Restoring bone healing potential

Elife. 2025 Jan 13:14:e105420. doi: 10.7554/eLife.105420.

Abstract

A combination of intermittent fasting and administering Wnt3a proteins to a bone injury can rejuvenate bone repair in aged mice.

Keywords: Wnt; aging; bone; bone regeneration; cell biology; intermittent fasting; mouse; osteoprogenitors.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone and Bones*
  • Fracture Healing*
  • Mice
  • Wnt3A Protein* / administration & dosage
  • Wnt3A Protein* / metabolism
  • Wound Healing*

Substances

  • Wnt3A Protein
  • Wnt3a protein, mouse