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Lyu SR, Wu WT, Hou CC, Hsieh WH. Study of cryopreservation of articular chondrocytes using the Taguchi method. Cryobiology 2010; 60:165-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2009.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Revised: 10/04/2009] [Accepted: 10/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Seddighi MR, Griffon DJ, Schaeffer DJ, Fadl-Alla BA, Eurell JAC. The effect of chondrocyte cryopreservation on cartilage engineering. Vet J 2007; 178:244-50. [PMID: 17822931 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2007] [Revised: 07/07/2007] [Accepted: 07/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chondrocytes were collected from the stifle joints of four pigs to study the effect of cryopreservation on the chondrogenic potential of chondrocytes. Half of the cells were cryopreserved for 3months. Polyglycolic acid scaffolds were cultured with fresh or cryopreserved chondrocytes for 4weeks. Cell morphology and the quality of engineered tissue were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, histopathology and biochemical methods. More cells attached to scaffolds at 48h when fresh chondrocytes were seeded. At 4weeks, the numbers of cells, DNA and collagen II were greater in constructs engineered by fresh cells. However, the collagen II/DNA ratio did not differ between the two groups. More matrix was identified on a scanning electron microscope and by histopathology in the fresh group. Cartilage engineered with cryopreserved chondrocytes may contain less matrix and fewer cells. These findings most likely resulted from a lack of cell attachment on the matrix secondary to cryopreservation. Future studies are needed to further evaluate the mechanism by which cryopreservation may affect chondrocyte attachment.
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- M Reza Seddighi
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Pegg DE, Wusteman MC, Wang L. Cryopreservation of articular cartilage. Part 1: Conventional cryopreservation methods. Cryobiology 2006; 52:335-46. [PMID: 16524570 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2006.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2005] [Revised: 01/16/2006] [Accepted: 01/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is increasing interest in the possibility of treating diseased or damaged areas of synovial joint surfaces by grafts of healthy allogeneic cartilage. Such grafts could be obtained from cadaver tissue donors or in the future they might be manufactured by 'tissue engineering' methods. Cartilage is an avascular tissue and hence is immunologically privileged but to take advantage of this is the graft must contain living cells. Preservation methods that achieve this are required to build up operational stocks of grafts, to provide a buffer between procurement and use, and to enable living grafts of a practical size to be provided at the right time for patient and surgeon. Review of the literature shows that it has been relatively straightforward to cryopreserve living isolated chondrocytes, but at the present time there is no satisfactory method to preserve cartilage between the time of procurement or manufacture and surgical use. In this paper, we review the relevant literature and we confirm that isolated ovine chondrocytes in suspension can be effectively cryopreserved by standard methods yet the survival of chondrocytes in situ in cartilage tissue is inadequate and extremely variable.
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- David E Pegg
- Medical Cryobiology Unit, Biology Department, University of York, UK.
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As a well-defined animal transplantation model, the mini-pig potentially is well-suited for large animal studies of fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation. This study was done to determine the histologic characteristics and function of proteoglycan synthesis of mini-pig articular cartilage after refrigeration in basal media for as much as 6 weeks. Osteochondral sections of 10 mini-pig knees were refrigerated in various media at 4 degrees C for 1 to 42 days after slaughter. Four hundred twenty samples were evaluated by 35S uptake and 260 samples by histologic evaluations. Proteoglycan synthesis declined by 7 days to 21% of the level measured on Day 1 and was undetectable at 42 days. Histologic evaluation revealed progressive degeneration. Mankin scores rose from 3.69 +/- 0.27 on Day 1 to 6.40 +/- 0.18 on Day 7, and logarithmically increased to 10.83 +/- 0.07 on Day 42. These results indicate that the metabolic characteristics of porcine articular cartilage were not retained after refrigeration in basal media for 7 days. Optimum cold storage of porcine osteochondral allografts for cartilage transplantation research may be less than 7 days. Because osteochondral grafts for clinical use currently are stored for greater than 7 days, similar studies of the viability of human articular cartilage are needed.
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- Rachel S Rohde
- Cartilage Restoration Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
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Gole MD, Poulsen D, Marzo JM, Ko SH, Ziv I. Chondrocyte viability in press-fit cryopreserved osteochondral allografts. J Orthop Res 2004; 22:781-7. [PMID: 15183434 DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2003.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2003] [Accepted: 11/19/2003] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The viability of chondrocytes in press-fit glycerol-preserved osteochondral allografts was compared to that in fresh autografts, after transplantation into load-bearing and non-load-bearing sites in mature sheep stifle joints. We used macroscopic grading, tonometer pen indentation testing, histology, sulfate uptake and viability as determined by confocal-microscopy to assess cartilage condition. Despite there being no statistical differences between macroscopic appearance and tonometer testing of all grafts, confocal microscopy and histology demonstrated a positive effect of load-bearing placement on cryopreserved osteochondral allografts. Allografts transplanted into load-bearing sites demonstrated superior confocal microscopy-measured chondrocyte viability (77%+/-17%SD) than those transplanted into non-load-bearing sites (25%+/-2%). Load-bearing effect was not seen in autografts (78%+/-15%), and was comparable in adjacent cartilage (83%+/-9%). Similarly, load-bearing allografts demonstrated histological scoring closer to that of autografts and adjacent cartilage, all of which fared significantly better than non-load-bearing allografts. Load-bearing allografts had a greater amount of fibrocartilage than autografts or adjacent cartilage but less fibrocartilage than non-load-bearing allografts. Both autografts and allografts had non-significant increases in metabolism compared to adjacent cartilage as measured by sulfate-uptake. Load-bearing placement improved chondrocyte viability of glycerol cryopreserved osteochondral allograft following a press-fit implantation.
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- Madhura D Gole
- Orthopaedics Section, Veterans Administration--Western New York Health Care System, 124 Sherman Hall, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA
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Jomha NM, Anoop PC, McGann LE. Intramatrix events during cryopreservation of porcine articular cartilage using rapid cooling. J Orthop Res 2004; 22:152-7. [PMID: 14656674 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(03)00158-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cryopreservation of articular cartilage may improve long-term transplantation results if cell and matrix integrity can be maintained. This study examined intramatrix events in intact porcine articular cartilage that occurred during a rapid-cooling technique with various concentrations of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) (1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 M). Thermocouples were inserted into the solution and in the cartilage matrix to record the temperature during rapid cooling. In addition, scanning electron microscopy of freeze-substituted samples was performed and quantitatively evaluated for the areas representing ice in the matrix. The results of this study showed that low concentrations of DMSO resulted in the largest temperature gradient between the matrix and the surrounding solution, which occurred near the freezing point of the cryoprotectant solution. At higher concentrations of DMSO, the peak temperature gradient occurred near the glass transition temperature. The temperature measurements suggested that a significant amount of ice formed within the matrix at lower DMSO concentrations. At higher DMSO concentrations that resulted in vitrification of the external solution, there was evidence of some ice in the matrix. The scanning electron micrographs demonstrated significantly more matrix disruption (likely due to ice formation) (P<0.02) in the lower DMSO concentrations (1 and 5 M) while the 6 M DMSO concentration demonstrated minimal matrix disruption. Cryopreservation of articular cartilage with a rapid-cooling technique and high concentrations of DMSO resulted in partial vitrification of the matrix and significantly less matrix disruption. It appears that successful cryopreservation of viability and function in articular cartilage will require high concentrations of cryoprotectants and rapid cooling.
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- N M Jomha
- Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 8440-112 St., Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2B7.
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Rendal-Vázquez ME, Maneiro-Pampín E, Rodríguez-Cabarcos M, Fernández-Mallo O, López de Ullibarri I, Andión-Núñez C, Blanco FJ. Effect of cryopreservation on human articular chondrocyte viability, proliferation, and collagen expression. Cryobiology 2001; 42:2-10. [PMID: 11336484 DOI: 10.1006/cryo.2001.2294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Autotransplantation of human chondrocytes is an alternative therapeutic treatment for focal lesions of cartilage. During the process of isolation and culture of chondrocytes some problems that render the implantation of the cells unsuitable can occur. For security, some cells must be stored using cryopreservation. The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of cryopreservation on cellular viability, proliferation, and collagen expression of human chondrocytes. Human osteoarthritic cartilage (n = 23) was obtained and transferred to a sterile flask containing Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) and antibiotics. Chondrocytes were isolated, cultured for 3-4 weeks, and frozen in DMEM containing 10% human serum and 10% dimethyl sulfoxide by use of three different protocols. A cellular fraction was frozen directly to -80 degrees C (Protocol I). Another fraction was directly frozen to -80 degrees C and 24 h later introduced into liquid nitrogen (Protocol II). The last aliquot was frozen with controlled freezing using a freezing rate of -1 degrees C/min to a temperature of -40 degrees C, 2 degrees C/min to -60 degrees C, and 5 degrees C/min to -150 degrees C (Protocol III). Cells were cryopreserved for 2 weeks. Cells from each cryopreservation method were then cultured for 7 days and cellular proliferation was evaluated by the counting of the total cells in each flask. Cryopreservation had a negative effect on chondrocyte survival and proliferation. The survival after cryopreservation with the three protocols was 70-75%. There was no significative difference between the methods used to cryopreserve (P = 0.4117). However, there was a significant difference among the donors (P = 0.0111). Cellular proliferation of chondrocytes was reduced by cryopreservation (P = 0.024). The rate of proliferation of different groups was control samples 6.56, Protocol I 4.66, Protocol II 4.69, and Protocol III 5.58. Statistical analysis showed that the programmed protocol was the best method to preserve cellular functions. Chondrocytes were able to express collagen type II 1 week after cryopreservation. Cryopreservation modifies the survival and proliferation of chondrocytes. Of all protocols used to cryopreserve, the programmed protocol seems to be the best technique. Cryopreservation does not alter the collagen type II expression.
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- M E Rendal-Vázquez
- Banco de Tejidos, Complejo Hospitalario Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain.
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Cohen I, Robinson D, Cohen N, Nevo Z. Storing live embryonic and adult human cartilage grafts for transplantation using a joint simulating device. Biomaterials 2000; 21:2117-23. [PMID: 10985483 DOI: 10.1016/s0142-9612(00)00087-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Cartilage transplantation as a means to replace damaged articular surfaces is of interest. A major obstacle is the long-term preservation of cartilage grafts. The commonly used technique of freezing the grafts inevitably leads to cellular death. The current study compares the technique to an innovative approach using a pulsed-pressure perfusion system termed a joint simulating device (JSD), intended to simulate intra-articular mechanical forces. METHODS Human articular cartilage explants were harvested from both embryonic epiphyseal tissue and femoral heads of elderly women (over 70 years of age) undergoing a partial joint replacement (hemi-arthroplasty) and were divided in two groups: half of the samples were incubated in the JSD while the remaining half were grown in static culture within tissue culture plates. After 10 days all samples were evaluated for: (a) cell vitality as assessed by image analysis and XTT assay; (b) biosynthetic activity as expressed by radioactive sulfate incorporation into glycosaminoglycans (GAG's); and (c) proteoglycan content as assessed by alcian blue staining intensity. RESULTS A 10-fold increase in sulfate incorporation in samples held in the JSD compared to the static culture group was observed in embryonic cartilage. In adult cartilage culture in the JSD elevated sulfate incorporation by threefold as compared to static culture. Central necrosis was observed in specimens grown in the static culture plates, while it did not occur in the samples held in the JSD. Cell vitality as assessed by XTT assay was significantly better in the JSD group as compared to static culture. The difference was more pronounced in the embryonic specimens as compared to adult cartilage. The specimens cultured within the JSD retained proteoglycans significantly better than those cultured in static culture. CONCLUSIONS Maintenance of cartilage specimens in a JSD was highly effective in keeping the vitality of cartilage explants in vitro over a 10-day period. A possible future application may be a long-term preservation of chondral grafts, without freezing. Avoidance of freezing of cartilage grafts, might prevent the cartilage degeneration often observed in frozen osteochondral grafts.
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- I Cohen
- The Orthopaedic Division, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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Perka C, Sittinger M, Schultz O, Spitzer RS, Schlenzka D, Burmester GR. Tissue engineered cartilage repair using cryopreserved and noncryopreserved chondrocytes. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2000:245-54. [PMID: 10987000 DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200009000-00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The objective of this study was to reconstruct full thickness cartilage defects in rabbit knees with in vitro engineered cartilage tissue based on noncryopreserved and cryopreserved chondrocytes in polymer fleece scaffolds. Osteochondral defects in rabbits were filled with polymer cylinders with noncryopreserved or cryopreserved allogeneic chondrocytes and compared with empty defects and defects filled with polymers alone. The defects were evaluated macroscopically and histologically 4 and 12 weeks after surgery. Transplant samples were graded using a semiquantitative score system. Successful healing was defined as complete integration of a hyalinelike and structurally intact cartilage into the defect and occurred in 71% of the group with noncryopreserved chondrocytes after 4 weeks and 100% of the rabbit knees after 12 weeks, whereas hyalinelike cartilage was seen in 71% of the group with cryopreserved chondrocytes after 4 weeks, and in 85% after 12 weeks. No newly formed cancellous bone was present in the subchondral bone. In the control groups, no cartilagelike tissue was seen. Transplantation of chondrocytes in polymer fleece constructs is a suitable approach for joint cartilage repair. Noncryopreserved chondrocytes are preferred to cryopreserved chondrocytes because of their regenerative potential. In vitro engineered cartilage offers broad opportunities for optimization of cartilage transplantation based on the controlled use of morphogenic and biologically active factors such as transforming growth factor-beta and bone morphogenetic proteins.
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- C Perka
- Department of Orthopaedics, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
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Articular cartilage can tolerate a tremendous amount of intensive and repetitive physical stress. However, it manifests a striking inability to heal even the most minor injury. Both the remarkable functional characteristics and the healing limitations reflect the intricacies of its structure and biology. Cartilage is composed of chondrocytes embedded within an extracellular matrix of collagens, proteoglycans, and noncollagenous proteins. Together, these substances maintain the proper amount of water within the matrix, which confers its unique mechanical properties. The structure and composition of articular cartilage varies three-dimensionally, according to its distance from the surface and in relation to the distance from the cells. The stringent structural and biological requirements imply that any tissue capable of successful repair or replacement of damaged articular cartilage should be similarly constituted. The response of cartilage to injury differs from that of other tissues because of its avascularity, the immobility of chondrocytes, and the limited ability of mature chondrocytes to proliferate and alter their synthetic patterns. Therapeutic efforts have focused on bringing in new cells capable of chondrogenesis, and facilitating access to the vascular system. This review presents the basic science background and clinical experience with many of these methods and information on synthetic implants and biological adhesives. Although there are many exciting avenues of study that warrant enthusiasm, many questions remain. These issues need to be addressed by careful basic science investigations and both short- and long-term clinical trials using controlled, prospective, randomized study design.
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- A P Newman
- Northwest Surgical Specialists, Vancouver, Washington 98664-6440, USA
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Sugimoto T, Yoshino M, Nagao M, Ishii S, Yabu H. Voltage-gated ionic channels in cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART C, PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY & ENDOCRINOLOGY 1996; 115:223-32. [PMID: 9375360 DOI: 10.1016/s0742-8413(96)00091-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The membrane properties of cultured cells of rabbit articular chondrocytes were studied using the whole-cell patch clamp technique. The average cell capacitance was 37.9 +/- 9.0 pF (n = 13), and the cell resting potential was -41.0 +/- 7.0 mV (n = 11). We were unable to induce an action potential by applying a depolarizing current. Upon step depolarization, under voltage clamp conditions, one kind of inward and two kinds of outward currents were elicited. The inward current was initially observed at around -30 mV, peaked at 0 mV, and reversed at around +90 mV. Tetrodotoxin (TTX; 1 microM) was shown to completely block this inward current. At steady state, the inward current was half-inactivated at -51 mV, with a slope factor of 6.3 mV. Two outward currents were determined from measurements of activation threshold, reversal potential, and pharmacological responses. One was observed at around -30 mV, and its amplitude increased with membrane depolarization. Extracellularly applied 4-aminopyridine (4 AP) (1 mM) and tetraethyl ammonium chloride (TEA) (5 mM) blocked this current. The other outward current was observed at around +10 mV, and its direction reversed at a potential close to that predicted by the Nernst equation for a Cl- selective channel. This current fluctuated markedly, and the fluctuation did not decline throughout the 100 ms of the step pulse. Extracellularly applied 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanostilbenezene-2,2-disulfonic acid (SITS) (0.25 mM) blocked this current, but the same dose of 4,4'-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS) had little effect. These results suggest the presence of TTX-sensitive Na+, 4-AP- and TEA-sensitive K+, and SITS-sensitive Cl- channels in rabbit articular chondrocyte membrane. The functional significance of these channels is discussed.
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- T Sugimoto
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan
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Kim W, Vacanti JP, Mooney D, Upton J, Ibarra C, Vacanti CA. Functional Viability of Chondrocytes Stored at 4°C. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1996; 2:75-81. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.1996.2.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Wooseob Kim
- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, and Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115
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- Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts 02115
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Worcester, Massachusetts 01655
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Tavakol K, Miller RG, Bazett-Jones DP, Hwang WS, McGann LE, Schachar NS. Ultrastructural changes of articular cartilage chondrocytes associated with freeze-thawing. J Orthop Res 1993; 11:1-9. [PMID: 7678644 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100110102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In an attempt to justify the use of cryopreserved versus fresh articular cartilage (AC) allografts, we used transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study the ultrastructure of fresh versus frozen-thawed AC with or without a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) treatment. AC explants were cut aseptically from the femoral condyles of healthy, mature rabbits when they were killed. Half of all explants were incubated in Ham's F-12 medium, supplemented with antibiotics and with or without 7.5% DMSO, frozen to -80 degrees C, stored for 24 h, and thawed rapidly. These, and the control explants, were fixed with glutaraldehyde, paraformaldehyde, and acrolein in cacodylate buffer. Sections were stained for acid phosphatase (APase), postfixed with osmium, embedded, and examined under TEM. The typical organization of the matrix and the cells was noted in control sections. The chondrocytes contained intact nuclei, organelles, and discrete plasma membrane. Although some endoplasmic reticula and nuclear membrane appeared intact, distinct ultrastructural changes were observed in frozen-thawed samples treated with DMSO. These changes included condensation of chromatin, large lipid droplets, partly disrupted plasma membrane, and pericellular precipitation of APase-positive crystalites. In sections not treated with DMSO, the cytoplasm was extensively vacuolated and no distinct organelles could be detected in the chondrocytes. Little difference was noted between the matrix organization of fresh or frozen-thawed samples. Our results suggest that distinct ultrastructural changes occur in the chondrocytes following freeze-thawing of intact AC and that DMSO pretreatment may contribute to improvement in the cryopreservation of AC.
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- K Tavakol
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Schachar N, McAllister D, Stevenson M, Novak K, McGann L. Metabolic and biochemical status of articular cartilage following cryopreservation and transplantation: a rabbit model. J Orthop Res 1992; 10:603-9. [PMID: 1500974 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100100502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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To determine the fate of transplanted cryopreserved articular cartilage, an animal model employing the proximal humerus in the rabbit has been developed. Previous studies have been hindered by problems of postoperative joint instability, secondary injury due to immobilization, and paucity of cartilage for analysis. This experiment demonstrates the survival and function of transplanted cartilage by quantitative assessment of metabolic and biochemical parameters. Forty-five New Zealand white rabbits underwent transplantation of the right proximal humerus. In 29 animals, the proximal half of the humerus was resected and replaced by a cryopreserved osteoarticular allograft. Autograft procedures were carried out in the remaining animals. Following sacrifice at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postoperatively, articular cartilage was analyzed for gross appearance, collagen synthesis, proteoglycan synthesis, and water, hydroxyproline, hexosamine, and hexuronic acid contents. The results indicate that the cryopreserved osteoarticular allografts retained their metabolic and biochemical integrity and behaved as viable and biologically functional units 1 year postoperatively.
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- N Schachar
- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Collier S, Ghosh P. Comparison of the effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) on proteoglycan synthesis by articular cartilage explant and chondrocyte monolayer cultures. Biochem Pharmacol 1991; 41:1375-84. [PMID: 2018569 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(91)90111-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Experiments were conducted to study proteoglycan biosynthesis by rabbit articular chondrocytes cultured in the presence of NSAIDs and 35SO4(2-) for up to 8 days. Both articular cartilage explants and confluent chondrocyte monolayer culture models were used. Medium was changed every 2 days and the [35SO4]proteoglycans which had accumulated in the medium and the extracellular matrix during the culture intervals were assayed separately. In long-term experiments, drugs were removed on day 8, and proteoglycan production during a 10-12 day culture interval also was assayed. The drugs studied were diclofenac, indomethacin, ketoprofen, piroxicam and tiaprofenic acid, at concentrations of 0, 0.1, 1, 10, 50 and 100 micrograms/mL. Whereas proteoglycan production by cell cultures was maximal early in the culture period, explants produced more proteoglycans as time progressed. The highest concentrations of all of the drugs, especially diclofenac and indomethacin, inhibited proteoglycan secretion by both cell and explant cultures. However, after removal of the drugs from the cultures, suppressed proteoglycan production reversed to levels equivalent to, or higher than controls in the cell cultures, but largely persisted in explant cultures. About 70-80% of proteoglycans produced by explants were retained in the matrix, whereas about 80-90% of proteoglycans produced by cell cultures were secreted into the medium. Where drugs inhibited proteoglycan production, the levels were reduced by approximately the same proportions in both extracellular matrix and culture medium fractions. Of the NSAIDs examined only ketoprofen demonstrated a stimulatory effect on PG synthesis in explant cultures at a physiological concentration (0.1 microgram/mL).
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- S Collier
- Raymond Purves Research Laboratories, (University of Sydney), Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, St Leonards, N.S.W., Australia
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Nagao M, Ishii S, Murata Y, Akino T. Effect of extracellular fatty acids on lipid metabolism in cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes. J Orthop Res 1991; 9:341-7. [PMID: 1901357 DOI: 10.1002/jor.1100090305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Rabbit articular chondrocytes were cultured for 8 h in the presence of various concentrations (5-500 microM) of [14C] oleic, [14C] linoleic, and [3H] arachidonic acids. The radioactive unsaturated fatty acids were incorporated into triacylglycerol (TG) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) in a concentration-dependent manner; more fatty acids were incorporated into TG than into PC, at higher concentrations of extracellular fatty acids. Among these fatty acids, arachidonic acid was incorporated into TG much more than into PC, in spite of a very low concentration of arachidonic acid in TG. After transfer of the labeled cells to maintenance medium, the radioactivity in TG declined rapidly and [3H] arachidonic acid radioactivity in PC increased continuously during the chase time periods. Palmitoyl-unsaturated species were mainly formed in PC when cultured at a concentration of 5 microM of each fatty acid. However, when cultured at 500 microM, unsaturated-unsaturated species, specific for each unsaturated fatty acid were actively formed. These findings indicate that (1) fatty acid composition of TG and PC in articular chondrocytes is influenced by the degree of fatty acid supply, (2) formation and turnover of TG plays a role in fatty acid metabolism of cells, and (3) fatty acid pairing in PC is modulated by extracellular fatty acid concentrations.
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- M Nagao
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical College, Japan
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Glade MJ, Kanwar YS, Hefley TJ. Enzymatic isolation of chondrocytes from immature rabbit articular cartilage and maintenance of phenotypic expression in culture. J Bone Miner Res 1991; 6:217-26. [PMID: 1852087 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.5650060303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
The studies included here identify factors affecting cartilage digestion by crude bacterial collagenase (cCGN) and describe a cartilage digestion medium that maximizes both tissue digestion rate and viable cell yield. The basal digestion medium contained 100 mM NaCl, 3 mM K2HPO4, 1 mM CaCl2, 1 mM MgSO4, 10 mM NaHCO3, 60 mM sorbitol, 5 mg/ml of dextrose, 1 mg/ml of albumin, and 2 mg/ml of cCGN in 25 mM HEPES at pH 7.2. Approximately 45% of articular cartilage tissue was digested in this basal medium in 6 h at 37 degrees C, yielding 6.8 x 10(6) viable cells per g tissue digested. The addition of 30 microM tosyllysylchloromethane (TLCM) increased the fraction of tissue digested in 6 h to 68% (p less than 0.05) and doubled viable cell yields to 13.6 x 10(6) per g tissue digested (p less than 0.05). Withholding Mg, decreasing NaCl to 70 mM, and adding 30 mM KCl increased fractional tissue digestion to 81% (p less than 0.01) and doubled viable cell yield yet again (to 29.9 x 10(6) viable cells per g tissue digested). Supplementation with TLCM increased the rate of cartilage digestion and the yield of viable cells regardless of cCGN source or lot. Additional trypsin (0.25%) inhibited tissue digestion and decreased cell yield; this effect was reversible with the addition of TLCM. The cartilage digestion medium developed in these studies (low Mg with added K and TLCM) was very effective in digesting articular, scapular, rib, and growth plate cartilage, as well as in yielding a large number of viable chondrocytes. These cells grew well in culture and maintained their chondrocytic characteristics, secreting predominantly type II collagen and large macromolecular forms of chondroitin sulfate-rich proteoglycans.
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Affiliation(s)
- M J Glade
- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611
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