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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 2, Pages 289-296Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jor.21220
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Scleraxis; patellar tendon; mouse model
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis)
- Michael Foundation for Health Research
- Arthritis Society
- Providence Health Care
- James Hogg Research Centre, Heart and Lung Institute at St. Paul's Hospital
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This study investigated the expression of Scleraxis in a murine model of patellar tendon injury in which the central third of the patellar tendon was unilaterally injured. The presence of tendon pathology was assessed using dual photon microscopy, conventional histology and microCT. Tendon pathology was also quantified noninvasively over a 12-week period using high-frequency ultrasound and laser Doppler flowmetry. Gene expression (Sex, Tnmd, and Col1a1) was determined at defined end-points (1, 4, 8, and 12 weeks) using qPCR on RNA from individual patellar tendons on injured and uninjured sides. There was significant development of tendon pathology as gauged by ultrasound and laser Doppler over 12 weeks. Injured tendons demonstrated significant histological and microCT evidence of pathological change, and disorganized collagen with reduced density. The expression of Sex and Col1a1 was unchanged at 1 week, significantly upregulated at 4 and 8 weeks, and had returned to baseline by 12 weeks. Tnmd expression was unchanged at 1 week, and significantly increased at 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Patellar tendon injury was associated with marked increases in the expression of Sex, Tnmd, and Col1a1. Our data suggest new roles for Scleraxis in coordinating the response to injury in the pathogenesis of tendon disorders. (C) 2010 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Orthop. Res. 29: 289-296, 2011
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