Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Jan 2022)

Comparison of Tendon Development Versus Tendon Healing and Regeneration

  • Peiwen He,
  • Peiwen He,
  • Peiwen He,
  • Peiwen He,
  • Dengfeng Ruan,
  • Dengfeng Ruan,
  • Dengfeng Ruan,
  • Zizhan Huang,
  • Zizhan Huang,
  • Zizhan Huang,
  • Canlong Wang,
  • Canlong Wang,
  • Canlong Wang,
  • Yiwen Xu,
  • Yiwen Xu,
  • Yiwen Xu,
  • Honglu Cai,
  • Honglu Cai,
  • Honglu Cai,
  • Hengzhi Liu,
  • Hengzhi Liu,
  • Hengzhi Liu,
  • Yang Fei,
  • Yang Fei,
  • Yang Fei,
  • Boon Chin Heng,
  • Weishan Chen,
  • Weishan Chen,
  • Weishan Chen,
  • Weiliang Shen,
  • Weiliang Shen,
  • Weiliang Shen,
  • Weiliang Shen,
  • Weiliang Shen,
  • Weiliang Shen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2022.821667
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Tendon is a vital connective tissue in human skeletal muscle system, and tendon injury is very common and intractable in clinic. Tendon development and repair are two closely related but still not fully understood processes. Tendon development involves multiple germ layer, as well as the regulation of diversity transcription factors (Scx et al.), proteins (Tnmd et al.) and signaling pathways (TGFβ et al.). The nature process of tendon repair is roughly divided in three stages, which are dominated by various cells and cell factors. This review will describe the whole process of tendon development and compare it with the process of tendon repair, focusing on the understanding and recent advances in the regulation of tendon development and repair. The study and comparison of tendon development and repair process can thus provide references and guidelines for treatment of tendon injuries.

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