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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 47, 1-6, January 1999, Copyright © 1999, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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Chondrocyte Differentiation in a Rat Mesenchymal Cell Line

Gregory P. Lunstruma, Douglas R. Keenea, Nicole B. Wekslera, Yoon-Jae Choa, Marcus Cornwalla, and William A. Hortona
a Research Department, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Department of Medical Genetics, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon

Correspondence to: William A. Horton, Director, Research Department, Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland, OR 97201..

We used a combination of morphologic and histochemical methods to demonstrate that rat calvaria-derived mesenchymal cells, RCJ 3.1C5.18, in culture progress through the differentiation pathway exhibited by chondrocytes in the endochondral growth plate. The cells were grown either as monolayer or suspension cultures. Subconfluent monolayer cultures did not express markers typical of chondrocyte phenotypes. However, after reaching confluency the cells formed nodules of chondrocytic cells separated by cartilage-appearing matrix and encapsulated by fibroblast-like cells. Suspension culture produced cell aggregates with similar characteristics. Matrix in both the nodules and aggregates stained for collagen Types II and XI and aggrecan, and some cells displayed a distinctive pericellular matrix that stained for Type X collagen. Mineralization was evident in older cultures. By electron microscopy, most cells in the aggregates appeared as typical chondrocytes. However, some larger cells were surrounded by a "mat" of matrix comprised of hexagonal arrays of dense nodules interconnected by a filamentous network. Immunogold localization confirmed the presence of collagen Type X in this matrix. Analysis of markers of chondrocyte differentiation and terminal differentiation over time showed that these markers were acquired sequentially over 2 weeks of culture. This model system will be useful to study the regulation of various steps in the chondrocyte differentiation pathway. (J Histochem Cytochem 47:1–6, 1999)

Key Words: chondrocyte, differentiation, cartilage, growth plate, Type X collagen, cell culture, histochemistry


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