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Compressive mechanical modulation alters the viability of growth plate chondrocytes in vitro
Author(s) -
Kaviani Rosa,
Londono Irene,
Parent Stefan,
Moldovan Florina,
Villemure Isabelle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research®
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1002/jor.22951
Subject(s) - chondrocyte , biomedical engineering , materials science , modulation (music) , compression (physics) , biophysics , amplitude modulation , in vitro , chemistry , viability assay , amplitude , frequency modulation , anatomy , biology , composite material , medicine , physics , optics , biochemistry , telecommunications , acoustics , radio frequency , computer science
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of compressive modulation parameters (mode, magnitude, duration, as well as frequency and amplitude for cyclic modulation) on the viability of growth plate chondrocytes. Swine ulnar growth plate explants ( n = 60) were randomly distributed among 10 groups: baseline ( n = 1 × 6); culture control ( n = 1 × 6); static ( n = 3 × 6); and dynamic ( n = 5 × 6). Static and dynamic samples were modulated in vitro using a bioreactor. Different compression magnitudes (0.1 MPa or 0.2 MPa), durations (12 h or 24 h), frequencies (0.1 Hz or 1.0 Hz), and amplitudes (30% or 100%) were investigated. Viability was assessed by automatic quantification of number of live/dead cells from confocal images of Live/Dead labeled tissues. Chondrocyte viability was found to be dependent on compression magnitude, duration, frequency, and amplitude in a way that increasing each parameter decreased viability in certain zones of growth plate. More specifically, proliferative and hypertrophic chondrocytes were found to be more sensitive to the applied compression. This study provides an in vitro protocol for studying the effects of compressive modulation on biomechanical and biological responses of growth plate explants, which will be useful in finding efficient and non‐detrimental parameters for mechanical modulation of bone growth exploited in scoliosis fusionless treatments. © 2015 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 33:1587–1593, 2015.