra Kupfer, Melanie R Kuhn, Florian Gebhard, Carlos Pankratz, Miriam Kalbitz, Konrad Schütze, Harald Gündel and 8 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Miriam E A Tschaffon-Müller *Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Elena Kempter *Laboratory for Molecular Psychosomatics, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2330-8414
Lena SteppeInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0968-5627
Sandra KupferLaboratory for Molecular Psychosomatics, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Melanie R KuhnInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Florian GebhardDepartment of Orthopedic Trauma, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Carlos PankratzDepartment of Orthopedic Trauma, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Miriam KalbitzDepartment of Orthopedic Trauma, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Konrad SchützeDepartment of Orthopedic Trauma, Hand-, Plastic- and Reconstructive Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Harald GündelDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Nele KaleckDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Gudrun StraußDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Jean VacherDepartment of Medicine, Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Hiroshi IchinoseSchool of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan.
Katja WeimerDepartment of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8656-607X
Anita IgnatiusInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.
Melanie Haffner-LuntzerInstitute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3333-2613
Stefan O ReberLaboratory for Molecular Psychosomatics, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Ulm University Medical Center, Ulm, Germany. stefan.reber@uni-ulm.de.ORCID 0000-0002-1583-7618
Universität Ulm · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEMontreal Clinical Research Institute · CATokyo Institute of Technology · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mental traumatization is associated with long-bone growth retardation, osteoporosis and increased fracture risk. We revealed earlier that mental trauma disturbs cartilage-to-bone transition during bone growth and repair in mice. Trauma increased tyrosine hydroxylase-expressing neutrophils in bone marrow and fracture callus. Here we show that tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the fracture hematoma of patients correlates positively with acknowledged stress, depression, and pain scores as well as individual ratings of healing-impairment and pain-perception post-fracture. Moreover, mice lacking tyrosine hydroxylase in myeloid cells are protected from chronic psychosocial stress-induced disturbance of bone growth and healing. Chondrocyte-specific β2-adrenoceptor-deficient mice are also protected from stress-induced bone growth retardation. In summary, our preclinical data identify locally secreted catecholamines in concert with β2-adrenoceptor signalling in chondrocytes as mediators of negative stress effects on bone growth and repair. Given our clinical data, these mechanistic insights seem to be of strong translational relevance.

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Fracture HealingFractures, BoneAnimalsBony CallusCatecholaminesGrowth DisordersMiceNeutrophilsPainReceptors, AdrenergicTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseCatecholaminesReceptors, AdrenergicTyrosine 3-Monooxygenase

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PMID37277336
PMCPMC10241819
OpenAlexW4379468289

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