Avaliação do metabolismo celular decorrente da aplicação de força nos condrócitos do côndilo mandibular e do joelho de suínos / Comparison of in vitro desponse to mechanical loading between the porcine mandibular condyle and ankle articular cartilages

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

Functionally, the mandibular condylar cartilage is similar to the ankle articular cartilage, both provides lubrication to resist friction and offers protection against external mechanical loading. However, the effect of tension loadings on these two articular cartilages remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vitro, the metabolism of the chondrocytes isolated from the cartilage tissues of porcine mandibular condyle and ankle, in response to the tension mechanical forces, related to the syntheses of DNA and proteoglycan (PTG). It was also verified the expression of mRNA type II collagen and aggrecan on the condrocytes of these two joints on culture time-dependent, using a quantitative real-time PCR analysis. The chondrocytes were submitted to tensile mechanical strains of 2 kPa (3% elongation), 5 kPa (7% elongation) and 10 kPa (12% elongation), with a frequency of 30 cycles/min for 12 and 24 hours. The results showed that the condrocytes from mandibular condyle, when submitted to tension forces of 2 kPa and 5 kPa, demonstrated a statistically significant enhancement of DNA and PTG, in 12 h. (p <0.01) and in 24 h. (p <0.05). Except the increase of DNA synthesis of the group submitted to the force of 5 kPa during 24 h. that was not statistically significant (p >0.05). The force of 10 kPa caused a statistically significant decrease of DNA and PTG syntheses on the condrocytes of mandibular condyle, in both periods of mechanical stimulation (p <0.01). On the other side, the condrocytes of ankle showed an increase of DNA and PTG syntheses when subjected to all the magnitudes of tension forces. The force of 5 kPa stimulated statistically significant the syntheses of DNA and PTG, in 12 h. and 24 h. (p <0.01). In 10 kPa, it was observed a statistically significant increment of DNA in 12 h. (p <0.01) and in 24 h. (p <0.05) and PTG synthesis in 24 h. (p <0.01). The condrocytes of ankle showed a statistically significant higher (p <0.05) expression of collagen type II and aggrecan than the condrocytes of mandibular condyle. The type II collagen and aggrecan mRNA in mandibular condyle were highly expressed in proliferating chondrocytes and decreased progressively in matrix-forming chondrocytes. Conversely, the condrocytes from ankle showed an increase of aggrecan expression on mRNAs with the cell culture maturation, and an increase of type II collagen during the proliferating phase, followed by a slight decrease of this protein during the matrix-forming phase. The chondrocytes from the cartilage tissues of mandibular condyle and ankle showed different mechanisms of response to the mechanical loadings and distinct chondrocytes metabolism.

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côndilo mandibular tecido cartilaginoso mandibular condyle proteoglicano ankle tension mechanical force joelho chondrocytes ortodontia proteoglycan força mecânica de tração cartilage tissue condrócitos

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