Design and analysis of braid-twist collagen scaffolds.

abstract：:This study examines the similarities and differences in the noncollagenous domain (NC1) of type IV collagen from human glomerular basement membrane (hGBM), alveolar basement membrane (hABM), and placenta (hPBM). Following collagenase digestion, NC1 domain was isolated on Bio-Gel A-0.5m or by cation exchange chromatogr...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Shen GQ,Butkowski R,Cheng T,Wieslander J,Katz A,Cass J,Fish AJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate enamel thickness in extant and extinct hominoids. The material used in this study spans the evolutionary history of this group, from 20 million years ago to the present. The objectives of this investigation are to test three hypotheses: (1) the Loading Hypothesis: loadi...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Gantt DG,Rafter JA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of ascorbic acid, confluent human skin fibroblasts incubated in 0.5% serum-supplemented medium had one-third of the level of lysyl hydroxylase activity of cells incubated in media containing high serum concentrations (5-20%). This difference appeared to be due to a decline in the enzyme activity followi...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Murad S,Sivarajah A,Pinnell SR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Orthodontic tooth movement occurs during the bone remodeling induced by therapeutic mechanical strain. It is important to investigate the relation between the strength of mechanical stress and bone formation activity. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of high-magnitude mechanical strain on bone ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Fushiki R,Mayahara K,Ogawa M,Takahashi Y,Karasawa Y,Tsurumachi N,Tamura T,Shimizu N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many organisms from a wide variety of taxa produce amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC), despite the fact that it is inherently unstable and relatively soluble in its pure state. These properties also make it difficult to detect and characterize ACC. Raman spectroscopy is a particularly useful method for investigating AC...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Weiner S,Levi-Kalisman Y,Raz S,Addadi L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage matrix degradation generates collagen type II fragments. The objective of this study is to explore the possibility that these collagen fragments may be part of an endogenous metabolic feedback. Initially, collagen fragments were extracted from normal or osteoarthritic cartilage, as part of a matrix fragment ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Jennings L,Wu L,King KB,Hämmerle H,Cs-Szabo G,Mollenhauer J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:Thyroid hormone has been implicated in the normal growth and development of articular cartilage; however, its effect on a disease state, such as hypothyroidism, is unknown. The purpose of this investigation was to compare normal articular cartilage from proximal femurs of immature miniature swine to proxima...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Bundy JA,Yang JT,Morscher MA,Steiner RP,Adamczyk MJ,Weiner DS,Jacquet RD,Landis WJ

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagenolytic enzymes were quantitated by a method based on spectrophotometry of suspended reconstituted collagen fibrils. To obtain optically stable suspensions it was necessary to perform a short sonication of the aggregated fibrils at 10 degrees C. When fibrils were cleaved with mammalian fibroblast collagenase at...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Bleeg HS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive effects on the tensile characteristics of swine digital extensors were found following twelve months of exercise training. Compared to sedentary controls, the tendons from the exercised animals became stronger as a material and exhibited hypertrophy. These biomechanical results were supported by biochemical a...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Woo SL,Ritter MA,Amiel D,Sanders TM,Gomez MA,Kuei SC,Garfin SR,Akeson WH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in-vitro fluoride treatment technique has been introduced to investigate the composite behavior of bone tissue. Bone tissue with different mechanical properties can be obtained by varying the concentration, pH and immersion time in fluoride ion solutions. The chemical and physical changes in intact pieces of bone ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Kotha SP,DePaula CA,Koike K,Pan Y,Ohno M,Abjornson C,Rangarajan S,Guzelsu N

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years we have investigated the earliest crystal formations of different developing hard tissues (matrix vesicle, bone, dentine, enamel, etc.) by different electron microscopic measurements. It was observed that primarily Ca-phosphate (apatite) "chains," composed of nanometer sized particles (dots, islands), e...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Höhling HJ,Arnold S,Barckhaus RH,Plate U,Wiesmann HP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address the molecular mechanisms of cementogenesis, we have isolated dental follicle cells and examined them to see if they contain cementoblast progenitors. Dental follicle tissue was dissected from the root surface of bovine tooth germ and cells were released by digestion with bacterial collagenase. The released ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Handa K,Saito M,Tsunoda A,Yamauchi M,Hattori S,Sato S,Toyoda M,Teranaka T,Narayanan AS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fitting children and infants who have osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) with braces has posed substantial problems of implementation and patient management For the past twelve years bracing has been an important component of a patient research and management program conducted at the National Institutes of Health. By using ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Weintrob JC

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation therapy is one of the routine treatment modalities for cancer patients. Ionizing radiation (IR) can induce bone loss, and consequently increases the risk of fractures with delayed and nonunion of the bone in the cancer patients who receive radiotherapy. The orchestrated bone remodeling can be disrupted due t...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Zhang J,Qiu X,Xi K,Hu W,Pei H,Nie J,Wang Z,Ding J,Shang P,Li B,Zhou G

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins on characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and tendon-derived cells (TDCs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:MSCs and TDCs, cultured in a monolayer (2D) or hydrogels (3D), with or without ECM protein supplementation, and on a non-viable native tendon (...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Clements LE,Garvican ER,Dudhia J,Smith RK

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenesis imperfecta is a congenital disease commonly characterized by brittle bones and caused by mutations in the genes encoding Type I collagen, the single most abundant protein produced by the body. The oim model has a natural collagen mutation, converting its heterotrimeric structure (two α1 and one α2 chains)...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Bart ZR,Hammond MA,Wallace JM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In orthodontic tooth movement, prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) released from osteoblasts can alter the normal process of bone remodeling. We examined the effect of compressive force (CF) on PGE(2) production, PGE receptors (Ep1-4) expression, phosphorylation of protein kinase A (p-PKA), and calcium content in Saos-2 cells...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Sanuki R,Mitsui N,Suzuki N,Koyama Y,Yamaguchi A,Isokawa K,Shimizu N,Maeno M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive literature on bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) induced generation and regeneration shows general agreement about one observation. The incidence and quantity of bone were greatest when BMP was delivered with a carrier of various biologic and non biologic polymers. In the present research, neutral lipids ei...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Urist MR,Behnam K,Kerendi F,Raskin K,Nuygen TD,Shamie AN,Malinin TI

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligaments have limited regenerative potential and as a consequence, repair is protracted and results in a mechanically inferior tissue more scar-like than native ligament. We previously reported that a single injection of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) delivered at the time of injury, decreased the number ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Chamberlain CS,Leiferman EM,Frisch KE,Duenwald-Kuehl SE,Brickson SL,Murphy WL,Baer GS,Vanderby R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The total and individual glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content at various stages of the Dupuytren disease process and in samples of normal palmar connective tissue (palmar dermis, palmar fascia and digital flexor tendon) from the hands of uninvolved age-matched controls have been assayed and compared. Morphological comparis...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Flint MH,Gillard GC,Reilly HC

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein components of biomineralized structures (matrix proteins) are believed to modulate crystal nucleation and growth, and thereby influence the shape and strength of the final structure. The chicken eggshell contains a complex array of distinct matrix proteins. One of these was found to have similar molecular ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Hincke MT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hall type voltage has been observed in bone and its two major components (collagen and apatite) in the region of moderately high electric and magnetic fields. The configuration of the sample placement and the experimental set up was the same as that adopted in standard Hall measurements. The resistivity of the sample ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Behari J,Andrabi WH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study details structural aspects of the cells of the rat intra-articular disc (IAD) of the temporomandibular joint. At the light and electron microscope level, the outline of the cells varied, although a number appeared oval/rounded. Ultrastructurally, the cells contained moderate amounts of the intracellu...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Berkovitz BK,Becker D

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statoconia are calcium carbonate inclusions in the lumen of the gravity-sensing organ, the statocyst, of Aplysia californica. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of carbonic anhydrase and urease in statoconia mineralization in vitro. The experiments were performed using a previously described culture ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Pedrozo HA,Schwartz Z,Dean DD,Wiederhold ML,Boyan BD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laminin promotes adhesion of various cell types via multiple interactions with cell surface components. We have used a laminin domain involved in adhesion of melanoma cells, peptide F9 (Charonis et al., J. Cell Biol. 107:1253 [( 1988]), to examine its specific interaction with cell surface components. Cells were surfa...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Koliakos GG,Tsilibary EC,Charonis AS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the glycosylation of glomerular basement membrane collagen (GBMC) in diabetes, kidneys were obtained at autopsy from 5 patients with insulin-requiring diabetes of long duration and diabetic complications, and from 5 control subjects. Glomeruli were prepared by sieving and collagen was isolated by limited peps...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Uitto J,Perejda AJ,Grant GA,Rowold EA,Kilo C,Williamson JR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experiments described herein tested the effects of CaCl2 and ZnCl2, added at various concentrations in the culture medium, upon the synthesis of collagen and proteoglycan by adult and fetal (articular, epiphyseal and hypertrophic) bovine chondrocytes maintained in high density multilayer cultures. CaCl2 concentrat...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Koyano Y,Hejna M,Flechtenmacher J,Schmid TM,Thonar EJ,Mollenhauer J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intra-bone injection of differentiated rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) into the femur of osteoporotic female rats was studied. Osteoporosis was induced in Wistar female rats by bilateral ovariectomy. Then, 0.75 million BMMSCs isolated from healthy rats were injected into the femurs of ost...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Ocarino Nde M,Boeloni JN,Jorgetti V,Gomes DA,Goes AM,Serakides R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aseptic loosening remains the primary cause of failure in total joint arthroplasty. Implant-derived particles are thought to be a main cause of osteolysis that leads to the failure. Substance P (SP) immunoreactive nerve fibers have been detected in the periprosthetic membrane of aseptic loose hip prostheses. We isolat...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Qian Y,Zhang XL,Zeng BF,Jiang Y,Shen H,Wang Q

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches have the potential to overcome the challenges associated with current treatment strategies for meniscus injuries. 3D-Bioplotted scaffolds are promising, but have not demonstrated the ability to guide the formation of aligned collagenous matrix in vivo, whi...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Warren PB,Huebner P,Spang JT,Shirwaiker RA,Fisher MB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00