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ArticlePloS one2018

Transforming growth factor beta 1 mediates the low-frequency vertical vibration enhanced production of tenomodulin and type I collagen in rat Achilles tendon.

Chia-Hsin Chen, Yi-Hsiung Lin, Chung-Hwan Chen, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Ming-Long Yeh, Tsung-Lin Cheng, Chau-Zen Wang

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Growth factors in the treatment of Achilles tendon injury.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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  5. Mechanotransduction, nanotechnology, and nanomedicine.Journal of biomedical research · 2020
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chia-Hsin ChenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yi-Hsiung LinOrthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chung-Hwan ChenOrthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8941-4792
Yan-Hsiung WangOrthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Ming-Long YehDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No.1 University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan.
Tsung-Lin ChengOrthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chau-Zen WangOrthopaedic Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6393-2188
Kaohsiung Medical University · TWNational Cheng Kung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vertical vibration (VV) is a whole-body vibration with mechanical loading that commonly used in rehabilitation and sports training to increase athlete muscle strength. Our previous study showed that low-magnitude, low-frequency VV at 8 Hz and 10 Hz increased myoblast myogenesis. Herein, we investigated whether a VV frequency at low-frequency 5-10 Hz has anabolic effects on tenocytes and improves tendon stiffness. In primary tenocytes, 10 Hz VV treatment increased the tenogenic marker gene expression of tenomodulin and extracellular matrix type I collagen but decreased decorin expression. qPCR and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) results showed that TGF-β1 expression was increased in tenocytes after 3 days of 10 Hz VV treatment in vitro and in Achilles tendons after 3 weeks in vivo. Tenomodulin expression and Achilles tendon stiffness were significantly increased in Achilles tendons after 3 weeks in vivo. We also showed that the TGF-β1 receptor inhibitor SB431542 (10 μM) decreased the expression of tenomodulin and type I collagen but increased the decorin expression in tenocytes. These results indicated that the 10 Hz VV stimulated anabolic effects in tenocytes by increasing TGF-β1 expression that subsequently increases the expression of tenomodulin and type I collagen, and increased the Achilles tendon stiffness. This study provides insight into the low-frequency 10 Hz VV treatment improves tendon properties and can minimizes the risk of ligament/tendon reinjure during rehabilitation.

Indexed as

Achilles TendonAnimalsCells, CulturedCollagen Type IExtracellular MatrixFrailtyMaleMechanotransduction, CellularMembrane ProteinsModels, AnimalRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySwineTendon InjuriesTenocytesTransforming Growth Factor beta1Collagen Type IMembrane ProteinsTgfb1 protein, ratTnmd protein, ratTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID30307981
PMCPMC6181323
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