Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (11): 1755-1760.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.11.22

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Connective tissue growth factor and articular cartilage repair 

Zhang Shi-song1, Zhang Zhi-feng2, Huang Jian2   

  1. 1Graduate School, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China; 2Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • Revised:2015-02-12 Online:2015-03-12 Published:2015-03-12
  • Contact: Huang Jian, M.D., Professor, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Zhang Shi-song, Studying for master’s degree, Graduate School, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Zhang Zhi-feng, Master, Second Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Zhang Shi-song and Zhang Zhi-feng contributed equally to this work.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Connective tissue growth factor has the potential to stimulate the differentiation of mesenchymal cells into chondrocytes, can promote the proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes, and also can promote the expression of type II collagen and proteoglycan in the articular cartilage. So, the connective tissue growth factor plays an important role in the articular cartilage repair along with other growth factors.

OBJECTIVE: To focus on the structure of connective tissue growth factor, its function in articular cartilage repair and the interactions with other factors.
METHODS: A search across the databases of PubMed (January 1980 to July 2014) was performed, with the key words of “connective tissue growth factor, connective tissue growth factor and articular cartilage, articular cartilage damage, articular cartilage repairment” in English and “articular cartilage injury” in Chinese. Studies with the obsolete, repetitive or unrelated content were excluded. A total of 32 papers were included in thi study.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Connective tissue growth factor has the potential to stimulate the differentiation of mesenchymal cells into chondrocytes, can promote the proliferation, differentiation and maturity of chondrocytes, can maintain the extracellular matrix synthesis and balance, and also can promote the expression of type II collagen and proteoglycan in the articular cartilage. Along with other growth factors, connective tissue growth factor exerts an important role in the articular cartilage repair. Connective tissue growth factor is the key factor of chondrocyte growth, proliferation and differentiation, which is throughout the process of cartilage repair. Studies have shown that articular chondrocytes from patients with osteoarthritis show an increase in the number positively correlated with the expressions of fibroblast growth factor 1 and connective tissue growth factor. Connective tissue growth factor interacts with articular cartilage signaling pathways and other cytokines in the tissue to exert a role in articular condrocytes and matrix.


中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: Connective Tissue Growth Factor, Cartilage, Articular, Collagen Type II

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