Wnt pathway in bone repair and regeneration
- Wnt signaling plays a central regulatory role across a remarkably diverse range of functions during embryonic development, including those involved in the formation of bone and cartilage. Wnt signaling continues to play a critical role in adult osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells. Disruptions in this highly-conserved and complex system leads to various pathological conditions, including impaired bone healing, autoimmune diseases and malignant degeneration. For reconstructive surgeons, critically sized skeletal defects represent a major challenge. These are frequently associated with significant morbidity in both the recipient and donor sites. The Wnt pathway is an attractive therapeutic target with the potential to directly modulate stem cells responsible for skeletal tissue regeneration and promote bone growth, suggesting that Wnt factors could be used to promote bone healing after trauma. This review summarizes our current understanding of the essential role of the Wnt pathway in bone regeneration and repair.
| Author: | Khosrow Siamak HouschyarGND, Christian TapkingGND, Mimi R. BorrelliGND, Daniel PoppGND, Dominik DuscherGND, Zeshaan N. MaanGND, Malcolm P. ChelliahGND, Jingtao LiGND, Kamran HaratiGND, Christoph WallnerGND, Susanne Ilona ReinGND, Dominik PförringerGND, Georg ReumuthGND, Gerrit Christian GriebGND, Sylvain MouraretGND, Mehran DadrasORCiDGND, Johannes Maximilian WagnerORCiDGND, Jungul Y. ChaGND, Frank SiemersGND, Marcus LehnhardtGND, Björn BehrORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-64625 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2018.00170 |
| Parent Title (English): | Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
| Subtitle (English): | what do we know so far |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2019/05/23 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2019/01/07 |
| Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
| Tag: | Open Access Fonds Wnt; b-catenin; bone; canonical; non-canonical; regeneration; repair; stem cells |
| Volume: | 6 |
| First Page: | 170-1 |
| Last Page: | 170-13 |
| Note: | Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, Bd. 6.2019, Artikelnummer 170 |
| Note: | Article Processing Charge funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. |
| Institutes/Facilities: | Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Klinik für Plastische Chirurgie und Schwerbrandverletzte |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Medizin, Gesundheit |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |
