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Biomed Tech (Berl). 2000 Sep;45(9):238-42.
[Cytotoxicity study of high gold content Degutan surfaces of various degrees of roughness with fibroblasts (BALB 3T3) and osteoblasts (hFOB 1.19)]
[Article in German]
Altvater T, Hendrich C, Noth U, Rader CP, Stach R, Schutze N, Eulert J, Thull R.
Orthopadische Universitatsklinik, Konig-Ludwig-Haus, Wurzburg.
The cytotoxicity of Degutan surfaces with different degrees of roughness, and the effect of surface structures on osteoblast proliferation and differentiation, was investigated with standardised cell culture systems. Fibroblast cell lines (BALB/3T3) and osteoblast cell lines (hFOB 1.19) were used. The number and variability of the cells were determined for assessment of proliferation and alkaline phosphatase activity, collagen I and osteocalcin production were used as parameters for differentiation. In the early phase, the largest numbers of cells and greatest proliferation were measured on polished Degutan surfaces. In the late phase, however, larger numbers of cells and a greater degree of proliferation were to be seen on sandblasted and sandblasted/heat-treated Degutan surfaces. No differences were found for collagen I, osteocalcin production or alkaline phosphatase activity. Neither the osteoblasts nor the fibroblasts revealed a toxic effect of Degutan. The results for osteoblast differentiation correlate with recent studies on identical structured titanium surfaces. In view of the immeasurable amount of ion release, Degutan may be considered an ideal model for an inert material surface.
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Oncogene. 2000 Sep 21;19(40):4592-603.
Activation of the alpha2beta1 integrin prevents c-erbB2-induced scattering and apoptosis of human mammary epithelial cells in collagen.
Baeckstrom D, Lu PJ, Taylor-Papadimitriou J.
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Goteborg, Sweden.
Constitutive overexpression of c-erbB2 in the mammary epithelial cell line MTSV1-7 has been shown to result in epithelial-mesenchymal conversion, anchorage-independent growth and loss of organized morphogenesis in collagen. To elucidate the events leading to this drastic change, MTSV1-7 cells and its subclone HB2 (which shows a more strictly epithelial phenotype) were transfected with the hybrid trk-neu receptor consisting of the extracellular domain of the trkA nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor and the transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of c-erbB2 (neu). In cells expressing this construct, c-erbB2 homodimerization can be mimicked by addition of NGF. In trk-neu transfectants of HB2 cells, modest expression led to increased cell proliferation upon NGF treatment. When clones with higher expression levels were grown in collagen, NGF instead induced cell scattering, diminished viability and dramatically increased apoptosis. Interestingly, both the dissociation of colonies and loss of cell viability could be completely reversed by treatment of the cells with antibodies that activate the adhesive capacity of the alpha2beta1 integrin. Long-term NGF treatment of high-expressing transfectants generated fibroblastic clones displaying a reduced expression of integrin alpha2 and E-cadherin, and extensive apoptosis in collagen. These results, which indicate that strong c-erbB2 signalling may lead to downregulation and/or inactivation of the alpha2beta1 integrin, promoting apoptosis in collagen, provide one possible explanation to the increased apoptosis frequently seen in early tumour development.
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Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2000 Aug;29(4):296-300.
CD44 standard form (CD44H) expression and distribution in dysfunctional human temporomandibular joint discs.
Leonardi R, Villari L, Piacentini C, Bernasconi G, Baciliero U, Travali S.
Cattedra di Ortognatodonzia, University of Catania, Italy.
The expression pattern of the cell adhesion molecule CD44 standard form (CD44H) in dysfunctional human temporomandibular joint (TMJ) discs was studied immunohistochemically and compared with normal disc pattern in order to evaluate the expression of this adhesion molecule and correlate it to histopathological changes. Immunohistochemistry with anti-CD44H antibodies was performed on paraffin sections of pathological and normal discs. In normal TMJ discs, a moderate immunolabelling with anti-CD44H antibodies was detectable in fibroblastlike cells, in the few fibrochondrocytes and in chondrocytelike cells. In dysfunctional discs, the staining pattern and intensity varied according to the histopathological findings of the specimens. The TMJ discs showing abnormal collagen arrangement or fragmentation of collagen fibres presented overall the same immunolabelling pattern of normal discs. In the discs showing areas of fibrocartilaginous metaplasia, CD44H expression was upregulated in fibrochondrocytes and fibroblastlike cells, especially around the chondroid tissue. Overall, these results suggest that CD44H mediates the binding of some ECM proteins in TMJ disc cells. The up-regulation of CD44H observed in some dysfunctional TMJ discs seems to indicate a prevention of apoptosis in fibroblastlike cells and an important role in phenotypical change of fibrochondrocytes into chondroblastlike cells, enabling the aggregation of chondroid tissue pericellular matrix components.
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Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2000 Oct;6(4):202-5.
Decreased protein C activation is associated with abnormal collagen turnover in the intraalveolar space of patients with interstitial lung disease.
Yasui H, Gabazza EC, Taguchi O, Risteli J, Risteli L, Wada H, Yuda H, Kobayashi T, Kobayashi H, Suzuki K, Adachi Y.
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
Activation of the coagulation system in the alveolar space plays an important role in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis. The protein C (PC) pathway is the main modulator of coagulation activation. This study evaluated whether dysfunction of the PC pathway is associated with increased collagen synthesis in the intraalveolar space of patients with ILD. This study comprised 22 patients with ILD; of these, five had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nine had sarcoidosis-associated ILD, and eight had collagen vascular disease-associated ILD (CVD-ILD). Thrombin-antithrombin complex (TAT) was measured as a marker of coagulation activation. As markers of the PC pathway activity, the concentration of activated PC-PC inhibitor (APC-PCI) complex and the APC-PCI/PC ratio were measured and, as a marker of collagen synthesis, the concentration of aminoterminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) was measured in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of ILD patients. TAT was significantly increased in BALF from ILD patients as compared to control subjects. The concentrations of PIIINP were significantly elevated in patients with ILD as compared to healthy subjects. In contrast, the concentration of APC-PCI and the values of APC-PCI/PC ratio were significantly decreased in BALF from patients with ILD. BALF concentration of PIIINP was significantly and inversely correlated with the concentration of APC-PCI and with the APC-PCI/PC ratio. These findings suggest that dysfunction of the protein C pathway may have important physiopathologic implications in the development of pulmonary fibrosis in ILD.
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Br J Pharmacol. 2000 Oct;131(4):761-71.
Pharmacological evaluation of the role of cytochrome P450 in intracellular calcium signalling in rat pancreatic acinar cells.
Bruce JI, Elliott AC.
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, G38 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
We have investigated whether the cytochrome P450 system is involved in Ca(2+) signalling in rat pancreatic acinar cells. Intracellular free [Ca(2+)] ([Ca(2+)](i)) was measured in collagenase-isolated cells using fura-2 microspectrofluorimetry and imaging. The imidazole P450 inhibitor ketoconazole (5 - 50 microM) inhibited [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations induced by cholecystokinin octapeptide (CCK). However, ketoconazole also raised baseline [Ca(2+)](i) when applied in the absence of CCK. These effects were mimicked by 5 - 50 microM SKF96365, an imidazole widely used as an inhibitor of Ca(2+) entry. The non-imidazole P450 inhibitor proadifen (SKF525A) inhibited CCK-induced [Ca(2+)](i) oscillations at a concentration of 10 - 50 microM. Proadifen alone caused intracellular Ca(2+) release at 25 or 50 microM, but not at 10 microM. Octadecynoic acid and 1-aminobenzotriazole, structurally-unrelated non-imidazole P450 inhibitors, did not alter baseline [Ca(2+)](i) or CCK-evoked oscillations. We compared cumulative CCK dose-response relationship in control cells and in cells where P450 had been induced by prior injection of animals with beta-naphthoflavone. Only minor differences were apparent, with induced cells showing some decrease in responsiveness at moderate and higher concentration of CCK (30 pM - 3 nM). Direct assessment of depletion-activated Ca(2+) entry showed no clear differences between control and induced cells. In conclusion, we could find no compelling evidence for a role of P450 in controlling Ca(2+) signalling generally, or Ca(2+) entry in particular, in pancreatic acinar cells. Induction of P450 is therefore probably toxic to acinar cells via a Ca(2+)-independent mechanism.
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