Background: Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a rare autosomal-dominant connective tissue disorder caused by genetic mutations in the transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signaling pathway. In addition to vascular malformations, patients with LDS commonly present with bone and tendon abnormalities, including joint laxity. While TGFβ signaling dysregulation has been implicated in many of these clinical manifestations, the degree to which it influences the tendinopathy and tendon healing issues in LDS has not been determined.
Methods: Wound healing after patellar tendon transection was compared between wild-type (WT) and Tgfbr2-mutant (LDS) mice (7 mice per group). In all mice, the right patellar tendon was transected at midsubstance, while the left was untouched to serve as a control. Mice were euthanized 6 weeks after surgery. Tendon specimens were harvested for histopathologic grading according to a previously validated scoring metric, and gene expression levels of Mmp2, Tgfb2, and other TGFβ-signaling genes were assayed. Between-group comparisons were made using 1-way analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey honestly significant difference testing.
Results: Expression levels of assayed genes were similar between LDS and WT tendons at baseline; however, at 6 weeks after patellar tendon transection, LDS tendons showed sustained elevations in Mmp2 and Tgfb2 compared with baseline values; these elevations were not seen in normal tendons undergoing the same treatments. Histologically, untreated LDS tendons had significantly greater cellularity and cell rounding compared with untreated WT tendons, and both WT and LDS tendons had significantly worse histologic scores after surgery.
Conclusion: We present the first mechanistic insight into the effect of LDS on tendons and tendon healing. The morphologic differences between LDS and WT tendons at baseline may help explain the increased risk of tendon/ligament dysfunction in patients with LDS, and the differential healing response to injury in LDS may account for the delayed healing and weaker repair tissue.
Level Of Evidence: Level V.
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