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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Meniscus Matrix Structural and Biomechanical Evaluation: Age-Dependent Properties in a Swine Model.

Lucia Aidos, Silvia Clotilde Modina, Valentina Rafaela Herrera Millar, Giuseppe Maria Peretti, Laura Mangiavini, Marco Ferroni, Federica Boschetti, Alessia Di Giancamillo

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lucia AidosDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6419-9122
Silvia Clotilde ModinaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2780-5971
Valentina Rafaela Herrera MillarDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6855-9279
Giuseppe Maria PerettiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9341-7187
Laura MangiaviniDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Marco FerroniDepartment of Chemistry, Material and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5202-7163
Federica BoschettiIRCCS, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 20161 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1932-7535
Alessia Di GiancamilloDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1674-3020
University of Milan · ITIstituto Ortopedico Galeazzi · ITPolitecnico di Milano · IT

Funding

Ricerca Corrente funding, Italian Ministry of Health L1036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The analysis of the morphological, structural, biochemical, and mechanical changes of the Extracellular Matrix (ECM), which occur during meniscus development, represents the goal of the present study. Medial fully developed menisci (FD, 9-month-old pigs), partially developed menisci (PD, 1-month-old piglets), and not developed menisci (ND, from stillbirths) were collected. Cellularity and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) deposition were evaluated by ELISA, while Collagen 1 and aggrecan were investigated by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analyses in order to be compared to the biomechanical properties of traction and compression tensile forces, respectively. Cellularity decreased from ND to FD and GAGs showed the opposite trend (p < 0.01 both). Collagen 1 decreased from ND to FD, as well as the ability to resist to tensile traction forces (p < 0.01), while aggrecan showed the opposite trend, in accordance with the biomechanics: compression test showed that FD meniscus greatly resists to deformation (p < 0.01). This study demonstrated that in swine meniscus, clear morphological and biomechanical changes follow the meniscal maturation and specialization during growth, starting with an immature pattern (ND) to the mature organized meniscus of the FD, and they could be useful to understand the behavior of this structure in the light of its tissue bioengineering.

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biomechanicscompressionmatrixmeniscus morphologypigtraction

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PMID35324808
PMCPMC8945511
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