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Surgical removal and controlled trypsinization of the outer annulus fibrosus improves the bioactivity of the nucleus pulposus in a disc bioreactor culture.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders . 3/22/2016, Vol. 17, p1-10. 10p. 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 6 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>The maintenance of nucleus pulposus (NP) viability in vitro is difficult. The annulus fibrosus (AF) pathway reflects one nutrient transport channel and may have an important effect on NP viability in disc organ cultures. The present study describes a feasible disc pre-treatment involving the AF and investigates its efficacy in improving NP bioactivity in an in vitro disc bioreactor culture.<bold>Methods: </bold>Rabbit discs that were randomly assigned to the experimental group (EG) were pretreated via the surgical removal and controlled trypsinization of the outer AF. The discs in the control group (CG) did not receive any special treatment. All discs were organ-cultured in a self-developed bioreactor. Solute transport into the central NP was measured using a methylene blue solution. On days 7 and 14, histological properties, cell viability, cell membrane damage, gene expression and matrix composition within the NP in these two groups were compared with each other and with the corresponding parameters of fresh NP samples. Additionally, the structures of the outer AF and the cartilage endplate (CEP) following pre-treatment were also assessed.<bold>Results: </bold>The outer AF in the EG became disorganized, but no specific changes occurred in the CEP or the inner AF following pre-treatment. The discs in the EG exhibited increased penetration of methylene blue into the central NP. On days 7 and 14, the NP bioactivity in the EG was improved compared with that of the CG in terms of cell viability, cell membrane damage, gene expression profile and matrix synthesis. Moreover, cell viability and matrix synthesis parameters in the EG were more similar to those of fresh samples than they were to the same parameters in the CG on day 14.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Using this disc pre-treatment, i.e., the surgical removal and controlled trypsinization of the outer AF, NP bioactivity was better maintained for up to 14 days in an in vitro disc bioreactor culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *NUCLEUS pulposus
*TRYPSIN
*INTERVERTEBRAL disk surgery
*CELL culture
*BIOREACTORS
*TISSUE culture
*ANIMAL experimentation
*BIOTECHNOLOGY
*CELL membranes
*CELL physiology
*COMPARATIVE studies
*ORGAN donation
*EXTRACELLULAR space
*GENES
*INTERVERTEBRAL disk
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL cooperation
*METHYLENE blue
*RABBITS
*RESEARCH
*TIME
*EVALUATION research
*EQUIPMENT & supplies
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712474
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 113987925
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-016-0990-2