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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2023

Traumatic brain injury stimulates sympathetic tone-mediated bone marrow myelopoiesis to favor fracture healing.

Weijian Liu, Wei Chen, Mao Xie, Chao Chen, Zengwu Shao, Yiran Zhang, Haiyue Zhao, Qingcheng Song, Hongzhi Hu, Xin Xing and 8 more

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond the initial impact: a systematic review of post-traumatic bone loss and its mechanisms.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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  14. Relationship between serum β-catenin mRNA expression and femoral fracture healing after head trauma: an experimental rat study.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2026
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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 1 country.

Weijian Liu *Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Wei Chen *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Mao Xie *Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Chao ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Zengwu ShaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Yiran ZhangSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Haiyue ZhaoSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
Qingcheng SongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Hongzhi HuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Xin XingDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Xianyi CaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Xiangtian DengDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050051, China.
Xinyan LiDepartment of Physiology, School of Basic Medicine and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Peng WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Guohui LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2013-1396
Liming XiongDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. xiongliming@hust.edu.cn.
Xiao LvDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. lvxiaotjmu@163.com.
Yingze ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China. yzling_liu@163.com.
Hebei Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNNankai University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accelerates fracture healing, but the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Accumulating evidence indicates that the central nervous system (CNS) plays a pivotal role in regulating immune system and skeletal homeostasis. However, the impact of CNS injury on hematopoiesis commitment was overlooked. Here, we found that the dramatically elevated sympathetic tone accompanied with TBI-accelerated fracture healing; chemical sympathectomy blocks TBI-induced fracture healing. TBI-induced hypersensitivity of adrenergic signaling promotes the proliferation of bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and swiftly skews HSCs toward anti-inflammation myeloid cells within 14 days, which favor fracture healing. Knockout of β3- or β2-adrenergic receptor (AR) eliminate TBI-mediated anti-inflammation macrophage expansion and TBI-accelerated fracture healing. RNA sequencing of bone marrow cells revealed that Adrb2 and Adrb3 maintain proliferation and commitment of immune cells. Importantly, flow cytometry confirmed that deletion of β2-AR inhibits M2 polarization of macrophages at 7th day and 14th day; and TBI-induced HSCs proliferation was impaired in β3-AR knockout mice. Moreover, β3- and β2-AR agonists synergistically promote infiltration of M2 macrophages in callus and accelerate bone healing process. Thus, we conclude that TBI accelerates bone formation during early stage of fracture healing process by shaping the anti-inflammation environment in the bone marrow. These results implicate that the adrenergic signals could serve as potential targets for fracture management.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticFracture HealingAdrenergic AgentsAnimalsBone MarrowMiceMice, KnockoutMyelopoiesisAdrenergic Agents

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PMID37402714
PMCPMC10319807
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