Abstract
Under the influence of biochemical components of bone matrix gelatin (BMG), cartilage differentiates in tissue culture from the connective tissue cell outgrowths of mature muscle. Proliferation and differentiation begin within 24 hr with synthesis of hyaluronate, continue with high levels of synthesis of DNA and hyaluronidase, and culminate in production of large quantities of chondroitin sulfate. The addition of hyaluronic acid to the culture medium during the first 48 hr of culture depresses, whereas chondroitin sulfate enhances, subsequent production of cartilage. These observations on the cell biosynthetic products prior to the appearance of mature cartilage suggest that the BMG--modified connective tissue outgrowths of mature muscle exhibit the developmental potential of embryonic axial mesenchyme. Whether muscle harbors embryonic cells in a programmed but not yet activated readiness (protodifferentiated state) to differentiate into cartilage, or simply contributes a population of temporarily dedifferentiated fibroblasts, is not known, but in any event, BMG switches the pathway of further development from fibrous connective tissue to cartilage.
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