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Changes in proteoglycan synthesis of chondrocytes in articular cartilage are associated with the time-dependent changes in their mechanical environment.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8666595     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Explant loading experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of load duration on proteoglycan synthesis. A compressive load of 0.1 MPa applied for 10 min was found to stimulate proteoglycan synthesis, while the same load applied for 20 h suppressed synthesis. This bimodal response suggests that the cells are responding to different mechanical stimuli as time progresses. A theoretical model has therefore been developed to describe the mechanical environment perceived by cells within soft hydrated tissues (e.g. articular cartilage) while the tissue is being loaded. The cells are modeled, using the biphasic theory, as fluid-solid inclusions embedded in and attached to a biphasic extracellular matrix of distinct material properties. A method of solution is developed which is valid for any axisymmetric loading configuration, provided that the cell radius, a, is small relative to the tissue height, h (i.e. h/a >> 1). A closed-form analytical solution for this inclusion problem is then presented for the confined compression configuration. Results from this model show that the mechanical environment in and around the cells is time dependent and inhomogeneous, and can be significantly influenced by differences in properties between the cell and the extracellular matrix.
Authors:
N M Bachrach; W B Valhmu; E Stazzone; A Ratcliffe; W M Lai; V C Mow
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of biomechanics     Volume:  28     ISSN:  0021-9290     ISO Abbreviation:  J Biomech     Publication Date:  1995 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-08-06     Completed Date:  1996-08-06     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0157375     Medline TA:  J Biomech     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1561-9     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Animals
Cartilage, Articular / cytology,  metabolism*,  physiology*
Cattle
Cell Size
Culture Media
Culture Techniques
Extracellular Matrix / metabolism,  physiology
Models, Biological
Proteoglycans / biosynthesis*
Reproducibility of Results
Signal Transduction
Stress, Mechanical
Time Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media; 0/Proteoglycans

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