Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

A TrkB agonist prodrug prevents bone loss via inhibiting asparagine endopeptidase and increasing osteoprotegerin

  • Jing Xiong,
  • Jianming Liao,
  • Xia Liu,
  • Zhaohui Zhang,
  • Jonathan Adams,
  • Roberto Pacifici,
  • Keqiang Ye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32435-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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BDNS and TrkB are involved in bone fracture healing by inhibiting AEP. Here the authors show that a TrkB agonist prodrug can inhibit AEP and promote bone formation in osteoporotic mice.