The visualization of individual collagen molecules and aggregates in collagen solution: the effect of preparation and sampling techniques.

abstract：PURPOSE/AIM:Glutamate is one of the signaling molecules responsible for transmission in the central nervous system. Periodontal ligament (PDL) cells were recently reported to express metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). However, the functions of mGluR signaling in PDL cells or PDL-related cells remain largely unk...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Kanaya S,Komatsu H,Shimauchi H,Nemoto E

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:The expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their inhibitors (TIMPs) by human vascular smooth muscle cells (SMC) was monitored as a function of the phenotypic modulation in vitro. Cell phenotype was manipulated by varying serum concentration and cell density. Synthetic phenotype was characterized by a minim...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Kato S,Yasukawa H,Fujii T,Yamaguchi M,Miyagi N,Okamoto K,Wada Y,Miyamoto T,Morimatsu M,Fox JC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Excessive apoptosis plays an important role in the progression of intervertebral disc degeneration. However, the effect of autophagy, another type of programmed cell death, on the pathogenesis of disc degeneration is still unclear. Macroautophagy and chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA) change and intervertebra...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Ye W,Xu K,Huang D,Liang A,Peng Y,Zhu W,Li C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calbindin-D9k and calbindin-D-28k genes are useful systems to investigate the tissue- and stage-specificity as well as the hormonal control of gene expression. Since they regulate cellular calcium mobilization, their study may be of interest in mineralized tissues. However, thus far, immunocytochemical labelling has b...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Hotton D,Davideau JL,Bernaudin JF,Berdal A

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:The effect of I- and C1- on the enzymatic degradation of elastin pancreatic elastase has been studied. At low halide concentrations both ions show a marked stimulation of elastolysis, I- being significantly more effective than Cl-. Kinetic plots of enzyme activity indicate that anions enhance the susceptibility of the...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Winkler RH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycan synthesis by cells cultured from nodule or band tissues of patients with Dupuytren's disease was compared with that of skin fibroblasts cultured from uninvolved areas of the palm. No differences were observed in culture which could account either for the abnormal glycosaminoglycan content or the incr...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Slack C,Flint MH,Thompson BM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Non-pathological child cortical bone (NPCCB) studies can provide clinicians with vital information and insights. However, assessing the anisotropic elastic properties of NPCCB remains a challenge for the biomechanical engineering community. For the first time, this paper provides elastic moduli values for NPC...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Semaan M,Karam E,Baron C,Pithioux M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperhomocysteinemia causes connective tissue pathology. Several theories on the mechanism of homocysteine toxicity in connective tissue are reviewed briefly. A possible new mechanism was revealed recently in the discovery of a reaction in which homocysteine thiolactone is converted to mercaptopropionaldehyde. The rea...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Toohey JI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic diseases affecting tooth structure have been classified by the tissue affected enamel versus dentin, and their pattern of inheritance autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked. Advances in molecular genetics and the Human Genome Project have provided substantial progress regarding the identification...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： MacDougall M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oriented fibers, arising from the self assembly of collagen, may be produced from in vitro fibrillogenesis of soluble collagen with gradients of fibrillogenic potential. These gradients may be introduced by either concentration gradients of pronase-treated collagen or of arginine which, in turn, create concentration g...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Ghosh S,Comper WD

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:The effects of two forms of elastase on the Young's Modulus of elastic tissue have been studied. The monomeric, calcium poor form of the enzyme lowers the value of the Young's Modulus before an appreciable amount of protein is taken into solution. The polymeric, calcium rich enzyme on the other hand degrades the prote...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Hall DA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of several variables on the ratio of type I:type III collagen secreted by human caucasian skin fibroblasts in normal and osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) phenotypes. Isotopically labelled collagen extracted from fibroblast medium was analyzed by DEAE-cellulose chromatography and identified by appro...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Fraser J,Lancaster GA,Scriver CR

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raman spectra have been determined for hyaluronan, chondroitin-4-sulfate, chondroitin-6-sulfate, aggrecan monomers and aggregates. The nature of the saccharides and the pattern of sulfation can be discerned. There were only small spectral changes with pH and ionic composition. Differences between hydroxyl vibrations, ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Ellis R,Green E,Winlove CP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat bone marrow cells were cultured in vitro in a collagen-gel medium at 0.5% fetal bovine serum concentration for 10 days in the presence of recombinant human transforming growth factor-beta-1, genetically engineered to contain a collagen binding domain (rhTGF-beta1-F2), or a commercial rhTGF-beta1. To compare the ef...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Andrades JA,Han B,Nimni ME,Ertl DC,Simpkins RJ,Arrabal MP,Becerra J

更新日期：2003-01-01 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 menisci are intricately organized structures that perform many tasks in the knee. We review their structure and function and introduce new data about their tibial and femoral surfaces. As the femur and tibia approach each other when the knee is bearing load, circumferential tension develops in the menisci, enablin...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Andrews SHJ,Adesida AB,Abusara Z,Shrive NG

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The osteocyte is considered the major mechanosensor in bone, capable of detecting forces at a cellular level to coordinate bone formation and resorption. The pathology of age-related bone loss, a hallmark of osteoporosis, is attributed in part to impaired osteocyte mechanosensing. However, real-time evidence ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Morrell AE,Robinson ST,Silva MJ,Guo XE

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Odontogenesis involves a complex series of processes including epithelial-mesenchymal interactions, morphogenesis, differentiation, fibrillogenesis, and mineralization. Extracellular (ECM) remodeling plays a critical role in the rapid morphological changes that accompany these events. It is proposed that matrix metall...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Randall LE,Hall RC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of most common causes of morbidity, its etiology remains unclear. In healthy discs, the rates of synthesis and breakdown of the extracelluar matrix (ECM) are in equilibrium because of intricate regulation by growth factors and catabolic cytokines. Important among ...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Cho H,Lee S,Park SH,Huang J,Hasty KA,Kim SJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies were designed to test the hypothesis that plasma- and serum-deprived embryonic cells and tissues in vitro are capable of producing growth regulating factors which augment cartilage, bone and tooth induction during mouse mandibular process development. Embryonic mouse first branchial arch-derived mandibular pro...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Slavkin HC,Sasano Y,Kikunaga S,Bessem C,Bringas P Jr,Mayo M,Luo W,Mak G,Rall L,Snead ML

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:miR-155 is a pro-inflammatory or anti-inflammatory factor depending on the cell type in which it is expressed. miR-155 controls apoptosis and matrix degradation in nucleus pulposus (NP) cells in vitro. The aim of this study is to explore the effect of miR-155 in vivo and further investigate the mechanism of miR-155...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Zhou J,Liang A,Hong J,Sun J,Lin X,Peng Y,Wang X,Sun S,Xiao D,Xu K,Ye W

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of desmosine following a 5 mg intravenous dose was determined in five sheep. The biological half-life (t 1/2 beta) of desmosine varied between 81-489 min. Urinary recovery of unchanged desmosine indicated that the compound is not extensively metabolized and that the primary route of elimination is...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Verma PS,Hoyt RF Jr,Jackson AJ,Phillips YY

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastic ear cartilage and aortae from nine-day-old hamsters were incubated in Krebs-Ringer medium containing ascorbate, beta-aminopropionitrile and either [14C]proline or [3H]valine. The [14C]proline-labeled proteins were separated by chromatography on Agarose A-5 m in sodium dodecyl sulfate and their [14C]-hydroxypro...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Heeger P,Rosenbloom J

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose/Aim: Elevated serum phosphate is one of the major factors contributing to vascular calcification. Studies suggested that extracellular vesicles released from vascular smooth muscle cells significantly contribute to the initiation and progression of this pathology. Recently, we have demonstrated that elevated p...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Chaudhary SC,Khalid S,Smethurst V,Monier D,Mobley J,Huet A,Conway JF,Napierala D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The turnover of proteoglycans in bovine articular cartilage was determined in explant cultures, maintained at 32 degrees C or 37 degrees C. Both the rate of proteoglycan synthesis and the release of newly synthesized proteoglycans were decreased in cultures incubated at 32 degrees C compared to 37 degrees C. At both t...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Brand HS,De Koning MH,van Kampen GP,Van der Korst JK

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate overall degradative changes occurring to enamel matrix proteins in small, freeze-dried pieces of rat incisor enamel homogenized and incubated directly for 0-48 hours in a synthetic enamel fluid solution (165 mM total ionic strength with 0.153 mM calcium chloride) versus oth...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Smith CE,Chen WY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of the cholinergic inflammatory pathway can attenuate collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) and inhibit synovitis by Janus kinase (JAK) 2 and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 3 signaling. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) protein can also regulate the inflammatory processes and acti...

journal_title：Connective tissue research

authors： Li T,Wu S,Li S,Bai X,Luo H,Zuo X

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00