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ReviewJournal of orthopaedic translation2025

T cell related osteoimmunology in fracture healing: Potential targets for augmenting bone regeneration.

Haixing Wang, Yashi Li, Haoxin Li, Xu Yan, Zhaowei Jiang, Lu Feng, Wenhui Hu, Yinuo Fan, Sien Lin, Gang Li

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Review in Journal of orthopaedic translation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. The role of CD8Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  8. Temporal immunomodulation of CD4Science advances · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Haixing WangInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Yashi LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Haoxin LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Xu YanDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Zhaowei JiangDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Lu FengCentre for Regenerative Medicine and Health, Hong Kong Institute of Science & Innovation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hong Kong, China.
Wenhui HuOrthopaedic Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China.
Yinuo FanThe Third Clinical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Sien LinDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Gang LiInstitute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Last decade has witnessed increasing evidence which highlights the roles of immune cells in bone regeneration. Numerous immune cell types, including macrophages, T cells, and neutrophils are involved in fracture healing by orchestrating a series of events that modulate bone formation and remodeling. In this review, the role of T cell immunity in fracture healing has been summarized, and the modulatory effects of T cell immunity in inflammation, bone formation and remodeling have been highlighted. The review also summarizes the specific roles of different T cell subsets, including CD4 The translational potential of this article: Delayed unions or non-unions of bone fractures remain a challenge in clinical practice. Developing a deep understanding of the roles of immune cells, including T cells, in fracture healing will facilitate the advancement of novel therapeutics of fracture nonunion. This review summarizes the current understanding of different T cell subsets involved in various phases of fracture healing, providing insights for targeting T cells as an alternative strategy to enhance bone regeneration.

Indexed as

Bone formationFracture healingMesenchymal stem cellOsteoimmunologyT cell

Identifiers

PMID39991456
PMCPMC11847249

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