Frontiers in Endocrinology (Feb 2020)

The Role of Substance P in the Regulation of Bone and Cartilage Metabolic Activity

  • Fu-Xing-Zi Li,
  • Feng Xu,
  • Xiao Lin,
  • Feng Wu,
  • Jia-Yu Zhong,
  • Yi Wang,
  • Bei Guo,
  • Ming-Hui Zheng,
  • Su-Kang Shan,
  • Ling-Qing Yuan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.00077
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11

Abstract

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Substance P (SP) is a neuropeptide that is released from sensory nerve endings and is widely present in nerve fibers. It acts on bones and related tissues by binding to receptors, thereby regulating bone metabolism, cartilage metabolism, and fracture healing. SP has attracted widespread attention as a signaling substance that can be recognized by both the immune system and the nervous system. Previous studies have shown that bone and chondrocytes can synthesize and secrete sensory neuropeptides and express their receptors, and can promote proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, matrix synthesis, and the degradation of target cells through autocrine/paracrine modes. In this paper, we review the research progress made in this field in recent years in order to provide a reference for further understanding the regulatory mechanism of bone and cartilage physiology and pathological metabolism.

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