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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-19
pubmed:abstractText
A polyethylene sheet was implanted in the patellofemoral joint of the right knee of the rabbit and the biochemical and metabolic changes in the articular cartilage from femoral trochleas (in contact with the implant) and femoral condyles (free of direct contact) were compared with those in their sham-operated counterparts 7, 15, and 30 days after joint implantation. The results showed that there was an increase in the water content; the extraction yields of uronic acid--, 35SO4-, and [3H]glycine-containing compounds; and the incorporation of [3H]thymidine, [3H]glycine, and 35SO4. Concomitantly, the contents of uronic acid--, hexosamine-, neutral sugars-, and hydroxyproline-containing substances decreased in the femoral trochlear cartilage and, to a much lesser extent, in the femoral condylar cartilage from implanted joints. The increased capacity of viable chondrocytes to incorporate metabolic radiolabeled precursors into newly synthesized macromolecules may represent a reparative cell response to the tissue injury induced by the implant. This is therefore a useful model for studying the response of chondrocytes to mechanical injury and tissue tolerance to intraarticularly implanted prosthetic materials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0736-0266
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
657-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Metabolic and biochemical abnormalities of articular cartilage induced by implantation of a sterile sheet of polyethylene in the rabbit patellofemoral joint.
pubmed:affiliation
Cartilage Research Laboratory, U18 of INSERM, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article