PMID- 31638597 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200622 LR - 20240422 IS - 1558-8238 (Electronic) IS - 0021-9738 (Print) IS - 0021-9738 (Linking) VI - 129 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Dec 2 TI - Fracture repair requires TrkA signaling by skeletal sensory nerves. PG - 5137-5150 LID - 128428 [pii] LID - 10.1172/JCI128428 [doi] AB - Bone is richly innervated by nerve growth factor-responsive (NGF-responsive) tropomyosin receptor kinase A-expressing (TrKa-expressing) sensory nerve fibers, which are required for osteochondral progenitor expansion during mammalian skeletal development. Aside from pain sensation, little is known regarding the role of sensory innervation in bone repair. Here, we characterized the reinnervation of tissue following experimental ulnar stress fracture and assessed the impact of loss of TrkA signaling in this process. Sequential histological data obtained in reporter mice subjected to fracture demonstrated a marked upregulation of NGF expression in periosteal stromal progenitors and fracture-associated macrophages. Sprouting and arborization of CGRP+TrkA+ sensory nerve fibers within the reactive periosteum in NGF-enriched cellular domains were evident at time points preceding periosteal vascularization, ossification, and mineralization. Temporal inhibition of TrkA catalytic activity by administration of 1NMPP1 to TrkAF592A mice significantly reduced the numbers of sensory fibers, blunted revascularization, and delayed ossification of the fracture callus. We observed similar deficiencies in nerve regrowth and fracture healing in a mouse model of peripheral neuropathy induced by paclitaxel treatment. Together, our studies demonstrate an essential role of TrkA signaling for stress fracture repair and implicate skeletal sensory nerves as an important upstream mediator of this repair process. FAU - Li, Zhu AU - Li Z AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. AD - Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Meyers, Carolyn A AU - Meyers CA AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Chang, Leslie AU - Chang L AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Lee, Seungyong AU - Lee S AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Li, Zhi AU - Li Z AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Tomlinson, Ryan AU - Tomlinson R AD - Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Hoke, Ahmet AU - Hoke A AD - Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Clemens, Thomas L AU - Clemens TL AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. AD - Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - James, Aaron W AU - James AW AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. LA - eng GR - K08 AR068316/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - IK6 BX004984/BX/BLRD VA/United States GR - R21 DE027922/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 AR067708/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR070773/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AR068934/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PL - United States TA - J Clin Invest JT - The Journal of clinical investigation JID - 7802877 RN - 9061-61-4 (Nerve Growth Factor) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, trkA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - *Fracture Healing MH - Fractures, Bone/*metabolism MH - Fractures, Stress MH - Ganglia, Spinal/metabolism MH - Genes, Reporter MH - Imaging, Three-Dimensional MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - Nerve Growth Factor/metabolism MH - Osteogenesis MH - Periosteum/metabolism MH - Receptor, trkA/*metabolism MH - Sensory Receptor Cells/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Stem Cells MH - Transgenes MH - X-Ray Microtomography PMC - PMC6877307 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bone Biology OT - Bone disease COIS- Conflict of interest: The James laboratory receives research support from Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) Biologics. EDAT- 2019/10/23 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/23 06:00 PMCR- 2020/03/02 CRDT- 2019/10/23 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/10/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/03/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 128428 [pii] AID - 10.1172/JCI128428 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Clin Invest. 2019 Dec 2;129(12):5137-5150. doi: 10.1172/JCI128428.