IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF TYPE-I, TYPE-II, AND TYPE-III COLLAGENS IN THE OSSIFIED POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT OF THE HUMAN CERVICAL-SPINE
IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF TYPE-I, TYPE-II, AND TYPE-III COLLAGENS IN THE OSSIFIED POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT OF THE HUMAN CERVICAL-SPINE
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DOI:
10.1007/bf02405024
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
NAGAI, Y
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作者:
YASUI, N;ONO, K;NAGAI, Y
Immunohistochemical localization of types I, II and III collagen in the ossified posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine was studied using type-specific anticollagen antibodies. In contrast to the normal ligament which contains both types I and III collagens, the ossified matrix, composed of lamellar bone, contains only type I collagen, except for Haversian canals where type III is located in the inner wall. In the transitional region of preossifying ligaments, types III and I are both present. Type II collagen is present in the hyperplastic matrix of the ligament and cartilage-like cells surrounded by type II collagen are aligned along nonossified ligaments adjacent to the preossifying region. A possible mechanism to matrix transition during the ossification process is given attention.