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ArticleCartilage2021

Macromolecular Interactions in Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Vary According to the Cartilage Type and Location.

Manula S B Rathnayake, Brooke L Farrugia, Karyna Kulakova, Colet E M Ter Voert, Gerjo J V M van Osch, Kathryn S Stok

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Article in Cartilage, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Manula S B RathnayakeDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2203-0994
Brooke L FarrugiaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Karyna KulakovaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5680-9501
Colet E M Ter VoertDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Gerjo J V M van OschDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Kathryn S StokDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0522-4180
The University of Melbourne · AUErasmus MC · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate GAG-ECM (glycosaminoglycan-extracellular matrix) interactions in different cartilage types. To achieve this, we first aimed to determine protocols for consistent calculation of GAG content between cartilage types.

designAuricular cartilage containing both collagen and elastin was used to determine the effect of lyophilization on GAG depletion activity. Bovine articular, auricular, meniscal, and nasal cartilage plugs were treated using different reagents to selectively remove GAGs. Sulfated glycosaminoglycan (sGAG) remaining in the sample after treatment were measured, and sGAG loss was compared between cartilage types.

resultsThe results indicate that dry weight of cartilage should be measured prior to cartilage treatment in order to provide a more accurate reference for normalization. Articular, meniscal, and nasal cartilage lost significant amounts of sGAG for all reagents used. However, only hyaluronidase was able to remove significant amount of sGAG from auricular cartilage. Furthermore, hyaluronidase was able to remove over 99% of sGAG from all cartilage types except auricular cartilage where it only removed around 76% of sGAG. The results indicate GAG-specific ECM binding for different cartilage types and locations.

conclusionsIn conclusion, lyophilization can be performed to determine native dry weight for normalization without affecting the degree of GAG treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare GAG-ECM interactions of different cartilage types using different GAG extraction methods. Degree of GAG depletion not only varied with cartilage type but also the same type from different anatomic locations. This suggests specific structure-function roles for GAG populations found in the tissues.

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CartilageMeniscusAnimalsCattleCollagenExtracellular MatrixCollagenauricularglycosaminoglycansmeniscusnasal septalproteoglycans

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PMID33749320
PMCPMC8804747
OpenAlexW3139532026

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