Macrophages in heterotopic ossification: from mechanisms to therapy

Y Huang, X Wang, D Zhou, W Zhou, F Dai… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2021 - nature.com
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the formation of extraskeletal bone in non-osseous tissues. It
is caused by an injury that stimulates abnormal tissue healing and regeneration, and …

The clinical relevance of OSM in inflammatory diseases: a comprehensive review

CL Wolf, C Pruett, D Lighter, CL Jorcyk - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Oncostatin M (OSM) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in a variety of inflammatory responses
such as wound healing, liver regeneration, and bone remodeling. As a member of the …

Interorgan communication in neurogenic heterotopic ossification: the role of brain-derived extracellular vesicles

W Lu, J Yan, C Wang, W Qin, X Han, Z Qin, Y Wei… - Bone Research, 2024 - nature.com
Brain-derived extracellular vesicles participate in interorgan communication after traumatic
brain injury by transporting pathogens to initiate secondary injury. Inflammasome-related …

Oncostatin M: dual regulator of the skeletal and hematopoietic systems

NA Sims, JP Lévesque - Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The bone and hematopoietic tissues coemerge during
development and are functionally intertwined throughout mammalian life. Oncostatin M …

Genetic and acquired heterotopic ossification: a translational tale of mice and men

S Cappato, R Gamberale, R Bocciardi, S Brunelli - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heterotopic ossification is defined as an aberrant formation of bone in extraskeletal soft
tissue, for which both genetic and acquired conditions are known. This pathologic process …

Interleukin‐1 is overexpressed in injured muscles following spinal cord injury and promotes neurogenic heterotopic ossification

HW Tseng, I Kulina, D Girard, J Gueguen… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neurogenic heterotopic ossifications (NHOs) form in periarticular muscles after severe
spinal cord (SCI) and traumatic brain injuries. The pathogenesis of NHO is poorly …

Inflammation in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and other forms of heterotopic ossification

K Matsuo, RD Chavez, E Barruet, EC Hsiao - Current Osteoporosis …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of review Heterotopic ossification (HO) is associated with inflammation. The goal of
this review is to examine recent findings on the roles of inflammation and the immune …

Mechanism of traumatic heterotopic ossification: In search of injury‐induced osteogenic factors

L Li, RS Tuan - Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological condition of abnormal bone formation in soft
tissue. Three factors have been proposed as required to induce HO:(a) osteogenic precursor …

Spinal cord injury reprograms muscle fibroadipogenic progenitors to form heterotopic bones within muscles

HW Tseng, D Girard, KA Alexander, SM Millard… - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
The cells of origin of neurogenic heterotopic ossifications (NHOs), which develop frequently
in the periarticular muscles following spinal cord injuries (SCIs) and traumatic brain injuries …

Spinal cord injury dysregulates fibro-adipogenic progenitors miRNAs signaling to promote neurogenic heterotopic ossifications

J Gueguen, D Girard, B Rival, J Fernandez… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Neurogenic heterotopic ossifications are intramuscular bone formations developing
following central nervous system injury. The pathophysiology is poorly understood and …