title: Chondroitin sulfate in palatal wound healing.
abstract: Chondroitin sulfate is up-regulated in granulation tissue during wound healing. To investigate the role of chondroitin sulfate in the wound-healing process after surgical repair of cleft palate, we isolated and cultured rabbit palatal fibroblasts. Treatment with chondroitin-6-sulfate resulted in a dose-dependent increase in cell adhesion and cell proliferation, whereas the reverse effects were seen after chondroitinase degradation of chondroitin sulfate. The biological actions of chondroitin sulfate appeared to be dependent on the presence and position of sulfate groups. Inhibition of glycosaminoglycan sulfation by chlorate treatment led to reduced cell adhesion and cell proliferation and a slower rate of wound closure in vitro. Furthermore, exposure to chondroitin-4-sulfate resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in cell adhesion. Together, these results show that chondroitin sulfate is involved in palatal wound healing.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Foong
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Bay
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Yip
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002704:Chlorates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D011817:Rabbits; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002704:Chlorates; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates