Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Tmj Disc Cells.
From: Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77251, USA.
Tissue engineering
- Publish Date: May 2006
- ISSN: 1076-3279
- Volume: 12
- Issue: 5
- Pages: 1285-94
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Almarza Alejandro J, Athanasiou Kyriacos A, et al. Effects of Hydrostatic Pressure on Tmj Disc Cells.. Tissue Eng. May 2006;12:1285-94
Abstract
The effects of mechanical stimuli on TMJ disc cells have yet to be investigated. This study examined for the first time the effect of constant and intermittent hydrostatic pressure (HP) on TMJ disc cells. Guided by studies on articular chondrocytes, the chosen amplitude was 10 MPa, the frequency was 1 Hz for intermittent HP, and the duration was 4 h. A one-time application of the HP stimulus was applied in 2-D and 3-D for gene expression studies. A duty cycle of 2 days on, 1 day off for 1 week of HP stimulus was used for biochemical content studies. In monolayer, the intermittent HP regimen increased collagen II expression, while constant HP increased collagen I expression when compared to the non-loaded control. However, the overall expression of collagen I was much higher than collagen II in both constant and intermittent HP. The expression results correlated well with gross morphology, histology, and biochemical content. At Week 1, the intermittent HP group had a lower content of collagen, 7.5 +/- 0.2 microg/construct, than the non-loaded control group, 18.2 +/- 4.0 microg/construct. The constant HP group showed the highest amount of collagen, 24.5 +/- 1.6 microg/construct. These data show that constant HP at 10 MPa for 4 h produces more collagen I than do the non-loaded control or intermittent HP at 10 MPa and 1 Hz.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Cartilage, Articular, Cell Culture Techniques, Cells, Cultured, Chondrocytes, Collagen Type I, Collagen Type II, Gene Expression Regulation, Hydrostatic Pressure, Swine, Temporomandibular Joint Disk
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