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PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
Volume 98, Issue 3, Pages 1083-1112Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00014.2017
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant [R01 DK082471]
- National Institute on Aging Grant [R01 AG055394]
- National Cancer Institute Grant [R01 CA168717-03]
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration Grant [NNX12AL35G]
- NASA [69590, NNX12AL35G] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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It is from the discovery of leptin and the central nervous system as a regulator of bone remodeling that the presence of autonomic nerves within the skeleton transitioned from a mere histological observation to the mechanism whereby neurons of the central nervous system communicate with cells of the bone microenvironment and regulate bone homeostasis. This shift in paradigm sparked new preclinical and clinical investigations aimed at defining the contribution of sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory nerves to the process of bone development, bone mass accrual, bone remodeling, and cancer metastasis. The aim of this article is to review the data that led to the current understanding of the interactions between the autonomic and skeletal systems and to present a critical appraisal of the literature, bringing forth a schema that can put into physiological and clinical context the main genetic and pharmacological observations pointing to the existence of an autonomic control of skeletal homeostasis. The different types of nerves found in the skeleton, their functional interactions with bone cells, their impact on bone development, bone mass accrual and remodeling, and the possible clinical or pathophysiological relevance of these findings are discussed.
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