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ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
卷 396, 期 1, 页码 49-55出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2575
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MMPs; TIMPs; articular cartilage; mechanical load
Osteoarthritis (OA) results in articular cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone remodeling. Excessive or abnormal loading of the joint may contribute to matrix destruction by creating an imbalance between proteinases and their inhibitors. This study investigates whether cyclical loading regulates expression and/or activation of metalloproteinases 2 and 9 (MMPs) in articular cartilage explants. Gelatin zymography, reverse zymography, and MMP activity assays of mechanically loaded bovine cartilage explants (0.5 MPa, 1 Hz, 3 h) showed increased expression and activation of MMPs 2 and 9, whereas expression of the tissue inhibitors of MMPs was unaffected. This shows, for the first time that mechanical loading can influence tissue homeostasis generating an imbalance of proteinases and their inhibitors inducing turnover and/or catabolic events in cartilage. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science.
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