Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields
Treatment of cartilage lesions remains a clinical challenge. Therefore, biophysical stimuli like electric fields seem to be a promising tool for chondrocytic differentiation and treatment of cartilage lesions. In this in vitro study, we evaluated the effects of low intensity capacitively coupled ele...
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doaj-d65c9074e4e34e9c826ee8bd7e3a612a2020-11-25T02:28:31ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832019-10-01811177110.3390/jcm8111771jcm8111771Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled FieldsSimone Krueger0Sophie Achilles1Julius Zimmermann2Thomas Tischer3Rainer Bader4Anika Jonitz-Heincke5Department of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, GermanyInstitute of General Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Orthopedics, Rostock University Medical Centre, 18057 Rostock, GermanyTreatment of cartilage lesions remains a clinical challenge. Therefore, biophysical stimuli like electric fields seem to be a promising tool for chondrocytic differentiation and treatment of cartilage lesions. In this in vitro study, we evaluated the effects of low intensity capacitively coupled electric fields with an alternating voltage of 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub> (corresponds to 5.2 × 10<sup>−5</sup> mV/cm) or 1 V<sub>RMS</sub> (corresponds to 5.2 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mV/cm) with 1 kHz, on human chondrocytes derived from osteoarthritic (OA) and non-degenerative hyaline cartilage. A reduction of metabolic activity after electrical stimulation was more pronounced in non-degenerative cells. In contrast, DNA contents in OA cells were significantly decreased after electrical stimulation. A difference between 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub> and 1 V<sub>RMS</sub> was not detected. However, a voltage-dependent influence on gene and protein expression was observed. Both cell types showed increased synthesis rates of collagen (Col) II, glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and Col I protein following stimulation with 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub>, whereas this increase was clearly higher in OA cells. Our results demonstrated the sensitization of chondrocytes by alternating electric fields, especially at 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub>, which has an impact on chondrocytic differentiation capacity. However, analysis of further electrical stimulation parameters should be done to induce optimal hyaline characteristics of ex vivo expanded human chondrocytes.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/11/1771cartilage lesionelectrical stimulationcapacitively coupled electric fieldregenerative medicinechondrocytes |
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Simone Krueger Sophie Achilles Julius Zimmermann Thomas Tischer Rainer Bader Anika Jonitz-Heincke Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields Journal of Clinical Medicine cartilage lesion electrical stimulation capacitively coupled electric field regenerative medicine chondrocytes |
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Simone Krueger Sophie Achilles Julius Zimmermann Thomas Tischer Rainer Bader Anika Jonitz-Heincke |
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Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields |
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Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields |
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Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields |
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Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields |
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Re-Differentiation Capacity of Human Chondrocytes in Vitro Following Electrical Stimulation with Capacitively Coupled Fields |
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re-differentiation capacity of human chondrocytes in vitro following electrical stimulation with capacitively coupled fields |
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Journal of Clinical Medicine |
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Treatment of cartilage lesions remains a clinical challenge. Therefore, biophysical stimuli like electric fields seem to be a promising tool for chondrocytic differentiation and treatment of cartilage lesions. In this in vitro study, we evaluated the effects of low intensity capacitively coupled electric fields with an alternating voltage of 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub> (corresponds to 5.2 × 10<sup>−5</sup> mV/cm) or 1 V<sub>RMS</sub> (corresponds to 5.2 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mV/cm) with 1 kHz, on human chondrocytes derived from osteoarthritic (OA) and non-degenerative hyaline cartilage. A reduction of metabolic activity after electrical stimulation was more pronounced in non-degenerative cells. In contrast, DNA contents in OA cells were significantly decreased after electrical stimulation. A difference between 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub> and 1 V<sub>RMS</sub> was not detected. However, a voltage-dependent influence on gene and protein expression was observed. Both cell types showed increased synthesis rates of collagen (Col) II, glycosaminoglycans (GAG), and Col I protein following stimulation with 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub>, whereas this increase was clearly higher in OA cells. Our results demonstrated the sensitization of chondrocytes by alternating electric fields, especially at 100 mV<sub>RMS</sub>, which has an impact on chondrocytic differentiation capacity. However, analysis of further electrical stimulation parameters should be done to induce optimal hyaline characteristics of ex vivo expanded human chondrocytes. |
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cartilage lesion electrical stimulation capacitively coupled electric field regenerative medicine chondrocytes |
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