PMID- 24984919 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150417 LR - 20140806 IS - 1618-0402 (Electronic) IS - 0940-9602 (Linking) VI - 196 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Sep TI - BDNF and its TrkB receptor in human fracture healing. PG - 286-95 LID - S0940-9602(14)00120-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.aanat.2014.06.001 [doi] AB - Fracture healing is a physiological process of repair which proceeds in stages, each characterized by a different predominant tissue in the fracture gap. Matrix reorganization is regulated by cytokines and growth factors. Neurotrophins and their receptors might be of importance to osteoblasts and endothelial cells during fracture healing. The aim of this study was to examine the presence of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its tropomyosin-related kinase B receptor (TrkB) during human fracture healing. BDNF and TrkB were investigated in samples from human fracture gaps and cultured cells using RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. Endothelial cells and osteoblastic cell lines demonstrated a cytoplasmic staining pattern of BDNF and TrkB in vitro. At the mRNA level, BDNF and TrkB were expressed in the initial and osteoid formation phase of human fracture healing. In the granulation tissue of fracture gap, both proteins--BDNF and TrkB--are concentrated in endothelial and osteoblastic cells at the margins of woven bone suggesting their involvement in the formation of new vessels. There was no evidence of BDNF or TrkB during fracture healing in chondrocytes of human enchondral tissue. Furthermore, BDNF is absent in mature bone. Taken together, BDNF and TrkB are involved in vessel formation and osteogenic processes during human fracture healing. The detection of BDNF and its TrkB receptor during various stages of the bone formation process in human fracture gap tissue were shown for the first time. The current study reveals that both proteins are up-regulated in human osteoblasts and endothelial cells in fracture healing. CI - Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. FAU - Kilian, Olaf AU - Kilian O AD - Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, University of Giessen, Kerkraderstr. 9, 35392 Giessen, Germany; Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Robert-Koch-Allee 9, 99437 Bad Berka, Germany. Electronic address: olaf.kilian@gmx.de. FAU - Hartmann, Sonja AU - Hartmann S AD - Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, University of Giessen, Kerkraderstr. 9, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Sonja.hartmann@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Dongowski, Nicole AU - Dongowski N AD - Department of Trauma Surgery, Asklepios Klinik Lich, Goethestr. 4, 35423 Lich, Germany. Electronic address: Nicole.dongowski@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Karnati, Srikanth AU - Karnati S AD - Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Division of Medical Cell Biology, University of Giessen, Aulweg 123, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Srikanth.karnati@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Baumgart-Vogt, Eveline AU - Baumgart-Vogt E AD - Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology II, Division of Medical Cell Biology, University of Giessen, Aulweg 123, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Eveline.baumgart-vogt@anatomie.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Hartel, Frauke V AU - Hartel FV AD - Institute of Physiology, University of Giessen, Aulweg 129, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Frauke.v.haertel@physiologie.med.uni-giesssen.de. FAU - Noll, Thomas AU - Noll T AD - Institute of Physiology, University of Giessen, Aulweg 129, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Thomas.noll@physiologie.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Schnettler, Reinhard AU - Schnettler R AD - Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, University of Giessen, Kerkraderstr. 9, 35392 Giessen, Germany; Department of Trauma Surgery, University of Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35385 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Reinhard.schnettler@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de. FAU - Lips, Katrin Susanne AU - Lips KS AD - Laboratory of Experimental Trauma Surgery, University of Giessen, Kerkraderstr. 9, 35392 Giessen, Germany. Electronic address: Katrin.s.lips@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140616 PL - Germany TA - Ann Anat JT - Annals of anatomy = Anatomischer Anzeiger : official organ of the Anatomische Gesellschaft JID - 100963897 RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkB) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Bone Development/physiology MH - Bone and Bones/metabolism/*physiology MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/metabolism/*physiology MH - Cell Line MH - Female MH - Fracture Healing/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Ilium/physiology MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Osteoblasts/physiology MH - Receptor, trkB/metabolism/*physiology MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Angiogenesis OT - Blood vessel OT - Bone OT - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor OT - Neurotrophin OT - Osteoblast OT - Tropomyosin-related kinases EDAT- 2014/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/18 06:00 CRDT- 2014/07/03 06:00 PHST- 2014/02/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/06/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/07/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/18 06:00 [medline] AID - S0940-9602(14)00120-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.aanat.2014.06.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Anat. 2014 Sep;196(5):286-95. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2014.06.001. Epub 2014 Jun 16.