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Numerical assessment on the effective mechanical stimuli for matrix-associated metabolism in chondrocyte-seeded constructs.

Abstract：

:The self-regeneration capacity of articular cartilage is limited, due to its avascular and aneural nature. Loaded explants and cell cultures demonstrated that chondrocyte metabolism can be regulated via physiologic loading. However, the explicit ranges of mechanical stimuli that correspond to favourable metabolic response associated with extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis are elusive.Unsystematic protocols lacking this knowledge produce inconsistent results. This study aims to determine the intrinsic ranges of physical stimuli that increase ECM synthesis and simultaneously inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in chondrocyte–agarose constructs, by numerically reevaluating the experiments performed by Tsuang et al. (2008). Twelve loading patterns were simulated with poro-elastic finite element models in ABAQUS. Pressure on solid matrix, von Mises stress, maximum principle stress and pore pressure were selected as intrinsic mechanical stimuli.Their development rates and magnitudes at the steady state of cyclic loading were calculated with MATLAB at the construct level. Concurrent increase in glycosaminoglycan and collagen was observed at 2300 Pa pressure and 40 Pa/s pressure rate. Between 0–1500 Pa and 0–40 Pa/s, NO production was consistently positive with respect to controls, whereas ECM synthesis was negative in the same range. A linear correlation was found between pressure rate and NO production (R =0.77). Stress states identified in this study are generic and could be used to develop predictive algorithms for matrix production in agarose–chondrocyte constructs of arbitrary shape, size and agarose concentration. They could also be helpful to increase the efficacy of loading protocols for avascular tissue engineering.

journal_name

J Tissue Eng Regen Med

journal_title

Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

authors

Tasci A,Ferguson SJ,Büchler P

doi

10.1002/term.307

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-03-01 00:00:00

pages

210-9

issue

eissn

1932-6254

issn

1932-7005

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Numerical assessment on the effective mechanical stimuli for matrix-associated metabolism in chondrocyte-seeded constructs.