The Effect of Various Methods of Cross-linking in Type I Collagen Scaffold on Cartilage Regeneration
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
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: 723-731, 2006.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-220377
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Collagen is the principal structural biomolecule in cartilage extracellular matrix, which makes it a logical target for cartilage engineering. In this study, porous type I collagen scaffolds were cross-linked using dehydrothermal(DHT) treatment and/or 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide(EDC), in the presence and absence of chondroitin-6-sulfate(CS) for cartilage regeneration.METHODS:
Cartilage defects were created in the proximal part of the ear of New Zealand rabbits. Four types of scaffolds(n=4) were inserted. The types included DHT cross-linked(Group 1), DHT and EDC cross- linked(Group 2), CS added DHT cross-linked(Group 3), and CS added DHT and EDC cross-linked(Group 4). Histomorphometric analysis and cartilage-specific gene expression of the reconstructed tissues were evaluated respectively 4, 8, and 12 weeks after implantation.RESULTS:
The largest quantity of regenerated cartilage was found in DHT cross-linked groups 1 and 3 in the 8th week and then decreased in the 12th week, while calcification increased. Calcification was observed from the 8th week and the area increased in the 12th week. Group 4 was treated with EDC cross-linking and CS, and the matrix did not degrade in the 12th week. Cartilage-specific type II collagen mRNA expression increased with time in all groups.CONCLUSION:
CS did not increase chondrogenesis in all groups. EDC cross-linking may prevent chondrocyte infiltration from the perichondrium into the collagen scaffold.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Regeneration
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RNA, Messenger
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Cartilage
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Gene Expression
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Chondroitin Sulfates
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Collagen
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Chondrocytes
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Chondrogenesis
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Collagen Type I
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Collagen Type II
Limits:
Animals
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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