Expression Patterns of Collagen Types I and III in the Capsule of a Rat Knee Contracture Model
Expression Patterns of Collagen Types I and III in the Capsule of a Rat Knee Contracture Model
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DOI:
10.1002/jor.20997
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发表时间:
2010-03-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Itoi, Eiji
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作者:
Hagiwara, Yoshihiro;Ando, Akira;Itoi, Eiji
Our objective was to determine the changes in expression of collagen types I and III in the capsule of rat knee contracturde model. The unilageral knee joints of adult male rats were ragidly immobilized at 150 degrees of flexion using a rigid plastic plate and screws for 3 days, 1,2,4,8 and 16 weeks (immobilized group). Sham-operated animals had holes drilled in the femur and tibia with screws inserted without a plate (control group). The expression patterns of collagen chain reaction (qPCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and Western blotting (WB). Expressions of collagen types I and III were decreased after immobilization compared to the control group by ISH and qPCR. The expression was not changed after immobilized compared to the control group by IHC and WB. The expression of mRNA and protein levels of collagen types I and III were not increased after immobilization, which indicated that accumulation of the two types of collagen was not the etiology of joint contracture. Another process, such as capsule and synovial adhesions, may be one possible cause of joint contracture. (C) 2009 Orthopaedic Research Soceity Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc J Orthop Res 28 315-321, 2010