Nature Communications (Dec 2019)

Sensory innervation in porous endplates by Netrin-1 from osteoclasts mediates PGE2-induced spinal hypersensitivity in mice

  • Shuangfei Ni,
  • Zemin Ling,
  • Xiao Wang,
  • Yong Cao,
  • Tianding Wu,
  • Ruoxian Deng,
  • Janet L. Crane,
  • Richard Skolasky,
  • Shadpour Demehri,
  • Gehua Zhen,
  • Amit Jain,
  • Panfeng Wu,
  • Dayu Pan,
  • Bo Hu,
  • Xiao Lyu,
  • Yusheng Li,
  • Hao Chen,
  • Huabin Qi,
  • Yun Guan,
  • Xinzhong Dong,
  • Mei Wan,
  • Xuenong Zou,
  • Hongbin Lu,
  • Jianzhong Hu,
  • Xu Cao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13476-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Spinal pain is a major clinical problem. Here the authors show that osteoclasts create porous area of endplates of the vertebrae and sensory innervation of porous endplates by Netrin-1 release from osteoclasts mediates PGE2-induced spinal hypersensitivity in mice.