• Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, the 4th Military Medical University. Xi’an Shaanxi, P. R. China 710032;
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Objective To investigate the influenceof insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on biological characteristics of articular chondrocytes cultured in vitro of rabbits. Methods Monolayer articular chondrocytes of 4week old rabbits were cultured in medium with IGF-I, at the concentrations of 3, 10, 30, 100, and300ng/ml. The DNA content in cells and glucuronic acid content in matrix were detected on the 2nd, 4th, 6th days after culture. Results The DNA content in cells and the glucuronic acid content in matrix in articular chondrocytes cultured in medium with IGF-I at concentrations of 3-300ng/ml were all significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.01), which reached the peak at the concentrations of 30-100mg/ml on the 4th day. Conclusion IGF-I could obviously promote theproliferation of articular chondrocytes in vitro, and there exist time-dependent and dose-dependent effect.

Citation: LIU Gang,HU Yunyu,MA Ping,et al.. EFFECT OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-I ON CULTURED ARTICULAR CHONDROCYTES OF RABBITS. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2002, 16(4): 228-230. doi: Copy