Authors present both preclinical data in mice and clinical data from humans in support of the hypothesis that stress negatively affects bone growth and repair. These effects are mediated by neutrophil-derived catecholamines inhibiting cartilage-to-bone transition via β2-adrenoceptor signaling in chondrocytes.
- Miriam E. A. Tschaffon-Müller
- Elena Kempter
- Stefan O. Reber