Department of Basic Biology, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Okazaki, Japan.
Laboratory for Regenerative Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB), Okazaki, Japan.
Dev Growth Differ. 2024 Apr;66(3):182-193. doi: 10.1111/dgd.12913. Epub 2024 Feb 11.
Newts can regenerate functional elbow joints after amputation at the joint level. Previous studies have suggested the potential contribution of cells from residual tendon tissues to joint cartilage regeneration. A serum-free tissue culture system for tendons was established to explore cell dynamics during joint regeneration. Culturing isolated tendons in this system, stimulated by regeneration-related factors, such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and platelet-derived growth factor, led to robust cell migration and proliferation. Moreover, cells proliferating in an FGF-rich environment differentiated into Sox9-positive chondrocytes upon BMP7 introduction. These findings suggest that FGF-stimulated cells from tendons may aid in joint cartilage regeneration during functional elbow joint regeneration in newts.
蝾螈在关节水平截肢后可以再生功能性肘关节。先前的研究表明,残留肌腱组织中的细胞可能对关节软骨再生有贡献。建立了一种无血清组织培养系统来研究肌腱,以探讨关节再生过程中的细胞动态。在这种系统中培养分离的肌腱,受到成纤维细胞生长因子 (FGF) 和血小板衍生生长因子等再生相关因子的刺激,导致细胞大量迁移和增殖。此外,在富含 FGF 的环境中增殖的细胞在引入 BMP7 后分化为 Sox9 阳性软骨细胞。这些发现表明,FGF 刺激的肌腱细胞可能有助于蝾螈功能性肘关节再生过程中的关节软骨再生。