Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system

Physiotherapy is one of the effective treatments for tendinopathy, whereby symptoms are relieved by changing the biomechanical environment of the pathological tendon. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we first established a model of progressive tendinopathy-like degen...

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Main Authors: Wang, T., Lin, Z., Ni, M., Thien, C., Day, R., Gardiner, B., Rubenson, J., Kirk, Brett, Smith, D., Wang, A., Lloyd, D., Wang, Y., Zheng, Q., Zheng, M.
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Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17055
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author Wang, T.
Lin, Z.
Ni, M.
Thien, C.
Day, R.
Gardiner, B.
Rubenson, J.
Kirk, Brett
Smith, D.
Wang, A.
Lloyd, D.
Wang, Y.
Zheng, Q.
Zheng, M.
author_facet Wang, T.
Lin, Z.
Ni, M.
Thien, C.
Day, R.
Gardiner, B.
Rubenson, J.
Kirk, Brett
Smith, D.
Wang, A.
Lloyd, D.
Wang, Y.
Zheng, Q.
Zheng, M.
author_sort Wang, T.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Physiotherapy is one of the effective treatments for tendinopathy, whereby symptoms are relieved by changing the biomechanical environment of the pathological tendon. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we first established a model of progressive tendinopathy-like degeneration in the rabbit Achilles. Following ex vivo loading deprivation culture in a bioreactor system for 6 and 12 days, tendons exhibited progressive degenerative changes, abnormal collagen type III production, increased cell apoptosis, and weakened mechanical properties. When intervention was applied at day 7 for another 6 days by using cyclic tensile mechanical stimulation (6% strain, 0.25Hz, 8h/day) in a bioreactor, the pathological changes and mechanical properties were almost restored to levels seen in healthy tendon. Our results indicated that a proper biomechanical environment was able to rescue early-stage pathological changes by increased collagen type I production, decreased collagen degradation and cell apoptosis. The ex vivo model developed in this study allows systematic study on the effect of mechanical stimulation on tendon biology.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-170552017-09-13T15:43:54Z Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system Wang, T. Lin, Z. Ni, M. Thien, C. Day, R. Gardiner, B. Rubenson, J. Kirk, Brett Smith, D. Wang, A. Lloyd, D. Wang, Y. Zheng, Q. Zheng, M. Physiotherapy is one of the effective treatments for tendinopathy, whereby symptoms are relieved by changing the biomechanical environment of the pathological tendon. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we first established a model of progressive tendinopathy-like degeneration in the rabbit Achilles. Following ex vivo loading deprivation culture in a bioreactor system for 6 and 12 days, tendons exhibited progressive degenerative changes, abnormal collagen type III production, increased cell apoptosis, and weakened mechanical properties. When intervention was applied at day 7 for another 6 days by using cyclic tensile mechanical stimulation (6% strain, 0.25Hz, 8h/day) in a bioreactor, the pathological changes and mechanical properties were almost restored to levels seen in healthy tendon. Our results indicated that a proper biomechanical environment was able to rescue early-stage pathological changes by increased collagen type I production, decreased collagen degradation and cell apoptosis. The ex vivo model developed in this study allows systematic study on the effect of mechanical stimulation on tendon biology. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17055 10.1002/jor.22960 John Wiley and Sons Inc. unknown
spellingShingle Wang, T.
Lin, Z.
Ni, M.
Thien, C.
Day, R.
Gardiner, B.
Rubenson, J.
Kirk, Brett
Smith, D.
Wang, A.
Lloyd, D.
Wang, Y.
Zheng, Q.
Zheng, M.
Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title_full Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title_fullStr Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title_full_unstemmed Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title_short Cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
title_sort cyclic mechanical stimulation rescues achilles tendon from degeneration in a bioreactor system
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17055