title: Biological response of chondrocytes to hydrogels.
abstract: Primary bovine chondrocytes were encapsulated in alginate and alginate combined with cartilage matrix extract, Cartrigel, for the purpose of cartilage tissue engineering. The cell constructs were incubated in vitro and gene expression of cartilage-specific extracellular matrix molecules was quantitated and localized with in situ hybridization with a decrease in expression observed in the alginate-Cartrigel constructs. Further understanding of cell response to scaffolds will allow rational design and development of hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering.
authors.affiliation: Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. jhe@bme.jhu.edu
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Elisseeff
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D024043:Collagen Type II / Q000378:metabolism; D020723:Glucuronic Acid; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D024043:Collagen Type II; D006603:Hexuronic Acids; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020136:Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate; D020723:Glucuronic Acid