Altered orientation of glycosaminoglycans and cellular changes in the tibial cartilage in the first two weeks of experimental canine osteoarthritis
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Orthopaedic Research
- Vol. 3 (3), 258-268
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.1100030302
Abstract
Changes in the cellularity and in the nature of the matrix were studied in the cartilages of the tibial plateau in experimentally induced arthritis in the dog, 7 and 14 days after section of the anterior cruciate ligament. Samples from the different regions of these cartilages were chilled and sectioned in a cryostat, with a variable microtome chuck to allow precise orientation of the specimens. The samples were examined by normal light microscopy, by microscopic interferometry, and by quantitative polarized light microscopy. The orientation of the glycosaminoglycans was assessed by the new “induced birefringence” method. The results indicated that only the region of the medial tibial cartilage that was unprotected by the meniscus was affected, showing increased water content, loss of superfical cells, and a decrease in orientation of the glycosaminoglycans. Whereas the birefringence of the collagen was markedly increased: this may be a useful indicator of early osteoarthritic changes.Keywords
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