Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2013, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (7): 1281-1288.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.07.024

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Nitric oxide effects on the bone and ligaments in enthesiopathy

Wang Wen-jun1, Wang Dan1, Bao Jie1, 2, Li Sheng-cun1, Cheng Long1, Wang Guo-xiang1   

  1. 1 Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, Jiangsu Province, China
    2 JM Biomedicine Engineering Instrument Cooperate Core Laboratory, Suzhou 215021, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2012-08-22 Revised:2012-12-08 Online:2013-02-12 Published:2013-02-12
  • Contact: Wang Guo-xiang, Doctor, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, Jiangsu Province, China kwang63@163.com
  • About author:Wang Wen-jun★, Master, Lecturer, Soochow University, Suzhou 215021, Jiangsu Province, China wangwj0729@sina.com

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Nitric oxide is the most important regulatory factor and an important information transmission between biological molecules, which is one of the important influence factors for enthesiopathy.
OBJECTIVE: Through viewing articles related to nitric oxide and enthesiopathy, to review the function of nitric oxide on enthesiopathy.
METHODS: An online search of CNKI and High Wire databases was performed for articles related to “nitric oxide, enthesiopathy” by the first author. Articles published with the keywords of “nitric oxide, enthesiopathy” in Chinese and English were included. Articles related to the functions of nitric oxide on enthesiopathy were selected. Articles published recently or in the authorized journals were of priority. A total of 135 articles were collected in the initial research, and 30 of them were retained according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Although there different views about whether nitric oxide is involved in enthesiopathy and repair process at the same time, nitric oxide is closely related to the pathologic process of enthesiopathy. A rat model of enthesiopathy has proved that repeated mechanical stress can induce the inflammatory disorder and degeneration of terminal tissues, but scholars about the cell and molecular biological mechanisms are not identical of views. It is unclear about what kind of relations there are between each factors and how external factors and nitric oxide influence these relations to cause enthesiopathy.

Key words: tissue construction, academic discussion of tissue construction, enthesiopathy, nitric oxide, signal pathway, bone, tendon, ligament, Achilles tendon, joint capsule, free radicals, provincial grants-supported paper

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