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Dixit A, Mahajan A, Saxena R, Chakraborty S, Katti DS. Engineering sulfated polysaccharides and silk fibroin based injectable IPN hydrogels with stiffening and growth factor presentation abilities for cartilage tissue engineering. Biomater Sci 2024; 12:2067-2085. [PMID: 38470831 DOI: 10.1039/d3bm01466e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) presents a framework for various biological cues and regulates homeostasis during both developing and mature stages of tissues. During development of cartilage, the ECM plays a critical role in endowing both biophysical and biochemical cues to the progenitor cells. Hence, designing microenvironments that recapitulate these biological cues as provided by the ECM during development may facilitate the engineering of cartilage tissue. In the present study, we fabricated an injectable interpenetrating hydrogel (IPN) system which serves as an artificial ECM and provides chondro-inductive niches for the differentiation of stem cells to chondrocytes. The hydrogel was designed to replicate the gradual stiffening (as a biophysical cue) and the presentation of growth factors (as a biochemical cue) as provided by the natural ECM of the tissue, thus exemplifying a biomimetic approach. This dynamic stiffening was achieved by incorporating silk fibroin, while the growth factor presentation was accomplished using sulfated-carboxymethyl cellulose. Silk fibroin and sulfated-carboxymethyl cellulose (s-CMC) were combined with tyraminated-carboxymethyl cellulose (t-CMC) and crosslinked using HRP/H2O2 to fabricate s-CMC/t-CMC/silk IPN hydrogels. Initially, the fabricated hydrogel imparted a soft microenvironment to promote chondrogenic differentiation, and with time it gradually stiffened to offer mechanical support to the joint. Additionally, the presence of s-CMC conferred the hydrogel with the property of sequestering cationic growth factors such as TGF-β and allowing their prolonged presentation to the cells. More importantly, TGF-β loaded in the developed hydrogel system remained active and induced chondrogenic differentiation of stem cells, resulting in the deposition of cartilage ECM components which was comparable to the hydrogels that were treated with TGF-β provided through media. Overall, the developed hydrogel system acts as a reservoir of the necessary biological cues for cartilage regeneration and simultaneously provides mechanical support for load-bearing tissues such as cartilage.
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- Akansha Dixit
- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- The Mehta Family Centre for Engineering in Medicine, Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Fogarty NL, Johnson T, Kwok B, Lin A, Tsinman TK, Jiang X, Koyama E, Han L, Baxter JR, Mauck RL, Dyment NA. Reduction in postnatal weight-bearing does not alter the trajectory of murine meniscus growth and maturation. J Orthop Res 2023. [PMID: 37804210 DOI: 10.1002/jor.25711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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The early postnatal period represents a critical window for the maturation and development of orthopedic tissues, including those within the knee joint. To understand how mechanical loading impacts the maturational trajectory of the meniscus and other tissues of the hindlimb, perturbation of postnatal weight bearing was achieved through surgical resection of the sciatic nerve in neonatal mice at 1 or 14 days old. Sciatic nerve resection (SNR) produced significant and persistent disruptions in gait, leading to reduced tibial length and reductions in Achilles tendon mechanical properties. However, SNR resulted in minimal disruptions in morphometric parameters of the menisci and other structures in the knee joint, with no detectable differences in Col1a1-YFP or Col2a1-CFP expressing cells within the menisci. Furthermore, micromechanical properties of the meniscus and cartilage (as assessed by atomic force microscopy-based nanoindentation testing) were not different between experimental groups. In contrast to our initial hypothesis, reduced hindlimb weight bearing via neonatal SNR did not significantly impact the growth and development of the knee meniscus. This unexpected finding demonstrates that the input mechanical threshold required to sustain meniscus development may be lower than previously hypothesized, though future studies incorporating skeletal kinematic models coupled with force plate measurements will be required to calculate the loads passing through the affected hindlimb and precisely define these thresholds. Collectively, these results provide insight into the mechanobiological responses of the meniscus to alterations in load, and contribute to our understanding of the factors that influence normal postnatal development.
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- Natalie L Fogarty
- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Translational Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, CMC VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Li H, Korcari A, Ciufo D, Mendias CL, Rodeo SA, Buckley MR, Loiselle AE, Pitt GS, Cao C. Increased Ca 2+ signaling through Ca V 1.2 induces tendon hypertrophy with increased collagen fibrillogenesis and biomechanical properties. FASEB J 2023; 37:e23007. [PMID: 37261735 PMCID: PMC10254118 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202300607r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Tendons are tension-bearing tissues transmitting force from muscle to bone for body movement. This mechanical loading is essential for tendon development, homeostasis, and healing after injury. While Ca2+ signaling has been studied extensively for its roles in mechanotransduction, regulating muscle, bone, and cartilage development and homeostasis, knowledge about Ca2+ signaling and the source of Ca2+ signals in tendon fibroblast biology are largely unknown. Here, we investigated the function of Ca2+ signaling through CaV 1.2 voltage-gated Ca2+ channel in tendon formation. Using a reporter mouse, we found that CaV 1.2 is highly expressed in tendon during development and downregulated in adult homeostasis. To assess its function, we generated ScxCre;CaV 1.2TS mice that express a gain-of-function mutant CaV 1.2 in tendon. We found that mutant tendons were hypertrophic, with more tendon fibroblasts but decreased cell density. TEM analyses demonstrated increased collagen fibrillogenesis in the hypertrophic tendons. Biomechanical testing revealed that the hypertrophic tendons display higher peak load and stiffness, with no changes in peak stress and elastic modulus. Proteomic analysis showed no significant difference in the abundance of type I and III collagens, but mutant tendons had about two-fold increase in other ECM proteins such as tenascin C, tenomodulin, periostin, type XIV and type VIII collagens, around 11-fold increase in the growth factor myostatin, and significant elevation of matrix remodeling proteins including Mmp14, Mmp2, and cathepsin K. Taken together, these data highlight roles for increased Ca2+ signaling through CaV 1.2 on regulating expression of myostatin growth factor and ECM proteins for tendon collagen fibrillogenesis during tendon formation.
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- Haiyin Li
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopeadics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopeadics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopeadics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
- Department of Orthopeadics, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
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Lipp SN, Jacobson KR, Colling HA, Tuttle TG, Miles DT, McCreery KP, Calve S. Mechanical loading is required for initiation of extracellular matrix deposition at the developing murine myotendinous junction. Matrix Biol 2023; 116:28-48. [PMID: 36709857 PMCID: PMC10218368 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2023.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The myotendinous junction (MTJ) contributes to the generation of motion by connecting muscle to tendon. At the adult MTJ, a specialized extracellular matrix (ECM) is thought to contribute to the mechanical integrity of the muscle-tendon interface, but the factors that influence MTJ formation during mammalian development are unclear. Here, we combined 3D imaging and proteomics with murine models in which muscle contractility and patterning are disrupted to resolve morphological and compositional changes in the ECM during MTJ development. We found that MTJ-specific ECM deposition can be initiated via static loading due to growth; however, it required cyclic loading to develop a mature morphology. Furthermore, the MTJ can mature without the tendon terminating into cartilage. Based on these results, we describe a model wherein MTJ development depends on mechanical loading but not insertion into an enthesis.
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- Sarah N Lipp
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; The Indiana University Medical Scientist/Engineer Training Program, Indianapolis, IN 46202, United States
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- Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, 354 UCB, Boulder CO, 80309, United States
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1111 Engineering Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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- Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 596 UCB, CO 80309, United States
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- Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1111 Engineering Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, United States
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 206 South Martin Jischke Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Program, 155 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, 1111 Engineering Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, United States.
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Li H, Korcari A, Ciufo D, Mendias CL, Rodeo SA, Buckley MR, Loiselle AE, Pitt GS, Cao C. Increased Ca 2+ signaling through Ca V 1.2 induces tendon hypertrophy with increased collagen fibrillogenesis and biomechanical properties. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.01.24.525119. [PMID: 36747837 PMCID: PMC9900778 DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.24.525119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Tendons are tension-bearing tissues transmitting force from muscle to bone for body movement. This mechanical loading is essential for tendon development, homeostasis, and healing after injury. While Ca 2+ signaling has been studied extensively for its roles in mechanotransduction, regulating muscle, bone and cartilage development and homeostasis, knowledge about Ca 2+ signaling and the source of Ca 2+ signals in tendon fibroblast biology are largely unknown. Here, we investigated the function of Ca 2+ signaling through Ca V 1.2 voltage-gated Ca 2+ channel in tendon formation. Using a reporter mouse, we found that Ca V 1.2 is highly expressed in tendon during development and downregulated in adult homeostasis. To assess its function, we generated ScxCre;Ca V 1.2 TS mice that express a gain-of-function mutant Ca V 1.2 channel (Ca V 1.2 TS ) in tendon. We found that tendons in the mutant mice were approximately 2/3 larger and had more tendon fibroblasts, but the cell density of the mutant mice decreased by around 22%. TEM analyses demonstrated increased collagen fibrillogenesis in the hypertrophic tendon. Biomechanical testing revealed that the hypertrophic Achilles tendons display higher peak load and stiffness, with no changes in peak stress and elastic modulus. Proteomics analysis reveals no significant difference in the abundance of major extracellular matrix (ECM) type I and III collagens, but mutant mice had about 2-fold increase in other ECM proteins such as tenascin C, tenomodulin, periostin, type XIV and type VIII collagens, around 11-fold increase in the growth factor of TGF-β family myostatin, and significant elevation of matrix remodeling proteins including Mmp14, Mmp2 and cathepsin K. Taken together, these data highlight roles for increased Ca 2+ signaling through Ca V 1.2 on regulating expression of myostatin growth factor and ECM proteins for tendon collagen fibrillogenesis during tendon formation.
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Kim M, Koyama E, Saunders CM, Querido W, Pleshko N, Pacifici M. Synovial joint cavitation initiates with microcavities in interzone and is coupled to skeletal flexion and elongation in developing mouse embryo limbs. Biol Open 2022; 11:275492. [PMID: 35608281 PMCID: PMC9212078 DOI: 10.1242/bio.059381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The synovial cavity and its fluid are essential for joint function and lubrication, but their developmental biology remains largely obscure. Here, we analyzed E12.5 to E18.5 mouse embryo hindlimbs and discovered that cavitation initiates around E15.0 with emergence of multiple, discrete, µm-wide tissue discontinuities we term microcavities in interzone, evolving into a single joint-wide cavity within 12 h in knees and within 72-84 h in interphalangeal joints. The microcavities were circumscribed by cells as revealed by mTmG imaging and exhibited a carbohydrate and protein content based on infrared spectral imaging at micro and nanoscale. Accounting for differing cavitation kinetics, we found that the growing femur and tibia anlagen progressively flexed at the knee over time, with peak angulation around E15.5 exactly when the full knee cavity consolidated; however, interphalangeal joint geometry changed minimally over time. Indeed, cavitating knee interzone cells were elongated along the flexion angle axis and displayed oblong nuclei, but these traits were marginal in interphalangeal cells. Conditional Gdf5Cre-driven ablation of Has2 – responsible for production of the joint fluid component hyaluronic acid (HA) – delayed the cavitation process. Our data reveal that cavitation is a stepwise process, brought about by sequential action of microcavities, skeletal flexion and elongation, and HA accumulation. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: Synovial joints contain a fluid-filled cavity crucial for skeletal motion and lifelong function, but the developmental biology of cavitation remains largely obscure, hampering basic and translational progress.
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- Minwook Kim
- Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Translational Research Program in Pediatric Orthopaedics, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Leek CC, Soulas JM, Sullivan AL, Killian ML. Using tools in mechanobiology to repair tendons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 1:31-40. [PMID: 33585822 DOI: 10.1007/s43152-020-00005-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to describe the mechanobiological mechanisms of tendon repair as well as outline current and emerging tools in mechanobiology that might be useful for improving tendon healing and regeneration. Over 30 million musculoskeletal injuries are reported in the US per year and nearly 50% involve soft tissue injuries to tendons and ligaments. Yet current therapeutic strategies for treating tendon injuries are not always successful in regenerating and returning function of the healing tendon. Recent findings The use of rehabilitative strategies to control the motion and transmission of mechanical loads to repairing tendons following surgical reattachment is beneficial for some, but not all, tendon repairs. Scaffolds that are designed to recapitulate properties of developing tissues show potential to guide the mechanical and biological healing of tendon following rupture. The incorporation of biomaterials to control alignment and reintegration, as well as promote scar-less healing, are also promising. Improving our understanding of damage thresholds for resident cells and how these cells respond to bioelectrical cues may offer promising steps forward in the field of tendon regeneration. Summary The field of orthopaedics continues to advance and improve with the development of regenerative approaches for musculoskeletal injuries, especially for tendon, and deeper exploration in this area will lead to improved clinical outcomes.
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- Connor C Leek
- College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716.,College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Biosciences, 531 South College Avenue, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716.,College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Animal Biosciences, 531 South College Avenue, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
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- College of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 5 Innovation Way, Suite 200, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716.,College of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Horton JA, Hootnick DR. The vascular origins of antero-medial tibial bowing in congenital fibular deficiency. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2020; 304:1889-1900. [PMID: 33314725 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Anteromedial bowing and shortening of the tibia are intrinsic features of limbs with congenital fibular deficiency (CFD). Tibial bowing occurs more frequently when the fibula is radiographically absent rather than deficient. The bowing has been attributed to rapid longitudinal growth of the tibial anlage coupled with anteromedial tibial bending moments of the posterior crural and lateral peroneal musculature unopposed in the absence of a fibular strut. Eccentric mechanical loading results in asymmetric mineral deposition and thickening of the diaphyseal cortex. Skeletogenesis depends upon an intimate interplay between the normally prefigured tibial cartilage anlage and beginning muscular contractile actions during initial vascularization of the anlage, while the embryonic limb vasculature is undergoing a series of transitions. A diaphyseal periosteal collar normally forms at the site of nutrient artery invasion and stabilizes the growing anlage. In CFD however, arteriography consistently reveals anomalous tibial nutrient arterial branches, which originate from a primitive axial artery rather than from the usual posterior tibial artery. These anomalous nutrient arteries enter the tibial shaft at the posterior aspect of the proximal metaphysis, establishing an eccentric bone collar. The developing vasculature of the embryonic limb is responsive to the then most metabolically active tissues. Disruption of the reciprocal relationship between the transitioning vasculature and the developing long bones is pivotal in producing the diverse skeletal malformations of the congenital short limb (CSL). Embryonic vascular dysgenesis contributes not only to the well-recognized congenital tibial and fibular shortenings but also predisposes to congenital anteromedial bowing of the tibia.
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- Jason A Horton
- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.,Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.,Departments of Pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.,Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
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Kahn S, Ehrlich P, Feldman M, Sapolsky R, Wong S. The Jaw Epidemic: Recognition, Origins, Cures, and Prevention. Bioscience 2020; 70:759-771. [PMID: 32973408 PMCID: PMC7498344 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Contemporary humans are living very different lives from those of their ancestors, and some of the changes have had serious consequences for health. Multiple chronic "diseases of civilization," such as cardiovascular problems, cancers, ADHD, and dementias are prevalent, increasing morbidity rates. Stress, including the disruption of traditional sleep patterns by modern lifestyles, plays a prominent role in the etiology of these diseases, including obstructive sleep apnea. Surprisingly, jaw shrinkage since the agricultural revolution, leading to an epidemic of crooked teeth, a lack of adequate space for the last molars (wisdom teeth), and constricted airways, is a major cause of sleep-related stress. Despite claims that the cause of this jaw epidemic is somehow genetic, the speed with which human jaws have changed, especially in the last few centuries, is much too fast to be evolutionary. Correlation in time and space strongly suggests the symptoms are phenotypic responses to a vast natural experiment-rapid and dramatic modifications of human physical and cultural environments. The agricultural and industrial revolutions have produced smaller jaws and less-toned muscles of the face and oropharynx, which contribute to the serious health problems mentioned above. The mechanism of change, research and clinical trials suggest, lies in orofacial posture, the way people now hold their jaws when not voluntarily moving them in speaking or eating and especially when sleeping. The critical resting oral posture has been disrupted in societies no longer hunting and gathering. Virtually all aspects of how modern people function and rest are radically different from those of our ancestors. We also briefly discuss treatment of jaw symptoms and possible clinical cures for individuals, as well as changes in society that might lead to better care and, ultimately, prevention.
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Interplay between Cell Wall and Auxin Mediates the Control of Differential Cell Elongation during Apical Hook Development. Curr Biol 2020; 30:1733-1739.e3. [PMID: 32197084 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Differential growth plays a crucial role during morphogenesis [1-3]. In plants, development occurs within mechanically connected tissues, and local differences in cell expansion lead to deformations at the organ level, such as buckling or bending [4, 5]. During early seedling development, bending of hypocotyl by differential cell elongation results in apical hook structure that protects the shoot apical meristem from being damaged during emergence from the soil [6, 7]. Plant hormones participate in apical hook development, but not how they mechanistically drive differential growth [8]. Here, we present evidence of interplay between hormonal signals and cell wall in auxin-mediated differential cell elongation using apical hook development as an experimental model. Using genetic and cell biological approaches, we show that xyloglucan (a major primary cell wall component) mediates asymmetric mechanical properties of epidermal cells required for hook development. The xxt1 xxt2 mutant, deficient in xyloglucan [9], displays severe defects in differential cell elongation and hook development. Analysis of xxt1 xxt2 mutant reveals a link between cell wall and transcriptional control of auxin transporters PINFORMEDs (PINs) and AUX1 crucial for establishing the auxin response maxima required for preferential repression of elongation of the cells on the inner side of the hook. Genetic evidence identifies auxin response factor ARF2 as a negative regulator acting downstream of xyloglucan-dependent control of hook development and transcriptional control of polar auxin transport. Our results reveal a crucial feedback process between the cell wall and transcriptional control of polar auxin transport, underlying auxin-dependent control of differential cell elongation in plants.
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Meniscus Matrix Remodeling in Response to Compressive Forces in Dogs. Cells 2020; 9:cells9020265. [PMID: 31973209 PMCID: PMC7072134 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Joint motion and postnatal stress of weight bearing are the principal factors that determine the phenotypical and architectural changes that characterize the maturation process of the meniscus. In this study, the effect of compressive forces on the meniscus will be evaluated in a litter of 12 Dobermann Pinschers, of approximately 2 months of age, euthanized as affected by the quadriceps contracture muscle syndrome of a single limb focusing on extracellular matrix remodeling and cell–extracellular matrix interaction (i.e., meniscal cells maturation, collagen fibers typology and arrangement). The affected limbs were considered as models of continuous compression while the physiologic loaded limbs were considered as controls. The results of this study suggest that a compressive continuous force, applied to the native meniscal cells, triggers an early maturation of the cellular phenotype, at the expense of the proper organization of collagen fibers. Nevertheless, an application of a compressive force could be useful in the engineering process of meniscal tissue in order to induce a faster achievement of the mature cellular phenotype and, consequently, the earlier production of the fundamental extracellular matrix (ECM), in order to improve cellular viability and adhesion of the cells within a hypothetical synthetic scaffold.
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Sotiriou V, Rolfe RA, Murphy P, Nowlan NC. Effects of Abnormal Muscle Forces on Prenatal Joint Morphogenesis in Mice. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:2287-2296. [PMID: 31297860 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Fetal movements are essential for normal development of the human skeleton. When fetal movements are reduced or restricted, infants are at higher risk of developmental dysplasia of the hip and arthrogryposis (multiple joint contractures). Joint shape abnormalities have been reported in mouse models with abnormal or absent musculature, but the effects on joint shape in such models have not been quantified or characterized in detail. In this study, embryonic mouse forelimbs and hindlimbs at a single developmental stage (Theiler Stage 23) with normal, reduced, or absent muscle were imaged in three-dimensions. Skeletal rudiments were virtually segmented and rigid image registration was used to reliably align rudiments with each other, enabling repeatable assessment and measurement of joint shape differences between normal, reduced-muscle and absent-muscle groups. We demonstrate qualitatively and quantitatively that joint shapes are differentially affected by a lack of, or reduction in, skeletal muscle, with the elbow joint being the most affected of the major limb joints. Surprisingly, the effects of reduced muscle were often more pronounced than those of absent skeletal muscle, indicating a complex relationship between muscle mass and joint morphogenesis. These findings have relevance for human developmental disorders of the skeleton in which abnormal fetal movements are implicated, particularly developmental dysplasia of the hip and arthrogryposis. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:2287-2296, 2019.
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- Vivien Sotiriou
- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW6 7NA, UK
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW6 7NA, UK.,Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, SW6 7NA, UK
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Multerer MD, Wittwer LD, Stopka A, Barac D, Lang C, Iber D. Simulation of Morphogen and Tissue Dynamics. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1863:223-250. [PMID: 30324601 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8772-6_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Morphogenesis, the process by which an adult organism emerges from a single cell, has fascinated humans for a long time. Modeling this process can provide novel insights into development and the principles that orchestrate the developmental processes. This chapter focuses on the mathematical description and numerical simulation of developmental processes. In particular, we discuss the mathematical representation of morphogen and tissue dynamics on static and growing domains, as well as the corresponding tissue mechanics. In addition, we give an overview of numerical methods that are routinely used to solve the resulting systems of partial differential equations. These include the finite element method and the Lattice Boltzmann method for the discretization as well as the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian method and the Diffuse-Domain method to numerically treat deforming domains.
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- Michael D Multerer
- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland.
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Arvind V, Huang AH. Mechanobiology of limb musculoskeletal development. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017; 1409:18-32. [PMID: 28833194 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 05/30/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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While there has been considerable progress in identifying molecular regulators of musculoskeletal development, the role of physical forces in regulating induction, differentiation, and patterning events is less well understood. Here, we highlight recent findings in this area, focusing primarily on model systems that test the mechanical regulation of skeletal and tendon development in the limb. We also discuss a few of the key signaling pathways and mechanisms that have been implicated in mechanotransduction and highlight current gaps in knowledge and opportunities for further research in the field.
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- Varun Arvind
- Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Benham-Pyle BW, Sim JY, Hart KC, Pruitt BL, Nelson WJ. Increasing β-catenin/Wnt3A activity levels drive mechanical strain-induced cell cycle progression through mitosis. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27782880 PMCID: PMC5104517 DOI: 10.7554/elife.19799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mechanical force and Wnt signaling activate β-catenin-mediated transcription to promote proliferation and tissue expansion. However, it is unknown whether mechanical force and Wnt signaling act independently or synergize to activate β-catenin signaling and cell division. We show that mechanical strain induced Src-dependent phosphorylation of Y654 β-catenin and increased β-catenin-mediated transcription in mammalian MDCK epithelial cells. Under these conditions, cells accumulated in S/G2 (independent of DNA damage) but did not divide. Activating β-catenin through Casein Kinase I inhibition or Wnt3A addition increased β-catenin-mediated transcription and strain-induced accumulation of cells in S/G2. Significantly, only the combination of mechanical strain and Wnt/β-catenin activation triggered cells in S/G2 to divide. These results indicate that strain-induced Src phosphorylation of β-catenin and Wnt-dependent β-catenin stabilization synergize to increase β-catenin-mediated transcription to levels required for mitosis. Thus, local Wnt signaling may fine-tune the effects of global mechanical strain to restrict cell divisions during tissue development and homeostasis. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19799.001 Tissues and organs can both produce and respond to physical forces. For example, the lungs expand and contract; the heart pumps blood; and bones and muscles grow or shrink depending on how much they are used. These responses are possible because cells contain proteins that can respond to physical forces. One of the best studied of these is a protein called β-catenin, which increases the activity of genes that trigger cells to divide to promote the expansion of tissues. β-catenin is over-active in many types of cancer cells where it contributes to tumor growth. In addition to being switched on by mechanical force, β-catenin is also activated when cells detect a signal molecule called Wnt. Cells cycle through a series of stages known as the cell cycle to ensure that they only divide when they are fully prepared to do so. Benham-Pyle et al. investigated if physical force and Wnt activate β-catenin in the same way or if they have different effects on cell division. The experiments were conducted on dog kidney cells that had left the cell cycle and had therefore temporarily stopped dividing. Physical forces, such as stretching, resulted in β-catenin being modified by an enzyme called SRC kinase, which allowed the cells to re-enter the cell cycle. On the other hand, Wnt stabilized β-catenin and temporarily increased the number of cell divisions. When mechanical stretch and Wnt signaling were combined, the cells were more likely to re-enter the cell cycle and divide compared to either stimulus alone. These data suggest that physical force and Wnt signaling affect β-catenin differently and that they can therefore have a greater effect on cell or tissue growth when they act together than on their own. The findings of Benham-Pyle et al. show that β-catenin is not simply switched on or off, but can have different levels of activity depending on the input the cells are receiving. Future experiments will test whether these mechanisms also exist in three-dimensional tissues, which will help us understand how organs develop. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19799.002
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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- Program in Cancer Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
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Zareian R, Susilo ME, Paten JA, McLean JP, Hollmann J, Karamichos D, Messer CS, Tambe DT, Saeidi N, Zieske JD, Ruberti JW. Human Corneal Fibroblast Pattern Evolution and Matrix Synthesis on Mechanically Biased Substrates. Tissue Eng Part A 2016; 22:1204-1217. [PMID: 27600605 PMCID: PMC5073220 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2016.0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In a fibroblast colony model of corneal stromal development, we asked how physiological tension influences the patterning dynamics of fibroblasts and the orientation of deposited extracellular matrix (ECM). Using long-term live-cell microscopy, enabled by an optically accessible mechanobioreactor, a primary human corneal fibroblast colony was cultured on three types of substrates: a mechanically biased, loaded, dense, disorganized collagen substrate (LDDCS), a glass coverslip, and an unloaded, dense, disorganized collagen substrate (UDDCS). On LDDCS, fibroblast orientation and migration along a preferred angle developed early, cell orientation was correlated over long distances, and the colony pattern was stable. On glass, fibroblast orientation was poorly correlated, developed more slowly, and colony patterns were metastable. On UDDCS, cell orientation was correlated over shorter distances compared with LDDCS specimens. On all substrates, the ECM pattern reflected the cell pattern. In summary, mechanically biasing the collagen substrate altered the early migration behavior of individual cells, leading to stable emergent cell patterning, which set the template for newly synthesized ECM.
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- Ramin Zareian
- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dean McGee Eye Institute, Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Pharmacology and Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama
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- Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Sarr A, Désilles A, Fronville A, Rodin V. A Viability Approach for Robustness Measurement, Organizational Autopoiesis, and Cell Turnover in a Multicellular System. J Comput Biol 2016; 23:256-69. [PMID: 26958901 DOI: 10.1089/cmb.2015.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In this article, we use the potential of computational biology to highlight the key role of cell apoptosis for studying some tissue's properties through in silico experiments of morphogenesis. Our morphogenesis model is a new approach focusing on the deterministic program within cells that controls their placement and their differentiation at the beginning of the embryogenesis. Indeed, when the tissue is made by just a few pair of cells, we consider that cellular mechanisms are related neither to the influence of mechanical forces nor to the spread of chemicals. Dynamics are based on spatial and logical choices, the other factors being involved when the tissue contains a large number of cells. We had established a mathematical formulation of such a model and had enlightened the link between phenotype (cell placement and cell differentiation) and genotype (cell program) at the early embryogenesis. Indeed, that work allowed for generating any early tissue and the associated program that designs it. We propose now to study and assess some properties of these tissues for further selection and classification purposes. More precisely, we present in this article novel methods to measure tissue robustness based on the backward morphogenesis of our model. We also show some implementations of their self-maintenance properties, on the one hand to deal with environment disturbances through autopoiesis and on the other hand to achieve a dynamical steady state which ensures tissue renewal.
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- Abdoulaye Sarr
- 1 UMR CNRS 6285, Lab-STICC, CID, IHSEV, Computer Science Department, Université de Brest , Brest, France
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- 1 UMR CNRS 6285, Lab-STICC, CID, IHSEV, Computer Science Department, Université de Brest , Brest, France
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- 1 UMR CNRS 6285, Lab-STICC, CID, IHSEV, Computer Science Department, Université de Brest , Brest, France
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Wang Z, Wann A, Thompson C, Hassen A, Wang W, Knight M. IFT88 influences chondrocyte actin organization and biomechanics. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2016; 24:544-54. [PMID: 26493329 PMCID: PMC4769095 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Primary cilia are microtubule based organelles which control a variety of signalling pathways important in cartilage development, health and disease. This study examines the role of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) protein, IFT88, in regulating fundamental actin organisation and mechanics in articular chondrocytes. METHODS The study used an established chondrocyte cell line with and without hypomorphic mutation of IFT88 (IFT88(orpk)). Confocal microscopy was used to quantify F-actin and myosin IIB organisation. Viscoelastic cell and actin cortex mechanics were determined using micropipette aspiration with actin dynamics visualised in live cells transfected with LifeACT-GFP. RESULTS IFT88(orpk) cells exhibited a significant increase in acto-myosin stress fibre organisation relative to wild-type (WT) cells in monolayer and an altered response to cytochalasin D. Rounded IFT88(orpk) cells cultured in suspension exhibited reduced cortical actin expression with reduced cellular equilibrium modulus. Micropipette aspiration resulted in reduced membrane bleb formation in IFT88(orpk) cells. Following membrane blebbing, IFT88(orpk) cells exhibited slower reformation of the actin cortex. IFT88(orpk) cells showed increased actin deformability and reduced cortical tension confirming that IFT regulates actin cortex mechanics. The reduced cortical tension is also consistent with the reduced bleb formation. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates for the first time that the ciliary protein IFT88 regulates fundamental actin organisation and the stiffness of the actin cortex leading to alterations in cell deformation, mechanical properties and blebbing in an IFT88 chondrocyte cell line. This adds to the growing understanding of the role of primary cilia and IFT in regulating cartilage biology.
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- Z. Wang
- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom,Address correspondence and reprint requests to: C.L. Thompson, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, Mile end Rd, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom. Tel: 44-(0)20-7882-8868.
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Bioengineering and School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Prein C, Warmbold N, Farkas Z, Schieker M, Aszodi A, Clausen-Schaumann H. Structural and mechanical properties of the proliferative zone of the developing murine growth plate cartilage assessed by atomic force microscopy. Matrix Biol 2016; 50:1-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Revised: 09/25/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ponssa ML, Abdala V. Phenotypical expression of reduced mobility during limb ontogeny in frogs: the knee-joint case. PeerJ 2016; 4:e1730. [PMID: 26925340 PMCID: PMC4768673 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Movement is one of the most important epigenetic factors for normal development of the musculoskeletal system, particularly during genesis and joint development. Studies regarding alterations to embryonic mobility, performed on anurans, chickens and mammals, report important phenotypical similarities as a result of the reduction or absence of this stimulus. The precise stage of development at which the stimulus modification generates phenotypic modifications however, is yet to be determined. In this work we explore whether the developmental effects of abnormal mobility can appear at any time during development or whether they begin to express themselves in particular phases of tadpole ontogeny. We conducted five experiments that showed that morphological abnormalities are not visible until Stages 40–42. Morphology in earlier stages remains normal, probably due to the fact that the bones/muscles/tendons have not yet developed and therefore are not affected by immobilization. These results suggest the existence of a specific period of phenotypical expression in which normal limb movement is necessary for the correct development of the joint tissue framework.
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- Maria Laura Ponssa
- Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (UEL), CONICET-Fundación Miguel Lillo , San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán , Argentina
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- Cátedra de Biología General, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, UNT, Instituto de Biodiversidad Neotropical (IBN), UNT-CONICET , San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán , Argentina
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Linking suckling biomechanics to the development of the palate. Sci Rep 2016; 6:20419. [PMID: 26842915 PMCID: PMC4740798 DOI: 10.1038/srep20419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Skulls are amongst the most informative documents of evolutionary history but a complex geometry, coupled with composite material properties and complicated biomechanics, have made it particularly challenging to identify mechanical principles guiding the skull’s morphogenesis. Despite this challenge, multiple lines of evidence, for example the relationship between masticatory function and the evolution of jaw shape, nonetheless suggest that mechanobiology plays a major role in skull morphogenesis. To begin to tackle this persistent challenge, cellular, molecular and tissue-level analyses of the developing mouse palate were coupled with finite element modeling to demonstrate that patterns of strain created by mammalian-specific oral behaviors produce complementary patterns of chondrogenic gene expression in an initially homogeneous population of cranial neural crest cells. Neural crest cells change from an osteogenic to a chondrogenic fate, leading to the materialization of cartilaginous growth plate-like structures in the palatal midline. These growth plates contribute to lateral expansion of the head but are transient structures; when the strain patterns associated with suckling dissipate at weaning, the growth plates disappear and the palate ossifies. Thus, mechanical cues such as strain appear to co-regulate cell fate specification and ultimately, help drive large-scale morphogenetic changes in head shape.
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Klumpers DD, Mooney DJ, Smit TH. From Skeletal Development to Tissue Engineering: Lessons from the Micromass Assay. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2015; 21:427-37. [PMID: 25946390 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2014.0704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Damage and degeneration of the skeletal elements due to disease, trauma, and aging lead to a significant health and economical burden. To reduce this burden, skeletal tissue engineering strategies aim to regenerate functional bone and cartilage in the adult body. However, challenges still exist. Such challenges involve the identification of the external cues that determine differentiation, how to control chondrocyte hypertrophy, and how to achieve specific tissue patterns and boundaries. To address these issues, it could be insightful to look at skeletal development, a robust morphogenetic process that takes place during embryonic development and is commonly modeled in vitro by the micromass assay. In this review, we investigate what the tissue engineering field can learn from this assay. By comparing embryonic skeletal precursor cells from different anatomic locations and developmental stages in micromass, the external cues that guide lineage commitment can be identified. The signaling pathways regulating chondrocyte hypertrophy, and the cues required for tissue patterning, can be elucidated by combining the micromass assay with genetic, molecular, and engineering tools. The lessons from the micromass assay are limited by two major differences between developmental and regenerative skeletogenesis: cell type and scale. We highlight an important difference between embryonic and adult skeletal progenitor cells, in that adult progenitors are not able to form mesenchymal condensations spontaneously. Also, the mechanisms of tissue patterning need to be adjusted to the larger tissue engineering constructs. In conclusion, mechanistic insights of skeletal tissue generation gained from the micromass model could lead to improved tissue engineering strategies and constructs.
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- Darinka D Klumpers
- 1 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University , Cambridge, Massachusetts.,2 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University , Boston, Massachusetts.,3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, VU University Medical Centre MOVE Research Institute , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 1 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University , Cambridge, Massachusetts.,2 Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University , Boston, Massachusetts
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- 3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, VU University Medical Centre MOVE Research Institute , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Zelzer E, Blitz E, Killian ML, Thomopoulos S. Tendon-to-bone attachment: from development to maturity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 102:101-12. [PMID: 24677726 DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.21056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The attachment between tendon and bone occurs across a complex transitional tissue that minimizes stress concentrations and allows for load transfer between muscles and skeleton. This unique tissue cannot be reconstructed following injury, leading to high incidence of recurrent failure and stressing the need for new clinical approaches. This review describes the current understanding of the development and function of the attachment site between tendon and bone. The embryonic attachment unit, namely, the tip of the tendon and the bone eminence into which it is inserted, was recently shown to develop modularly from a unique population of Sox9- and Scx-positive cells, which are distinct from tendon fibroblasts and chondrocytes. The fate and differentiation of these cells is regulated by transforming growth factor beta and bone morphogenetic protein signaling, respectively. Muscle loads are then necessary for the tissue to mature and mineralize. Mineralization of the attachment unit, which occurs postnatally at most sites, is largely controlled by an Indian hedgehog/parathyroid hormone-related protein feedback loop. A number of fundamental questions regarding the development of this remarkable attachment system require further study. These relate to the signaling mechanism that facilitates the formation of an interface with a gradient of cellular and extracellular phenotypes, as well as to the interactions between tendon and bone at the point of attachment.
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- Elazar Zelzer
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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The effect of growth-mimicking continuous strain on the early stages of skeletal development in micromass culture. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0124948. [PMID: 25915898 PMCID: PMC4411057 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0124948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Embryonic skeletogenesis involves proliferation, condensation and subsequent chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal precursor cells, and the strains and stresses inherent to these processes have been hypothesized to influence skeletal development. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of growth-mimicking strain on the process of early skeletal development in vitro. To this end, we applied continuous uniaxial strain to embryonic skeletal precursor cells in micromass culture. Strain was applied at different times of culture to specifically address the effect of mechanical loading on the sequential stages of cellular proliferation, condensation and differentiation. We found that growth-mimicking strain at all three times did not affect proliferation or chondrogenic differentiation under the tested conditions. However, the timing of the applied strain did play a role in the density of mesenchymal condensations. This finding suggests that a mechanically dynamic environment, and specifically strain, can influence skeletal patterning. The growth-mimicking micromass model presented here may be a useful tool for further studies into the role of mechanical loading in early skeletal development.
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Zhao YH, Lv X, Liu YL, Zhao Y, Li Q, Chen YJ, Zhang M. Hydrostatic pressure promotes the proliferation and osteogenic/chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells: The roles of RhoA and Rac1. Stem Cell Res 2015; 14:283-96. [PMID: 25794483 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Revised: 02/08/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Our previous studies have shown that hydrostatic pressure can serve as an active regulator for bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). The current work further investigates the roles of cytoskeletal regulatory proteins Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA) and Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1 (Rac1) in hydrostatic pressure-related effects on BMSCs. Flow cytometry assays showed that the hydrostatic pressure promoted cell cycle initiation in a RhoA- and Rac1-dependent manner. Furthermore, fluorescence assays confirmed that RhoA played a positive and Rac1 displayed a negative role in the hydrostatic pressure-induced F-actin stress fiber assembly. Western blots suggested that RhoA and Rac1 play central roles in the pressure-inhibited ERK phosphorylation, and Rac1 but not RhoA was involved in the pressure-promoted JNK phosphorylation. Finally, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) experiments showed that pressure promoted the expression of osteogenic marker genes in BMSCs at an early stage of osteogenic differentiation through the up-regulation of RhoA activity. Additionally, the PCR results showed that pressure enhanced the expression of chondrogenic marker genes in BMSCs during chondrogenic differentiation via the up-regulation of Rac1 activity. Collectively, our results suggested that RhoA and Rac1 are critical to the pressure-induced proliferation and differentiation, the stress fiber assembly, and MAPK activation in BMSCs.
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- Yin-Hua Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology, Department of General Dentistry and Emergency, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 145 West Changle Road, Xi'an 710032, China.
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Baker RM, Brasch ME, Manning ML, Henderson JH. Automated, contour-based tracking and analysis of cell behaviour over long time scales in environments of varying complexity and cell density. J R Soc Interface 2015; 11:20140386. [PMID: 24920119 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Understanding single and collective cell motility in model environments is foundational to many current research efforts in biology and bioengineering. To elucidate subtle differences in cell behaviour despite cell-to-cell variability, we introduce an algorithm for tracking large numbers of cells for long time periods and present a set of physics-based metrics that quantify differences in cell trajectories. Our algorithm, termed automated contour-based tracking for in vitro environments (ACTIVE), was designed for adherent cell populations subject to nuclear staining or transfection. ACTIVE is distinct from existing tracking software because it accommodates both variability in image intensity and multi-cell interactions, such as divisions and occlusions. When applied to low-contrast images from live-cell experiments, ACTIVE reduced error in analysing cell occlusion events by as much as 43% compared with a benchmark-tracking program while simultaneously tracking cell divisions and resulting daughter-daughter cell relationships. The large dataset generated by ACTIVE allowed us to develop metrics that capture subtle differences between cell trajectories on different substrates. We present cell motility data for thousands of cells studied at varying densities on shape-memory-polymer-based nanotopographies and identify several quantitative differences, including an unanticipated difference between two 'control' substrates. We expect that ACTIVE will be immediately useful to researchers who require accurate, long-time-scale motility data for many cells.
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- Richard M Baker
- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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- Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Department of Physics, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Syracuse Biomaterials Institute, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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Guevara JM, Moncayo MA, Vaca-González JJ, Gutiérrez ML, Barrera LA, Garzón-Alvarado DA. Growth plate stress distribution implications during bone development: a simple framework computational approach. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2015; 118:59-68. [PMID: 25453383 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2014.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 09/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mechanical stimuli play a significant role in the process of long bone development as evidenced by clinical observations and in vivo studies. Up to now approaches to understand stimuli characteristics have been limited to the first stages of epiphyseal development. Furthermore, growth plate mechanical behavior has not been widely studied. In order to better understand mechanical influences on bone growth, we used Carter and Wong biomechanical approximation to analyze growth plate mechanical behavior, and explore stress patterns for different morphological stages of the growth plate. To the best of our knowledge this work is the first attempt to study stress distribution on growth plate during different possible stages of bone development, from gestation to adolescence. Stress distribution analysis on the epiphysis and growth plate was performed using axisymmetric (3D) finite element analysis in a simplified generic epiphyseal geometry using a linear elastic model as the first approximation. We took into account different growth plate locations, morphologies and widths, as well as different epiphyseal developmental stages. We found stress distribution during bone development established osteogenic index patterns that seem to influence locally epiphyseal structures growth and coincide with growth plate histological arrangement.
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- J M Guevara
- Institute for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biomimetics Laboratory and Numerical Methods and Modeling Research Group (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología (IBUN), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biomimetics Laboratory and Numerical Methods and Modeling Research Group (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología (IBUN), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biomimetics Laboratory and Numerical Methods and Modeling Research Group (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología (IBUN), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institute for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Biomimetics Laboratory and Numerical Methods and Modeling Research Group (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología (IBUN), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Guan Y, Yang X, Yang W, Charbonneau C, Chen Q. Mechanical activation of mammalian target of rapamycin pathway is required for cartilage development. FASEB J 2014; 28:4470-81. [PMID: 25002119 DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-252783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Mechanical stress regulates development by modulating cell signaling and gene expression. However, the cytoplasmic components mediating mechanotransduction remain unclear. In this study, elimination of muscle contraction during chicken embryonic development resulted in a reduction in the activity of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the cartilaginous growth plate. Inhibition of mTOR activity led to significant inhibition of chondrocyte proliferation, cartilage tissue growth, and expression of chondrogenic genes, including Indian hedgehog (Ihh), a critical mediator of mechanotransduction. Conversely, cyclic loading (1 Hz, 5% matrix deformation) of embryonic chicken growth plate chondrocytes in 3-dimensional (3D) collagen scaffolding induced sustained activation of mTOR. Mechanical activation of mTOR occurred in serum-free medium, indicating that it is independent of growth factor or nutrients. Treatment of chondrocytes with Rapa abolished mechanical activation of cell proliferation and Ihh gene expression. Cyclic loading of chondroprogenitor cells deficient in SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase 2 (Shp2) further enhanced mechanical activation of mTOR, cell proliferation, and chondrogenic gene expression. This result suggests that Shp2 is an antagonist of mechanotransduction through inhibition of mTOR activity. Our data demonstrate that mechanical activation of mTOR is necessary for cell proliferation, chondrogenesis, and cartilage growth during bone development, and that mTOR is an essential mechanotransduction component modulated by Shp2 in the cytoplasm.
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- Yingjie Guan
- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; and
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; and Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; and
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; and
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; and
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Nowlan NC, Chandaria V, Sharpe J. Immobilized chicks as a model system for early-onset developmental dysplasia of the hip. J Orthop Res 2014; 32:777-85. [PMID: 24590854 DOI: 10.1002/jor.22606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2013] [Accepted: 02/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have almost no understanding of how our joints take on their range of distinctive shapes, despite the clinical relevance of joint morphogenesis to postnatal skeletal malformations such as developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). In this study, we investigate the role of spontaneous prenatal movements in joint morphogenesis using pharmacological immobilization of developing chicks, and assess the system as a suitable model for early-onset hip dysplasia. We show that, prior to joint cavitation, the lack of dynamic muscle contractions has little impact on the shape of the hip joint. However, after the timepoint at which cavitation occurs, a dramatic effect on hip joint morphogenesis was observed. Effects in the immobilized chicks included flattening of the proximal femur, abnormal orientation of the pelvis relative to the femur and abnormal placement and coverage of the acetabulum. Although many clinical case studies have identified reduced or restricted movement as a risk factor for DDH, this study provides the first experimental evidence of the role of prenatal movements in early hip joint development. We propose that the immobilized chick embryo serves as a suitable model system for the type of early-onset DDH which arises due to neuromuscular conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy.
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- Niamh C Nowlan
- EMBL-CRG Systems Biology Program, Centre for Genomic Regulation, UPF, Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Garzon-Alvarado DA, Gutiérrez ML, Calixto LF. A computational model of clavicle bone formation: a mechano-biochemical hypothesis. Bone 2014; 61:132-7. [PMID: 24444803 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 12/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Clavicle development arises from mesenchymal cells condensed as a cord extending from the acromion towards the sternal primordium. First two primary ossification centers form, extending to develop the body of the clavicle through intramembranous ossification. However, at its ends this same bone also displays endochondral ossification. So how can the clavicle be formed by both types of ossification? Developmental events associated with clavicle formation have mainly used histological studies as supporting evidence. Nonetheless, mechanisms of biological events such as molecular and mechanical effects remain to be determined. The objective of this work was to provide a mathematical explanation of embryological events based on two serial phases: first formation of an ossified matrix by intramembranous ossification based on three factors: systemic, local biochemical, and mechanical factors. After this initial phase expansion of the ossified matrix follows with mesenchymal cell differentiation into chondrocytes for posterior endochondral ossification. Our model provides strong evidence for clavicle formation integrating molecules and mechanical stimuli through partial differentiation equations using finite element analysis.
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- Diego A Garzon-Alvarado
- Departament of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Numerical Methods and Modeling Group Research (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Group of Mechanobiology of Organs and Biological Tissues (Mech+Biol_UN), Biomimetics Laboratory, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Departament of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Numerical Methods and Modeling Group Research (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Departament of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Numerical Methods and Modeling Group Research (GNUM), Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia; Group of Mechanobiology of Organs and Biological Tissues (Mech+Biol_UN), Biomimetics Laboratory, Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Giorgi M, Carriero A, Shefelbine SJ, Nowlan NC. Mechanobiological simulations of prenatal joint morphogenesis. J Biomech 2014; 47:989-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2014.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nowlan NC, Sharpe J. Joint shape morphogenesis precedes cavitation of the developing hip joint. J Anat 2013; 224:482-9. [PMID: 24266523 PMCID: PMC4098681 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The biology and mechanobiology of joint cavitation have undergone extensive investigation, but we have almost no understanding of the development of joint shape. Joint morphogenesis, the development of shape, has been identified as the 'least understood aspect of joint formation' (2005, Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 75, 237), despite the clinical relevance of shape morphogenesis to postnatal skeletal malformations such as developmental dysplasia of the hip. In this study, we characterise development of early hip joint shape in the embryonic chick using direct capture 3D imaging. Contrary to formerly held assumptions that cavitation precedes morphogenesis in joint development, we have found that the major anatomical features of the adult hip are present at Hamburger Hamilton (HH)32, a full day prior to cavitation of the joint at HH34. We also reveal that the pelvis undergoes significant changes in orientation with respect to the femur, despite the lack of a joint cavity between the rudiments. Furthermore, we have identified the appearance of the ischium and pubis several developmental stages earlier than was previously reported, illustrating the value and importance of direct capture 3D imaging.
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- Niamh C Nowlan
- EMBL-CRG Systems Biology Program, Centre for Genomic Regulation, UPF, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College, London, UK
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Tanaka S, Iber D. Inter-dependent tissue growth and Turing patterning in a model for long bone development. Phys Biol 2013; 10:056009. [PMID: 24104059 DOI: 10.1088/1478-3975/10/5/056009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The development of long bones requires a sophisticated spatial organization of cellular signalling, proliferation, and differentiation programs. How such spatial organization emerges on the growing long bone domain is still unresolved. Based on the reported biochemical interactions we developed a regulatory model for the core signalling factors IHH, PTCH1, and PTHrP and included two cell types, proliferating/resting chondrocytes and (pre-)hypertrophic chondrocytes. We show that the reported IHH-PTCH1 interaction gives rise to a Schnakenberg-type Turing kinetics, and that inclusion of PTHrP is important to achieve robust patterning when coupling patterning and tissue dynamics. The model reproduces relevant spatiotemporal gene expression patterns, as well as a number of relevant mutant phenotypes. In summary, we propose that a ligand-receptor based Turing mechanism may control the emergence of patterns during long bone development, with PTHrP as an important mediator to confer patterning robustness when the sensitive Turing system is coupled to the dynamics of a growing and differentiating tissue. We have previously shown that ligand-receptor based Turing mechanisms can also result from BMP-receptor, SHH-receptor, and GDNF-receptor interactions, and that these reproduce the wildtype and mutant patterns during digit formation in limbs and branching morphogenesis in lung and kidneys. Receptor-ligand interactions may thus constitute a general mechanism to generate Turing patterns in nature.
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- Simon Tanaka
- Department for Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Mattenstrasse 26, Basel, Switzerland
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Shwartz Y, Blitz E, Zelzer E. One load to rule them all: Mechanical control of the musculoskeletal system in development and aging. Differentiation 2013; 86:104-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diff.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Galloway MT, Lalley AL, Shearn JT. The role of mechanical loading in tendon development, maintenance, injury, and repair. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2013; 95:1620-8. [PMID: 24005204 PMCID: PMC3748997 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.01004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Tendon injuries often result from excessive or insufficient mechanical loading, impairing the ability of the local tendon cell population to maintain normal tendon function. The resident cell population composing tendon tissue is mechanosensitive, given that the cells are able to alter the extracellular matrix in response to modifications of the local loading environment. Natural tendon healing is insufficient, characterized by improper collagen fibril diameter formation, collagen fibril distribution, and overall fibril misalignment. Current tendon repair rehabilitation protocols focus on implementing early, well-controlled eccentric loading exercises to improve repair outcome. Tissue engineers look toward incorporating mechanical loading regimens to precondition cell populations for the creation of improved biological augmentations for tendon repair.
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- Marc T. Galloway
- Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, 7423 Mason Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45249
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- Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, 2901 Woodside Drive, ERC Room 701, Cincinnati, OH 45221. E-mail address for A.L. Lalley:
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- Engineering Research Center, University of Cincinnati, 2901 Woodside Drive, ERC Room 701, Cincinnati, OH 45221. E-mail address for A.L. Lalley:
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Akimoto T, Okuhira K, Aizawa K, Wada S, Honda H, Fukubayashi T, Ushida T. Skeletal muscle adaptation in response to mechanical stress in p130cas−/− mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 304:C541-7. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00243.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mammalian skeletal muscles undergo adaptation in response to changes in the functional demands upon them, involving mechanical-stress-induced cellular signaling called “mechanotransduction.” We hypothesized that p130Cas, which is reported to act as a mechanosensor that transduces mechanical extension into cellular signaling, plays an important role in maintaining and promoting skeletal muscle adaptation in response to mechanical stress via the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. We demonstrate that muscle-specific p130Cas−/− mice express the contractile proteins normally in skeletal muscle. Furthermore, muscle-specific p130Cas−/− mice show normal mechanical-stress-induced muscle adaptation, including exercise-induced IIb-to-IIa muscle fiber type transformation and hypertrophy. Finally, we provide evidence that exercise-induced p38 MAPK signaling is not impaired by the muscle-specific deletion of p130Cas. We conclude that p130Cas plays a limited role in mechanical-stress-induced skeletal muscle adaptation.
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- Takayuki Akimoto
- Division of Regenerative Medical Engineering, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University, Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; and
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- Division of Regenerative Medical Engineering, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Regenerative Medical Engineering, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Disease Model, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University, Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan; and
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- Division of Regenerative Medical Engineering, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Low-Frequency Mechanical Stimulation Modulates Osteogenic Differentiation of C2C12 Cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1155/2013/138704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mechanical stimulation influences stem cell differentiation and may therefore provide improved lineage specification control for clinical applications. Low-frequency oscillatory mechanical stimulation (0.01 Hz) has recently been shown to suppress adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells, indicating that the range of effective stimulation frequencies is not limited to those associated with locomotion, circulation, and respiration. We hypothesized that low-frequency mechanical stimulation (0.01 Hz) can also promote osteogenic cell differentiation of myoblastic C2C12 cells in combination with BMP-2. Results indicate that low-frequency mechanical stimulation can significantly enhance osteogenic gene expression, provided that differentiation is initiated by a priming period involving BMP-2 alone. Subsequent application of low-frequency mechanical stimulation appears to act synergistically with continued BMP-2 exposure to promote osteogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells and can even partially compensate for the removal of BMP-2. These effects may be mediated by the ERK and Wnt signalling pathways. Osteogenic induction of C2C12 cells by low-frequency mechanical stimulation is therefore critically dependent upon previous exposure to growth factors, and the timing of superimposed BMP-2 and mechanical stimuli can sensitively influence osteogenesis. These insights may provide a technically simple means for control of stem cell differentiation in cell-based therapies, particularly for the enhancement of differentiation toward desired lineages.
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Garzón-Alvarado DA. A biochemical strategy for simulation of endochondral and intramembranous ossification. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2013; 17:1237-47. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2012.741597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pietschmann MF, Frankewycz B, Schmitz P, Docheva D, Sievers B, Jansson V, Schieker M, Müller PE. Comparison of tenocytes and mesenchymal stem cells seeded on biodegradable scaffolds in a full-size tendon defect model. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. MATERIALS IN MEDICINE 2013; 24:211-220. [PMID: 23090834 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-012-4791-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/08/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In order to investigate cell-based tendon regeneration, a tendon rupture was simulated by utilizing a critical full-size model in female rat achilles tendons. For bridging the defect, polyglycol acid (PGA) and collagen type I scaffolds were used and fixed with a frame suture to ensure postoperatively a functional continuity. Scaffolds were seeded with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) or tenocytes derived from male animals, while control groups were left without cells. After a healing period of 16 weeks, biomechanical, PCR, histologic, and electron microscopic analyses of the regenerates were performed. Genomic PCR for male-specific gene was used to detect transplanted cells in the regenerates. After 16 weeks, central ossification and tendon-like tissue in the superficial tendon layers were observed in all study groups. Biomechanical test showed that samples loaded with tenocytes had significantly better failure strength/cross-section ratio (P < 0.01) compared to MSC and the control groups whereas maximum failure strength was similar in all groups. Thus, we concluded that the application of tenocytes improves the outcome in this model concerning the grade of ossification and the mechanical properties in comparison to the use of MSC or just scaffold materials.
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- M F Pietschmann
- Department of Orthopaedics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Munich, Germany.
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García-López S, Villanueva R, Meikle MC. Alterations in the Synthesis of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and Their Downstream Targets RANKL and OPG by Mouse Calvarial Osteoblasts In vitro: Inhibition of Bone Resorption by Cyclic Mechanical Strain. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2013; 4:160. [PMID: 24194731 PMCID: PMC3809383 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Mechanical strain is an important determinant of bone mass and architecture, and the aim of this investigation was to further understand the role of the cell-cell signaling molecules, IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 in the mechanobiology of bone. Mouse calvarial osteoblasts in monolayer culture were subjected to a cyclic out-of-plane deformation of 0.69% for 6 s, every 90 s for 2-48 h, and the levels of each cytokine plus their downstream targets RANKL and OPG measured in culture supernatants by ELISAs. Mouse osteoblasts constitutively synthesized IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6, the production of which was significantly up-regulated in all three by cyclic mechanical strain. RANKL and OPG were also constitutively synthesized; mechanical deformation however, resulted in a down-regulation of RANKL and an up-regulation OPG synthesis. We next tested whether the immunoreactive RANKL and OPG were biologically active in an isolated osteoclast resorption pit assay - this showed that culture supernatants from mechanically deformed cells significantly inhibited osteoclast-mediated resorptive activity across the 48 h time-course. These findings are counterintuitive, because IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 have well-established reputations as bone resorptive agents. Nevertheless, they are pleiotropic molecules with multiple biological activities, underlining the complexity of the biological response of osteoblasts to mechanical deformation, and the need to understand cell-cell signaling in terms of cytokine networks. It is also important to recognize that osteoblasts cultured in vitro are deprived of the mechanical stimuli to which they are exposed in vivo - in other words, the cells are in a physiological default state that in the intact skeleton leads to decreased bone strains below the critical threshold required to maintain normal bone structure.
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- Salvador García-López
- Health Science Department/Cell Biology and Immunology Laboratory, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
- Orthodontic Department, General Hospital “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Orthodontic Department, Universidad Intercontinental, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Health Science Department/Cell Biology and Immunology Laboratory, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- *Correspondence: Murray C. Meikle, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, 11 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119083 Singapore e-mail:
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Ko CY, Kang H, Seo DH, Jung B, Schreiber J, Kim HS. Low-level laser therapy using the minimally invasive laser needle system on osteoporotic bone in ovariectomized mice. Med Eng Phys 2012; 35:1015-9. [PMID: 23127900 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2012.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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This study tested the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in preventing and/or treating osteoporotic trabecular bone. Mice were ovariectomized (OVX) to induce osteoporotic bone loss. The tibiae of eight OVX mice were treated for 5 days each week for 2 weeks by LLLT (660 nm, 3 J) using a minimally invasive laser needle system (MILNS) which is designed to minimize loss of laser energy before reaching bone (LASER group). Another eight mice received a sham treatment (SHAM group). Structural parameters of trabecular bone were measured with in vivo micro-computed tomography images before and after laser treatment. After LLLT for 2 weeks, the percentage reduction (%R) was significantly lower in BV/TV (bone volume fraction) and Tb.N (trabecular number, p<0.05 and p<0.05) and significant higher in Tb.Sp (trabecular separation) and SMI (structure model index, p<0.05 and p<0.05) than in the SHAM group. The %R in BV/TV at sites directly treated by LLLT was significantly lower in the LASER group than the SHAM group (p<0.05, p<0.05). These results indicated that LLLT using MILNS may be effective for preventing and/or treating trabecular bone loss and the effect may be site-dependent in the same bone.
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- Chang-Yong Ko
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Yonsei-Fraunhofer Medical Device Lab, Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon 220-710, Republic of Korea
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Allen JL, Cooke ME, Alliston T. ECM stiffness primes the TGFβ pathway to promote chondrocyte differentiation. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:3731-42. [PMID: 22833566 PMCID: PMC3442419 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e12-03-0172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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ECM stiffness enhances chondrocyte differentiation by priming cells for a potent response to TGFβ. ECM stiffness modifies the TGFβ pathway at multiple levels, including stiffness-sensitive induction of TGFβ1 expression, Smad3 phosphorylation, and synergistic activation of chondrocyte differentiation, by combining TGFβ and an inductive ECM stiffness. Cells encounter physical cues such as extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffness in a microenvironment replete with biochemical cues. However, the mechanisms by which cells integrate physical and biochemical cues to guide cellular decision making are not well defined. Here we investigate mechanisms by which chondrocytes generate an integrated response to ECM stiffness and transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), a potent agonist of chondrocyte differentiation. Primary murine chondrocytes and ATDC5 cells grown on 0.5-MPa substrates deposit more proteoglycan and express more Sox9, Col2α1, and aggrecan mRNA relative to cells exposed to substrates of any other stiffness. The chondroinductive effect of this discrete stiffness, which falls within the range reported for articular cartilage, requires the stiffness-sensitive induction of TGFβ1. Smad3 phosphorylation, nuclear localization, and transcriptional activity are specifically increased in cells grown on 0.5-MPa substrates. ECM stiffness also primes cells for a synergistic response, such that the combination of ECM stiffness and exogenous TGFβ induces chondrocyte gene expression more robustly than either cue alone through a p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase–dependent mechanism. In this way, the ECM stiffness primes the TGFβ pathway to efficiently promote chondrocyte differentiation. This work reveals novel mechanisms by which cells integrate physical and biochemical cues to exert a coordinated response to their unique cellular microenvironment.
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- Jessica L Allen
- UC Berkeley-UCSF Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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GARZÓN-ALVARADO DIEGOA, NARVÁEZ-TOVAR CARLOSA, SILVA OCTAVIO. A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF THE GROWTH PLATE. J MECH MED BIOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219519411004277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The growth plate is a structure formed of cells called chondrocytes; these are arranged in columns and provide the elongation of bone due to their proliferation and hypertrophy. In each column, we can see chondrocytes in their proliferating state, which are constantly dividing, and in hypertrophic state, which grow in a nearly spherical shape. These cells express different proteins and molecules throughout their half-life and exhibit a special behavior depending on their local mechanical and biochemical environments. This article develops a mathematical model that describes the relationship of geometry, growth by proliferation and hypertrophy, and vascular invasion with biochemical and mechanical factors present during endochondral ossification.
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- DIEGO A. GARZÓN-ALVARADO
- Engineering Modeling and Numerical Methods Group, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Mechanical Engineering Applications and Research Group, Santo Tomás University, Cra 9 No 51-11, Bogotá, Colombia
- Engineering Modeling and Numerical Methods Group, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No. 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Physical Rehabilitation Department, National University of Colombia, Cra 30 No 45-03, Bogotá, Colombia
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Urdy S. On the evolution of morphogenetic models: mechano-chemical interactions and an integrated view of cell differentiation, growth, pattern formation and morphogenesis. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2012; 87:786-803. [PMID: 22429266 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185x.2012.00221.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In the 1950s, embryology was conceptualized as four relatively independent problems: cell differentiation, growth, pattern formation and morphogenesis. The mechanisms underlying the first three traditionally have been viewed as being chemical in nature, whereas those underlying morphogenesis have usually been discussed in terms of mechanics. Often, morphogenesis and its mechanical processes have been regarded as subordinate to chemical ones. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that the biomechanics of cells and tissues affect in striking ways those phenomena often thought of as mainly under the control of cell-cell signalling. This accumulation of data has led to a revival of the mechano-transduction concept in particular, and of complexity in general, causing us now to consider whether we should retain the traditional conceptualization of development. The researchers' semantic preferences for the terms 'patterning', 'pattern formation' or 'morphogenesis' can be used to describe three main 'schools of thought' which emerged in the late 1970s. In the 'molecular school', the term patterning is deeply tied to the positional information concept. In the 'chemical school', the term 'pattern formation' regularly implies reaction-diffusion models. In the 'mechanical school', the term 'morphogenesis' is more frequently used in relation to mechanical instabilities. Major differences among these three schools pertain to the concept of self-organization, and models can be classified as morphostatic or morphodynamic. Various examples illustrate the distorted picture that arises from the distinction among differentiation, growth, pattern formation and morphogenesis, based on the idea that the underlying mechanisms are respectively chemical or mechanical. Emerging quantitative approaches integrate the concepts and methods of complex sciences and emphasize the interplay between hierarchical levels of organization via mechano-chemical interactions. They draw upon recent improvements in mathematical and numerical morphogenetic models and upon considerable progress in collecting new quantitative data. This review highlights a variety of such models, which exhibit important advances, such as hybrid, stochastic and multiscale simulations.
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- Séverine Urdy
- Paläontologisches Institut und Museum der Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
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Nowlan NC, Dumas G, Tajbakhsh S, Prendergast PJ, Murphy P. Biophysical stimuli induced by passive movements compensate for lack of skeletal muscle during embryonic skeletogenesis. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2012; 11:207-19. [PMID: 21505895 PMCID: PMC4794622 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-011-0304-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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In genetically modified mice with abnormal skeletal muscle development, bones and joints are differentially affected by the lack of skeletal muscle. We hypothesise that unequal levels of biophysical stimuli in the developing humerus and femur can explain the differential effects on these rudiments when muscle is absent. We find that the expression patterns of four mechanosensitive genes important for endochondral ossification are differentially affected in muscleless limb mutants, with more extreme changes in the expression in the humerus than in the femur. Using finite element analysis, we show that the biophysical stimuli induced by muscle forces are similar in the humerus and femur, implying that the removal of muscle contractile forces should, in theory, affect the rudiments equally. However, simulations in which a displacement was applied to the end of the limb, such as could be caused in muscleless mice by movements of the mother or normal littermates, predicted higher biophysical stimuli in the femur than in the humerus. Stimuli induced by limb movement were much higher than those induced by the direct application of muscle forces, and we propose that movements of limbs caused by muscle contractions, rather than the direct application of muscle forces, provide the main mechanical stimuli for normal skeletal development. In muscleless mice, passive movement induces unequal biophysical stimuli in the humerus and femur, providing an explanation for the differential effects seen in these mice. The significance of these results is that forces originating external to the embryo may contribute to the initiation and progression of skeletal development when muscle development is abnormal.
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- Niamh C Nowlan
- Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Garzón-Alvarado DA. Can the size of the epiphysis determine the number of secondary ossification centers? A mathematical approach. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2011; 14:819-26. [DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2010.495844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Evaluation of residual stresses due to bone callus growth: A computational study. J Biomech 2011; 44:1782-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2011.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2010] [Revised: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bonneau N, Simonis C, Seringe R, Tardieu C. Study of femoral torsion during prenatal growth: interpretations associated with the effects of intrauterine pressure. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2011; 145:438-45. [PMID: 21541926 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/31/2011] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The developing fetus is protected from external environmental influences by maternal tissues. However, these structures have a limited elasticity, such that the fetus must grow in a confined space, constraining its size at the end of pregnancy. Can these constraints modify the morphology of the fetal skeleton? The intensity of these constraints increases between 5 months and birth, making it the most appropriate period to address this question. A sample of 89 fetal femora was analyzed, and results provide evidence that during this period, the torsion of the femoral shaft (quantified by means of a new three-dimensional method) increases gradually. Two explanations were considered: this increase could signal effects of constraints induced by the intrauterine cavity, developmental patterning, or some combination of these two. Different arguments tend to support the biomechanical explanation, rather than a programming pattern formation. Indeed, the identification of the femur as a first degree lever, created by the hyperflexion of the fetal lower limbs on the pelvis, could explain the increase in femoral shaft torsion during prenatal life. A comparison with femora of infants is in accordance with this mechanical interpretation, which is possible through bone modeling/remodeling. Although genetic and epigenetic mechanisms may regulate timing of fetal development, our data suggest that at birth, the fetal skeleton also has an intrauterine mechanical history through adaptive bone plasticity.
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- Noémie Bonneau
- UMR CNRS-Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
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