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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
The quality of articular cartilage engineered using a cell-polymer construct depends, in part, on the chemical composition of the biomaterial and whether that biomaterial can support the chondrocytic phenotype. Acknowledging the supportive influence of tissue-specific matrix molecules on the chondrocytic phenotype, we have combined chondroitin sulfate-A (CSA) and chitosan, a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) analog, to develop a novel biomaterial to support chondrogenesis. Chitosan is a polycationic repeating monosaccharide of beta-1,4-linked glucosamine monomers with randomly located N-acetyl glucosamine units. Chitosan may be combined with the polyanionic CSA such that ionic crosslinking results in hydrogel formation. Bovine primary articular chondrocytes, when seeded onto a thin layer of CSA-chitosan, form discrete, focal adhesions to the material and maintain many characteristics of the differentiated chondrocytic phenotype, including round morphology, limited mitosis, collagen type II, and proteoglycan production. Our findings suggest CSA-chitosan may be well suited as a carrier material for the transplant of autologous chondrocytes or as a scaffold for the tissue engineering of cartilage-like tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9304
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
534-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Biocompatible Materials, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Biodegradation, Environmental, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Cartilage, Articular, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Chitin, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Chitosan, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Chondroitin Sulfates, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Fibroblasts, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Metacarpophalangeal Joint, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Polystyrenes, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Sulfates, pubmed-meshheading:10602087-Surface Properties
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
GAG-augmented polysaccharide hydrogel: a novel biocompatible and biodegradable material to support chondrogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Musculoskeletal Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, E1641, Bioscience Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't