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解码骨衰老:从细胞衰减到信号网络失衡

Decoding Bone Aging: From Cellular Deterioration to Signaling Network Dysregulation

  • 摘要: 骨衰老是机体衰老在骨骼系统中的核心体现,其根本特征在于骨形成与骨吸收间的动态平衡进行性失调,进而引发骨量进行性丢失与骨微结构退行性改变。本综述系统阐述了多层次细胞与分子调控网络共同驱动的骨衰老进程。在细胞层面,骨衰老主要表现为成骨细胞和骨细胞的功能衰退,以及骨髓间充质干细胞成脂分化倾向增强,最终导致骨形成能力下降和骨髓脂肪异常积聚;在分子机制层面,线粒体功能障碍在骨衰老中起着核心作用,线粒体损伤引发的能量代谢紊乱、活性氧累积及质量控制失调不仅直接损害细胞功能,还通过cGAS-STING等通路加剧骨髓中的局部慢性炎症微环境。与此同时,多条关键信号通路的失衡与功能衰减共同决定了细胞的代谢重编程与衰老表型。上述改变相互交织,彼此放大,形成从胞内能量代谢紊乱到局部免疫微环境失调,最终发展为器官水平结构与功能衰竭的恶性循环。

     

    Abstract: Bone aging represents the core manifestation of systemic aging within the skeletal system. Its fundamental feature lies in the progressive imbalance of the dynamic balance between bone formation and bone resorption, leading to progressive bone loss and degenerative changes in bone microstructure. This review systematically elucidates that the process of bone aging is driven by a multi-layered cellular and molecular regulatory network. At the cellular level, it is primarily characterized by the functional decline of osteoblasts and osteocytes, along with an enhanced tendency of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate into adipocytes, ultimately resulting in decreased bone formation capacity and abnormal accumulation of bone marrow fat. At the molecular level, mitochondrial dysfunction plays a central role: energy metabolism disturbances, reactive oxygen species accumulation, and impaired quality control triggered by mitochondrial damage not only directly impair cellular function but also exacerbate the local chronic inflammatory microenvironment in the bone marrow through pathways such as cGAS-STING. Meanwhile, imbalances and functional attenuation of multiple key signaling pathways collectively determine the cellular metabolic reprogramming and the acquisition of senescent phenotypes. These alterations are interconnected and mutually amplified, forming a vicious cycle that progresses from intracellular energy metabolism disorders to dysregulation of the local immune microenvironment, ultimately culminating in structural and functional failure at the organ level.

     

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