Long overlooked in the field of musculoskeletal study, the tendon is a highly complex anatomical structure that triggers a dynamic but mysterious cellular response when it’s injured. In a new study in Nature Communications, University of Rochester researchers for the first time trace and manipulate a key player in the healing process—the epitenon cells that form a thin outer layer surrounding the tendon—and show the remarkable similarity between these cells’ activity in mice and humans. Their discovery may pave a path to new translational treatments for a common, highly consequential but poorly understood health issue.
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