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Niedermair, Tanja ; Straub, Rainer H. ; Brochhausen, Christoph ; Grässel, Susanne

Impact of the Sensory and Sympathetic Nervous System on Fracture Healing in Ovariectomized Mice

Niedermair, Tanja, Straub, Rainer H. , Brochhausen, Christoph and Grässel, Susanne (2020) Impact of the Sensory and Sympathetic Nervous System on Fracture Healing in Ovariectomized Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, p. 405.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 07 Feb 2020 09:22
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.41518


Abstract

The peripheral nervous system modulates bone repair under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Previously, we reported an essential role for sensory neuropeptide substance P (SP) and sympathetic nerve fibers (SNF) for proper fracture healing and bone structure in a murine tibial fracture model. A similar distortion of bone microarchitecture has been described for mice lacking the ...

The peripheral nervous system modulates bone repair under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Previously, we reported an essential role for sensory neuropeptide substance P (SP) and sympathetic nerve fibers (SNF) for proper fracture healing and bone structure in a murine tibial fracture model. A similar distortion of bone microarchitecture has been described for mice lacking the sensory neuropeptide alpha-calcitonin gene-related peptide (alpha-CGRP). Here, we hypothesize that loss of SP, alpha-CGRP, and SNF modulates inflammatory and pain-related processes and also affects bone regeneration during fracture healing under postmenopausal conditions. Intramedullary fixed femoral fractures were set to 28 days after bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) in female wild type (WT), SP-, alpha-CGRP-deficient, and sympathectomized (SYX) mice. Locomotion, paw withdrawal threshold, fracture callus maturation and numbers of TRAP-, CD4-, CD8-, F4/80-, iNos-, and Arg1-positive cells within the callus were analyzed. Nightly locomotion was reduced in unfractured SP-deficient and SYX mice after fracture. Resistance to pressure was increased for the fractured leg in SP-deficient mice during the later stages of fracture healing, but was decreased in alpha-CGRP-deficient mice. Hypertrophic cartilage area was increased nine days after fracture in SP-deficient mice. Bony callus maturation was delayed in SYX mice during the later healing stages. In addition, the number of CD 4-positive cells was reduced after five days and the number of CD 8-positive cells was additionally reduced after 21 days in SYX mice. The number of Arg1-positive M2 macrophages was higher in alpha-CGRP-deficient mice five days after fracture. The alkaline phosphatase level was increased in SYX mice 16 days after fracture. Absence of alpha-CGRP appears to promote M2 macrophage polarization and reduces the pain threshold, but has no effect on callus tissue maturation. Absence of SP reduces locomotion, increases the pain-threshold, and accelerates hypertrophic callus tissue remodeling. Destruction of SNF reduces locomotion after fracture and influences bony callus tissue remodeling during the later stages of fracture repair, whereas pain-related processes are not affected.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher:MDPI
Place of Publication:BASEL
Volume:21
Page Range:p. 405
Date2020
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie
Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie
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10.3390/ijms21020405DOI
KeywordsBONE LOSS; SUBSTANCE-P; INBRED STRAINS; DIFFERENTIATION; MODEL; ACTIVATION; DEPRESSION; CALLUS; REPAIR; fracture; substance P; alpha-CGRP; sympathectomy; sympathetic nerve fibers; ovariectomy; sensory nervous system; bone repair; bone remodeling
Dewey Decimal Classification600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedUnknown
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-415185
Item ID41518

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