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ArticleCell death and differentiation2025

Tenascin-C promotes bone regeneration via inflammatory macrophages.

Qian Ren, Wenhui Xing, Bo Jiang, Heng Feng, Xuye Hu, Jinlong Suo, Lijun Wang, Weiguo Zou

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Article in Cell death and differentiation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Bone matrix proteins: regulators of skeletal remodeling and repair.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2026
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  7. Advancing Nanomedicine: For Bone Defect Repair and Regeneration.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Qian RenState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4434-8241
Wenhui XingState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Bo JiangState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Heng FengState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Xuye HuState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Jinlong SuoInstitute of Microsurgery on Extremities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-3776
Lijun WangHainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, China. hy0224010@hainmc.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-6098
Weiguo ZouState Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China. zouwg94@sibcb.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-0302

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81991512National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82102554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the early stage of tissue injury, macrophages play important roles in the activation of stem cells for further regeneration. However, the regulation of macrophages during bone regeneration remains unclear. Here, the extracellular matrix (ECM) tenascin-C (TNC) is found to express in the periosteum and recruit inflammatory macrophages. TNC-deficiency in the periosteum delays bone repair. Transplantation of macrophages derived from injured periosteum is able to rescue the decreased skeletal stem cells and impaired bone regeneration caused by TNC deficiency. The cell communication analysis identifies ITGA7 as a TNC receptor contributing to the recruitment of inflammatory macrophages. TNC expression declines in aged mice and the exogenous delivery of TNC significantly promotes bone regeneration after aging through the recruitment of macrophages. Taken together, this study reveals the regulation of macrophage recruitment and its function in the activation of skeletal stem cells after bone injury, providing a strategy to accelerate bone regeneration by TNC delivery.

Indexed as

Bone RegenerationInflammationMacrophagesTenascinAnimalsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPeriosteumTenascin

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PMID39794452
PMCPMC11982535

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