Leptin accelerates the pathogenesis of heterotopic ossification in rat tendon tissues via mTORC 1 signaling † Running title : Leptin accelerates heterotopic ossification

Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong, China. Academy of Orthopaedics of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong, China. Orthopaedic Hospital of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong, China. Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Department of Cell Biology, School of Basic Medical Science, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, Guangdong, China.