Wnt 相关的成体干细胞标志物 Lgr6 对于成骨和骨折愈合是必需的。
Wnt-associated adult stem cell marker Lgr6 is required for osteogenesis and fracture healing.
机构信息
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, School of Medicine, USA; School of Dental Medicine, UConn Health, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, School of Medicine, USA.
出版信息
Bone. 2023 Apr;169:116681. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2023.116681. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
Despite the remarkable regenerative capacity of skeletal tissues, nonunion of bone and failure of fractures to heal properly presents a significant clinical concern. Stem and progenitor cells are present in bone and become activated following injury; thus, elucidating mechanisms that promote adult stem cell-mediated healing is important. Wnt-associated adult stem marker Lgr6 is implicated in the regeneration of tissues with well-defined stem cell niches in stem cell-reliant organs. Here, we demonstrate that Lgr6 is dynamically expressed in osteoprogenitors in response to fracture injury. We used an Lgr6-null mouse model and found that Lgr6 expression is necessary for maintaining bone volume and efficient postnatal bone regeneration in adult mice. Skeletal progenitors isolated from Lgr6-null mice have reduced colony-forming potential and reduced osteogenic differentiation capacity due to attenuated cWnt signaling. Lgr6-null mice consist of a lower proportion of self-renewing stem cells. In response to fracture injury, Lgr6-null mice have a deficiency in the proliferation of periosteal progenitors and reduced ALP activity. Further, analysis of the bone regeneration phase and remodeling phase of fracture healing in Lgr6-null mice showed impaired endochondral ossification and decreased mineralization. We propose that in contrast to not being required for successful skeletal development, Lgr6-positive cells have a direct role in endochondral bone repair.
尽管骨骼组织具有显著的再生能力,但骨不连和骨折愈合不良仍是一个严重的临床问题。干细胞和祖细胞存在于骨骼中,并在受伤后被激活;因此,阐明促进成体干细胞介导的愈合的机制非常重要。Wnt 相关的成体干细胞标志物 Lgr6 参与了具有明确干细胞龛的组织的再生,这些组织存在于依赖干细胞的器官中。在这里,我们证明 Lgr6 在成骨细胞祖细胞中对骨折损伤呈动态表达。我们使用了 Lgr6 敲除小鼠模型,发现 Lgr6 表达对于维持成年小鼠的骨量和有效的出生后骨再生是必需的。从 Lgr6 敲除小鼠中分离出的骨骼祖细胞由于 cWnt 信号减弱而具有降低的集落形成潜力和降低的成骨分化能力。Lgr6 敲除小鼠中自我更新的干细胞比例较低。在骨折损伤后,Lgr6 敲除小鼠的骨膜祖细胞增殖减少,ALP 活性降低。此外,对 Lgr6 敲除小鼠骨折愈合的骨再生阶段和重塑阶段的分析表明,软骨内骨化受损和矿化减少。我们提出,与成功的骨骼发育不同,Lgr6 阳性细胞在软骨内骨修复中具有直接作用。