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ArticleCell communication and signaling : CCS2025

Single-cell profiling reveals periosteal signatures of impaired periosteal cells proliferation in a drill-hole model of type 2 diabetes.

Xing Ji, Jiahao Luo, Yangxun He, Xinhua Hu, Taotao Xu, Yuanlong Wang, Sijun Pan, Jiali Yao, Weiwei Hu, Ximei Wu

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Xing Ji *Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Jiahao Luo *Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yangxun HeDepartment of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Xinhua HuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Taotao XuDepartment of Orthopedics Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, 54 Youdian Road, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Yuanlong WangAnji People's Hospital, Affiliated Anji Hospital, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Sijun PanAnji People's Hospital, Affiliated Anji Hospital, School of Medicine, Hangzhou City University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Jiali YaoShulan International Medical College, Zhejiang Shuren University, 8 Shuren Street, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Weiwei Hu *Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China. huww@zju.edu.cn.
Ximei Wu *Department of Pharmacology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China. xiwu@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province 2022C03034National Natural Science Foundation of China 32170841National Natural Science Foundation of China 82100934Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China LQ22H070001
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Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an elevated fracture risk and impaired healing, but the periosteum's role in delayed repair remains unclear. In db/db mice, both trabecular and cortical bone mass were reduced, with single-cell RNA sequencing revealing downregulation of the Wnt pathway in osteogenic periosteal cells, which is critical for maintaining cortical bone. Transcriptomic analysis of periosteal cells from humans with T2DM further underscored the evolutionary conservation of osteogenic properties. A comprehensive atlas of periosteal cells under WT and T2DM conditions, pre- and post-fracture, identified induced fibrogenic cells as essential for fracture repair. Further analysis confirmed that induced fibrogenic cells contribute to both intramembranous and endochondral ossification. Importantly, we identified Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 (FGL2), expressed by fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) and periosteal cells, as a key factor hindering healing by suppressing periosteal proliferation through mitochondrial regulation via the mTORC1 pathway. These findings highlight the periosteal heterogeneity and dynamics involved in delayed fracture healing in T2DM.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2PeriosteumSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsCell ProliferationDisease Models, AnimalFracture HealingHumansMaleMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1MiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteogenesisMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Delayed fracture healingFibrinogen-like Protein 2PeriosteumScRNA-seqT2DM

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PMID40796869
PMCPMC12341304

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