Treatment with Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Increases Chondrogenesis by Periosteum In Vitro

Autor: David R. Diduch, Cay M. Mierisch, Peggy Anderson, Gary Balian
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Connective Tissue Research. 43:559-568
ISSN: 1607-8438
0300-8207
DOI: 10.1080/03008200290001285
Popis: The repair of defects in articular cartilage with hyaline tissue that is resilient to wear is a challenging problem. Fibrocartilaginous tissue forms in response to injury through the articular surface and degenerates under mechanical load. Because periosteum contains cells, which are capable of synthesizing cartilage matrix proteins, it has been used to repair defects in articular surfaces. Treatment of periosteal grafts with growth factors, particularly those that elicit chondrocyte gene expression, may improve tissue regeneration. Gene expression by periosteal explants in vitro was measured. Expression of type II collagen and aggrecan mRNA was increased in response to treatment with IGF-I. Furthermore, IGF-I treatment caused an increase in type II collagen and aggrecan mRNA that was time and concentration dependent. The effect of short and long-term (continuous) incubations was compared to determine if a pretreatment could be used to condition a graft for subsequent surgical use. Short-term incubation i...
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