Mechanical Strain Promotes Fibroblast Gene Expression in Presence of Corticosteroid

REFERENCES

• Van Boerum D.H., Sangeorzan B.J. Biomechanics and pathophysiology of flat foot. Foot Ankle Clin. 2003; 8: 419–430
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Weinraub G.M., Saraiya M.J. Adult flatfoot/posterior tibial tendon dysfunction: classification and treatment. Clin. Podiatr. Med. Surg. 2002; 19: 345–370, V
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Petersen W., Hohmann G., Pufe T., Tsokos M., Zantop T., Paulsen F., Tillman B. Structure of the human tibialis posterior tendon. Arch. Orthop. Trauma Surg. 2004; 124: 237–242
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Holmes G.B., Jr, Mann R.A. Possible epidemiological factors associated with rupture of the posterior tibial tendon. Foot Ankle 1992; 13: 70–79
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hayes D.W., Jr, Gilbertson E.K., Mandracchia V.J., Dolphin T.F. Tendon pathology in the foot. The use of corticosteroid injection therapy. Clin. Podiatr. Med. Surg. 2000; 17: 723–735
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Read M.T., Motto S.G. Tendo achillis pain: steroids and outcome. Br. J. Sports Med. 1992; 26: 15–21
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Nelson K.H., Briner W., Jr, Cummins J. Corticosteroid injection therapy for overuse injuries. Am. Fam. Physician 1995; 52: 1811–1816
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wong M.W., Tang Y.N., Fu S.C., Lee K.M., Chan K.M. Triamcinolone suppresses human tenocyte cellular activity and collagen synthesis. Clin. Orthop. 2004; 421: 277–281
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Tsai W.C., Tang F.T., Wong M.K., Yen H.C., Pang J.H. Decreased expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen is associated with dexamethasone inhibition of the proliferation of rat tendon fibroblasts. J. Rheumatol. 2002; 29: 2397–3402
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zeichen J., Van Griensven M., Bosch U. The proliferative response of isolated human tendon fibroblasts to cyclic biaxial mechanical strain. Am. J. Sports Med. 2000; 28: 888–892
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang G., Crawford R.C., Wang J.H. Proliferation and collagen production of human patellar tendon fibroblasts in response to cyclic uniaxial stretching in serum-free conditions. J. Biomech. 2004; 37: 1543–1550
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arnoczky S.P., Tian T., Lavagnino M., Gardner K., Schuler P., Morse P. Activation of stress-activated protein kinases (SAPK) in tendon cells following cyclic strain: the effects of strain frequency, strain magnitude, and cytosolic calcium. J. Orthop. Res. 2002; 20: 947–952
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim S.G., Akaike T., Sasagaw T., Atomi Y., Kurosawa H. Gene expression of type I and type III collagen by mechanical stretch in anterior cruciate ligament cells. Cell Struct. Funct. 2002; 27: 139–144
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Skutek M., Van Griensven M., Zeichen J., Brauer N., Bosch U. Cyclic mechanical stretching of human patellar tendon fibroblasts: activation of JNK and modulation of apoptosis. Knee Surg. Sports Traumatol. Arthrosc. 2003; 11: 122–129
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Iozzo R.V. The biology of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans. Functional network of interactive proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 1999; 274: 18843–18846
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kannus P. Structure of the tendon connective tissue. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 2000; 10: 312–320
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fu S.C., Wong Y.P., Cheuk Y.C., Lee K.M., Chan K.M. TGF-beta1 reverses the effects of matrix anchorage on the gene expression of decorin and procollagen type I in tendon fibroblasts. Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. 2005; 431: 226–232
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee C.Y., Liu X., Smith C.L., Zhang X., Hsu H.C., Wang D.Y., Luo Z.P. The combined regulation of estrogen and cyclic tension on fibroblast biosynthesis derived from anterior cruciate ligament. Matrix Biol. 2004; 23: 323–329
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McDonald J.A., Broekelmann T.J., Matheke M.L., Crouch E., Koo M., Kuhn C., 3rd. A monoclonal antibody to the carboxyterminal domain of procollagen type I visualizes collagen-synthesizing fibroblasts. Detection of an altered fibroblast phenotype in lungs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis. J. Clin. Invest. 1986; 78: 1237–1244
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hsieh A.H., Tsai C.M., Ma Q.J., Lin T., Banes A.J., Villareal F.J., Akeson W.H., Sung K.L. Time-dependent increases in type-III collagen gene expression in medical collateral ligament fibroblasts under cyclic strains. J. Orthop. Res. 2000; 18: 220–227
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Loew D., Schuster O., Graul E.H. Dose-dependent pharmacokinetics of dexamethasone. Eur. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 1986; 30: 225–230
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tsai W.C., Tang F.T., Wong M.K., Pang J.H. Inhibition of tendon cell migration by dexamethasone is correlated with reduced alpha-smooth muscle actin gene expression: a potential mechanism of delayed tendon healing. J. Orthop. Res. 2003; 21: 265–271
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bhide V.M., Laschinger C.A., Arora P.D., Lee W., Hakkinen L., Larjava H. Collagen phagocytosis by fibroblasts is regulated by decorin. J. Biol. Chem. 2005; 280: 23103–23113
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Redaelli A., Vesentini S., Soncini M., Vena P., Mantero S., Montevecchi F.M. Possible role of decorin glycosaminoglycans in fibril to fibril force transfer in relative mature tendons—a computational study from molecular to microstructural level. J. Biomech. 2003; 36: 1555–1569
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rees S.G., Flannery C.R., Little C.B., Hughes C.E., Caterson B., Dent C.M. Catabolism of aggrecan, decorin and biglycan in tendon. Biochem. J. 2000; 350: 181–188
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sini P., Denti A., Tira M.E., Balduini C. Role of decorin on in vitro fibrillogenesis genesis of type I collagen. Glycoconj. J. 1997; 14: 871–874
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhao W, Wu Y., Zhao J., Guo S., Gauman W.A., Cardozo C.P. Structure and function of the upstream promotor of the human Mafbx gene: the proximal upstream promotor modulates tissue-specificity. J. Cell Biochem. 2005; 96: 209–219
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar