BACKGROUND: The purpose of this research was to assess the extracellular matrix and chondrocytes of articular cartilage during refrigerated storage and to determine whether changes could be detected in the time frame that cartilage is stored for clinical use. MATHODS: Porcine cartilage was stored as either bisected femoral heads with bone attached or plugs without the underlying bone in culture medium with fetal bovine serum for 1 month at 4 °C. Metabolic activity was tested using a resazurin reduction method on intact tissue and viable cell recovery after enzymatic tissue digestion at each time point. Cartilage plug permeability was evaluated by measuring electrical conductivity. RESULTS: Storage in culture medium provided good cartilage viability and metabolic function for 7 days; however, significant changes were observed in femoral heads (p < 0.05). All mean chondrocyte assessment values were <30% of fresh controls at 28 days. Cartilage plugs tended to perform better after 7 days of storage than the femoral heads and retained significantly higher metabolic activity (mean = 94.5% vs. 70.5%; p < 0.05). Cartilage plugs demonstrated consistent changes in electrical conductivity after 28 days of storage (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Refrigerated storage of cartilage results in both loss of chondrocyte viability and matrix permeability.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this research was to assess the extracellular matrix and chondrocytes of articular cartilage during refrigerated storage and to determine whether changes could be detected in the time frame that cartilage is stored for clinical use. MATHODS: Porcine cartilage was stored as either bisected femoral heads with bone attached or plugs without the underlying bone in culture medium with fetal bovine serum for 1 month at 4 °C. Metabolic activity was tested using a resazurin reduction method on intact tissue and viable cell recovery after enzymatic tissue digestion at each time point. Cartilage plug permeability was evaluated by measuring electrical conductivity. RESULTS: Storage in culture medium provided good cartilage viability and metabolic function for 7 days; however, significant changes were observed in femoral heads (p < 0.05). All mean chondrocyte assessment values were <30% of fresh controls at 28 days. Cartilage plugs tended to perform better after 7 days of storage than the femoral heads and retained significantly higher metabolic activity (mean = 94.5% vs. 70.5%; p < 0.05). Cartilage plugs demonstrated consistent changes in electrical conductivity after 28 days of storage (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Refrigerated storage of cartilage results in both loss of chondrocyte viability and matrix permeability.
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