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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
The different collagen types were extracted sequentially, by 4 M guanidinium chloride and pepsin, from human foetal and normal and osteoarthritic adult articular cartilage. They were characterized by electrophoresis and immunoblotting. Most of the collagenous proteins present in articular cartilage from young human foetuses were solubilized: almost 40% of the total collagen was extracted in the native form with 4 M guanidinium chloride. Type VI collagen was detected in this fraction as high-molecular-mass chains (185-220 kDa) and a low-molecular-mass chain (140 kDa). Type II, IX and XI collagens were also present, but were extracted more extensively by pepsin digestion. Comparative analysis of normal and osteoarthritic cartilage from adults reveals some major differences: an increase in the solubility of the collagen and modifications of soluble collagen types in osteoarthritic cartilage. Furthermore, type VI collagen was present at a higher concentration in guanidinium chloride extracts of osteoarthritic cartilage than those of normal tissue. This finding was corroborated by electron microscopic observations of the same samples: abundant (100 nm) periodic fibrils were observed in the disorganized pericellular capsule of cloned cells in osteoarthritic cartilage. In normal tissues the pericellular zone was more compact and contained only a few such banded fibrils. The differences in the collagen types solubilized from normal and osteoarthritic cartilage, although corresponding to a minor proportion of the total collagen, demonstrate that important modifications in chondrocyte metabolism and in the collagenous network do occur in degenerated cartilage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
1038
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative analysis of collagens solubilized from human foetal, and normal and osteoarthritic adult articular cartilage, with emphasis on type VI collagen.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'Histologie Expérimentale, UA CNRS 244, Université Claude Bernard, Villeurbanne, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't