Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2025, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (20): 4266-4275.doi: 10.12307/2025.692

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Effects of nerve growth factor on osteogenesis and bone diseases

Wei Hexiang, Sun Bin, Liu Hao, Liu Hanqiang, Xia Peng   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China

  • Received:2024-07-27 Accepted:2024-09-14 Online:2025-07-18 Published:2024-12-20
  • Contact: Xia Peng, MD, Associate professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
  • About author:Wei Hexiang, Master’s candidate, Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
  • Supported by:
    the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, No. YDZJ202201ZYTS505 (to XP); Jilin Province Key R&D Program, No. 20230204114YY (to XP)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Nerve growth factor plays an important role in the physiological and pathological processes of bone tissue. Systematic analysis of the effects of nerve growth factor on bone tissue is of great significance in both tissue engineering and clinical treatment. 
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulation of bone formation process by nerve growth factor through pathways such as bone tissue cells and bone nerve-vessel coupling, as well as to study the role of nerve growth factor in the pathological process of bone-related diseases.
METHODS: The authors searched for relevant articles in CNKI, WanFang, and PubMed with the keywords of “nerve growth factor, TrkA, NGF, bone, cartilage” in Chinese and English. A total of 2 925 articles were initially retrieved. After screening, 116 articles were incorporated into this review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Nerve growth factor can be expressed by bone, cartilage, nerve, vessel and other tissue cells. At the same time, nerve growth factor can play a regulatory role on these cells. Through a variety of secretion and regulation methods, nerve growth factor plays a role as a signal transduction factor within bone tissue and between bone, nerve and blood vessel tissues. By promoting the proliferation and differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, nerve growth factor promotes bone formation and bone repair. Nerve growth factor has multi-directional regulatory effects on bone tissue through its effects on osteoclasts. Meanwhile, nerve growth factor is highly correlated with the occurrence and development of many orthopedic diseases and may provide new clinical therapeutic ideas. The study of nerve growth factor is one of the important directions to understand the physiological and pathological processes of bone.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松;组织工程

Key words: nerve growth factor, bone, cartilage, arthritis, bone formation, bone repair, nerve-vessel coupling, bone tissue engineering

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