Hydrostatic pressure modulates proteoglycan metabolism in chondrocytes seeded in agarose
Open Access
- 7 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatism
- Vol. 48 (10) , 2865-2872
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of isolated hydrostatic pressure on proteoglycan metabolism in chondrocytes.Methods: Bovine articular chondrocytes cultured in agarose gels were subjected to 5 MPa hydrostatic pressure for 4 hours in either a static or a pulsatile (1 Hz) mode, and changes in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis, hydrodynamic size, and aggregation properties of proteoglycans and aggrecan messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were determined.Results: The application of 5 MPa static pressure caused a significant increase in GAG synthesis of 11% (P < 0.05). Column chromatography showed that this increase in GAG synthesis was associated with large proteoglycans. In addition, semiquantitative reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction showed a 4‐fold increase in levels of aggrecan mRNA (P < 0.01).Conclusion: Hydrostatic pressure in isolation, which does not cause cell deformation, can affect proteoglycan metabolism in chondrocytes cultured in agarose gels, indicating an important role of hydrostatic pressure in the regulation of extracellular matrix turnover in articular cartilage.Keywords
Funding Information
- Wellcome Trust Travelling Research Fellowship
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