[Chondrocyte mecanobiology. Application in cartilage tissue engineering].

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Date publication

novembre 2005

Journal

Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr DE ISLA Natalia


Tous les auteurs :
Stoltz JF, Netter P, Huselstein C, de Isla N, Wei Yang J, Muller S

Résumé

Cartilage is a hydrated connective tissue that withstands and distributes mechanical forces within joints. Chondrocytes utilize mechanical signals to maintain cartilaginous tissue homeostasis. They regulate their metabolic activity through complex biological and biophysical interactions with the extracellular matrix (ECM). Some mechanotransduction mechanisms are known, while many others no doubt remain to be discovered. Various aspects of chondrocyte mechanobiology have been applied to tissue engineering, with the creation of replacement tissue in vitro from bioresorbable or non-bioresorbable scaffolds and harvested cells. The tissues are maintained in a near-physiologic mechanical and biochemical environment. This paper is an overview of both chondrocyte mechanobiology and cartilage tissue engineering

Mots clés

Cartilage, Articular, physiology, Chondrocytes, physiology, Homeostasis, physiology, Humans, Tissue Engineering

Référence

Bull. Acad. Natl. Med.. 2005 Nov;189(8):1803-14; discussion 1814-6