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ArticleJournal of structural biology2008

Changes in surface topologies of chondrocytes subjected to mechanical forces: an AFM analysis.

Daniel F Iscru, Mirela Anghelina, Sudha Agarwal, Gunjan Agarwal

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Article in Journal of structural biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel F IscruAFM Core Facility at the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, 473 W., 12th Avenue, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Mirela Anghelina
Sudha Agarwal
Gunjan Agarwal
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

University of Iowa Clinical and Translational Science Program (TL1)UL1RR025755 · NCRR · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JACKSON, REBECCA D · 2008 to 2011
$26.3M
Exercise Driven Molecular Mechanisms of Joint RepairR01AR048781 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI AGARWAL, SUDHA · 2002 to 2006
$1.5M
Inflammation of TMJDs: Role of Biomechanical SignalsR01DE015399 · NIDCR · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AGARWAL, SUDHA · 2003 to 2006
$1.4M
STRESS-INDUCED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY SIGNALS IN CHONDROCYTESR01AT000646 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI AGARWAL, SUDHA · 2000 to 2004
$1.1M
NCCIH NIH HHS AT00646NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT000646NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025755NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048781NIDCR NIH HHS DE015399NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cartilage is composed of chondrocytes embedded in a matrix of collagen fibrils interspersed within a network of proteoglycans and is constantly exposed to biomechanical forces during normal joint movement. Characterization of the surface morphology, cytoskeletal structure, adherance and elastic properties of these mechanosensitive cells are crucial in understanding the effects of mechanical forces around a cell and how a cell responds to changes in its physical environment. In this work, we employed the atomic force microscope (AFM) to image cultured chondrocytes before and after subjecting them to mechanical forces in the presence or absence of interleukin-1beta to mimic inflammatory conditions. Nanoscale imaging and quantitative measurements from AFM data revealed that there are distinct changes in cell-surface topology and cytoskeleton arrangement in the cells following treatment with mechanical forces, IL-1beta or both. Our findings for the first time demonstrate that cultured chondrocytes are amenable to high-resolution AFM imaging and dynamic tensile forces may help overcome the effect of inflammatory factors on chondrocyte response.

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ActinsAnimalsBiomechanical PhenomenaCartilageCell MembraneChondrocytesCytoskeletonInterleukin-1betaMicroscopy, Atomic ForceModels, BiologicalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyStress, MechanicalSurface PropertiesTensile StrengthActinsInterleukin-1beta

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PMID18406170
PMCPMC2488411
OpenAlexW2061646063

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