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Mechanical stimulation promotes enthesis injury repair by mobilizing Prrx1+ cells via ciliary TGF-β signaling

  1. Han Xiao
  2. Tao Zhang
  3. Chang Jun Li
  4. Yong Cao
  5. Lin Feng Wang
  6. Hua Bin Chen
  7. Sheng Can Li
  8. Chang Biao Guan
  9. Jian Zhong Hu
  10. Di Chen
  11. Can Chen  Is a corresponding author
  12. Hong Bin Lu  Is a corresponding author
  1. Xiangya Hospital Central South University, China
  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73614
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  1. Han Xiao
  2. Tao Zhang
  3. Chang Jun Li
  4. Yong Cao
  5. Lin Feng Wang
  6. Hua Bin Chen
  7. Sheng Can Li
  8. Chang Biao Guan
  9. Jian Zhong Hu
  10. Di Chen
  11. Can Chen
  12. Hong Bin Lu
(2022)
Mechanical stimulation promotes enthesis injury repair by mobilizing Prrx1+ cells via ciliary TGF-β signaling
eLife 11:e73614.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73614
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Abstract

Proper mechanical stimulation can improve rotator cuff enthesis injury repair. However, the underlying mechanism of mechanical stimulation promoting injury repair is still unknown. In this study, we found that Prrx1+ cell was essential for murine rotator cuff enthesis development identified by single-cell RNA sequence and involved in the injury repair. Proper mechanical stimulation could promote the migration of Prrx1+ cells to enhance enthesis injury repair. Meantime, TGF-β signaling and primary cilia played an essential role in mediating mechanical stimulation signaling transmission. Proper mechanical stimulation enhanced the release of active TGF-β1 to promote migration of Prrx1+ cells. Inhibition of TGF-β signaling eliminated the stimulatory effect of mechanical stimulation on Prrx1+ cell migration and enthesis injury repair. In addition, knockdown of Pallidin to inhibit TGF-βR2 translocation to the primary cilia or deletion of Ift88 in Prrx1+ cells also restrained the mechanics-induced Prrx1+ cells migration. These findings suggested that mechanical stimulation could increase the release of active TGF-β1 and enhance the mobilization of Prrx1+ cells to promote enthesis injury repair via ciliary TGF-β signaling.

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  1. Han Xiao

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  2. Tao Zhang

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  3. Chang Jun Li

    Department of Endocrinology, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  4. Yong Cao

    Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  5. Lin Feng Wang

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  6. Hua Bin Chen

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  7. Sheng Can Li

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  8. Chang Biao Guan

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  9. Jian Zhong Hu

    Department of Spine Surgery, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  10. Di Chen

    Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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  11. Can Chen

    Department of Orthopedic, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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  12. Hong Bin Lu

    Department of Sports Medicine, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha, China
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National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81730068)

  • Hong Bin Lu

Major Science and technology progect of Changsha Science and Technology Bureau (No. 41965)

  • Hong Bin Lu

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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Animal experimentation: All animal care protocols and experiments in this study were reviewed and approved by the Animal Care and Use Committees of the Laboratory Animal Research Center of our institute. All mice were maintained in the specific pathogen-free facility of the Laboratory Animal Research Center.

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  1. Han Xiao
  2. Tao Zhang
  3. Chang Jun Li
  4. Yong Cao
  5. Lin Feng Wang
  6. Hua Bin Chen
  7. Sheng Can Li
  8. Chang Biao Guan
  9. Jian Zhong Hu
  10. Di Chen
  11. Can Chen
  12. Hong Bin Lu
(2022)
Mechanical stimulation promotes enthesis injury repair by mobilizing Prrx1+ cells via ciliary TGF-β signaling
eLife 11:e73614.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73614

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