ArticleJournal of bone and mineral metabolism2024
Enpp1 mutations promote upregulation of hedgehog signaling in heterotopic ossification with aging.
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- Tendon stem/progenitor cells in heterotopic ossification: functional regulation, molecular mechanisms and targeted therapeutic strategies.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Baseline characteristics, perioperative complications, and 1-year outcomes in cervical OPLL versus cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Cellular and molecular landscapes of human tendons across the lifespan revealed by spatial and single-cell transcriptomics.Cell reports · 2026Article
- When Bone Forms Where It Shouldn't: Heterotopic Ossification in Muscle Injury and Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Genome-wide association study in chondrocalcinosis reveals ENPP1 as a candidate therapeutic target in calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2025Article
- Spinal hypermobility accelerates ossification in posterior longitudinal ligaments: insights from anFrontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionHeterotopic ossification of the tendon and ligament (HOTL) is a chronic progressive disease that is usually accompanied by thickening and ossification of ligaments and high osteogenic activity of the surrounding ligament tissue. However, the molecular mechanism of maintaining the cellular phenotype of HOTL remains unclear. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe first constructed a model of HOTL, Enpp1
resultsThe results indicate that Enpp1 deficiency led to markedly progressive heterotopic ossification (HO), especially spine, and Achilles tendons, and was associated with progressive degeneration of the knees. The bone mass was decreased in the long bone. Furthermore, fibroblasts from Enpp1
conclusionOur study indicated that with increasing age, mutations in Enpp1 promote ectopic ossification of spinal ligaments and endochondral ossification in tendons and further aggravate knee degeneration by upregulating hedgehog signaling.
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