Blood flow controls bone vascular function and osteogenesis

oleh: Saravana K. Ramasamy, Anjali P. Kusumbe, Maria Schiller, Dagmar Zeuschner, M. Gabriele Bixel, Carlo Milia, Jaba Gamrekelashvili, Anne Limbourg, Alexander Medvinsky, Massimo M. Santoro, Florian P. Limbourg, Ralf H. Adams

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-12-01

Deskripsi

Formation of new blood vessels and bone is coupled. Here the authors show that blood flow represents a key regulator of angiogenesis and endothelial Notch signalling in the bone, and that reactivation of Notch signalling in the endothelium of aged mice rejuvenates the bone.