COMPRESSION LOADING INVITRO REGULATES PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS BY TENDON FIBROCARTILAGE
COMPRESSION LOADING INVITRO REGULATES PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS BY TENDON FIBROCARTILAGE
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-9861(92)90127-i
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发表时间:
1992-10-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
VOGEL, KG
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作者:
KOOB, TJ;CLARK, PE;VOGEL, KG
The regulation of proteoglycan synthesis in a fibrocartilaginous tissue by mechanical loading was assessedin vitro. Discs of bovine tendon fibrocartilage were loaded daily with unconfined, cyclic, uniaxial compression (5 s/min, 20 min/day) and the synthesis of large and small proteoglycans was measured by incorporation of [35S]sulfate. All discs synthesized predominantly large proteoglycan when first placed in culture. After 2 weeks in culture nonloaded discs synthesized predominantly small proteoglycans whereas loaded discs continued to produce predominantly large proteoglycan. The turnover of35S-labeled proteoglycan was not significantly altered by the compression regime. Increased synthesis of large proteoglycans was induced by a 4-day compression regime following 21 days of culture without compression. Inclusion of cytochalasin B during compression mimicked this induction. Autoradiography demonstrated that cell proliferation was minimal and confined to the disc edges whereas35S-labeled proteoglycan synthesis occurred throughout the discs. These experiments demonstrate that mechanical compression can regulate synthesis of distinct proteoglycan types in fibrocartilage.