Increased Expression of Transforming Growth Factor-??1 in Patellar Tendinosis
- 1 July 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. 400 (400), 174-183
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-200207000-00022
Abstract
Patellar tendinosis is characterized by longstanding localized and activity-related pain, swelling and tenderness on palpation, and characteristic features on magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography and during surgical excision. Histologic examination of tendinosis tissues shows disrupted collagen matrix, increased cellularity, and increased proteoglycan stainability, but lack of inflammatory cell infiltration despite the clinical signs resembling inflammation. Disturbances in inflammatory response may be associated with the development of tendinosis. Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and transforming growth factor-β1 were detected in tendinosis, and the in vitro production of prostaglandin E2 by tendinosis and healthy tendon fibroblast cultures also was observed. Eleven patients with patellar tendinosis and 12 control subjects with healthy patellar tendons, but deficient anterior cruciate ligaments, were included in the current study. The percentages of immunopositive cells in tendinosis samples for cyclooxygenase-2 and transforming growth factor-β1 were 66.75 and 56.40, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of the control subjects (25.15 and 23.06 respectively). Tendinosis fibroblast culture also produced more prostaglandin E2 and active transforming growth factor-β1. These findings indicate the involvement of prostaglandins and cytokines that may explain the clinical symptoms and nonhealing features of tendinosis.Keywords
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