Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (20): 3144-3148.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.20.006

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Cyclic stress promotes the proliferation of rabbit condyle chondrocytes

Liu Wen1, Wang Yan2, Song Ling1, Zhang Chun-yan1, Zhang Yue1, Yuan Xiao1   

  1. 1Department of Stomatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266001, Shandong Province, China; 2Qingdao Oral Hospital, Qingdao 266002, Shandong Province, China
  • Received:2014-03-10 Online:2014-05-14 Published:2014-05-14
  • Contact: Yuan Xiao, M.D., Professor, Master’s supervisor, Department of Stomatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266001, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Liu Wen, Master, Attending physician, Department of Stomatology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao 266001, Shandong Province, China
  • Supported by:

    a grant by Qingdao Municipal Health Bureau, No. WSZD2012-0004

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The condyle is one of important areas of lower mandible growth, and has growth remodeling capacity lifetime. The in vivo functional research fails to obtain satisfactory outcome due to the complexity of physiological environment, nondirectiveness of stimulating factor transduction, and difficulty to control experimental conditions. Further studies will explore the effect of stress on condyle chondrocytes in vitro.
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of cyclic stress on the proliferation of rabbit condyle chondrocytes cultured  in vitro.
METHODS: Rabbit condyle chondrocytes were separated and cultured in vitro. Passage 3 chondrocytes were subject to cyclic tensile stress (10% surface elongation, 6 cycles/min) for 1, 6, 12, 24 hours. While those cells without stress served as the control group. The cell cycle changes were detected with flow cytometry analysis, and the cell proliferation were analyzed by MTT assay.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The flow cytometry analysis showed that S-phase promoting factor exhibited significant differences at 6 and 12 hours compared with control group, and got the maximum value at 24 hours  (P < 0.01). MTT assay results showed that the cells proliferation at 6 and 12 hours exhibited significant differences compared with the control group, and got the maximum value at 24 hours (P < 0.01). The cyclic stress can obviously promote the proliferation of condyle chondrocytes, and the stimulative effect can be sustained 24 hours.



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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: chondrocytes, cyclic stress analysis, mandibular condyle, cell proliferation

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