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ArticleScientific reports2025

Serum MicroRNA signatures associated with hypertrophic callus formation in polytrauma patients with traumatic brain injury.

Thomas Lettner, Florian Dussing, Renate Gehwolf, Christian Deininger, Amelie Deluca, Verena Wally, Valeska Hofmann, Matthias Hackl, Andreas Traweger, Florian Wichlas

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Thomas Lettner *Institute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Florian Dussing *Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital Oberndorf, Oberndorf, Austria.
Renate GehwolfInstitute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Christian DeiningerInstitute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Amelie DelucaInstitute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Verena WallyDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Valeska HofmannDepartment of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Karl-Olga-Krankenhaus, Stuttgart, Germany.
Matthias HacklAustrian Cluster for Tissue Regeneration, Vienna, Austria.
Andreas TrawegerInstitute of Tendon and Bone Regeneration, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria. andreas.traweger@pmu.ac.at.
Florian WichlasDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.

Funding

Lorenz Böhler Fonds Grant #1/18State of Salzburg WISS 2025 CONSONANT, Grant # F2200397-KZPState of Salzburg WISS 2025 GOOD FIBRATION, Grant # 20102/F2400948-FPR
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Abstract

Long-bone fractures occasionally develop excessive callus formation in the presence of traumatic brain injury, a clinically relevant but poorly understood injury response. Although this phenomenon is known for decades, the causal factors are still underexplored, and no systemic biomarkers are currently available to predict the exuberant bone-mass-formation at an early timepoint after injury. In this study, we used small-RNA-seq, bioinformatic analyses, and in vitro assays to identify a set of micro-RNAs in sera of hypertrophic callus patients that could serve as potential biomarkers. The identified miRNAs are highly expressed in the human brain, particularly in the pituitary gland, and have been shown to regulate mRNA targets implicated in osteogenic processes.

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Bony CallusBrain Injuries, TraumaticMicroRNAsMultiple TraumaAdultBiomarkersComputational BiologyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedBiomarkersMicroRNAsDLK1-DIO3Hypertrophic-callusLong-bone fracturemiRNAPituitary glandTraumatic-brain-injury

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PMCPMC12678406

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