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Hydrostatic pressure modulates proteoglycan metabolism in chondrocytes seeded in agarose.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 2003
Toyoda Takashi, Seedhom Bahaa B, Yao Jian Q, Kirkham Jennifer, Brookes Steven, Bonass William A
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of isolated hydrostatic pressure on proteoglycan metabolism in chondrocytes. METHODS: Bovine articular chondrocytes cultured in agarose gels were subjected to 5 MPa hydrostatic pressure for 4 hours in either a static or a pulsatile (1 Hz) mode, and changes in glycosaminoglycan (GAG) synthesis, hydrodynamic size, and aggregation properties of proteoglycans and aggrecan...
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