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  • Title: Glucocorticoid-induced alterations in collagen of neonatal mouse condylar cartilage.
    Author: Lewinson D, Silbermann M.
    Journal: Am J Anat; 1978 Apr; 151(4):515-25. PubMed ID: 645616.
    Abstract:
    Neonatal mice were treated with a single dose of triamcinolone hexacetonide, a long-acting synthetic analogue of cortisol, and their mandibular condyles were studied ultrastructurally ten days thereafter. A pronounced decrease in the number and size of matrix granules (proteoglycans) was found in the cartilaginous matrix of triamcinolone-treated condyles. In contrast, a marked increase concomitant with significant structural changes was noted in collagen fibrils. An obvious enhancement of collagen fibrillogenesis was noticed in the pre-mineralizing extracellular matrix. Atypical, wider than normal, banded collagen fibrils were found to form dense meshworks which appeared to lack any specific orientation or organization. It is proposed that glucocorticoid hormones, given systemically to neonatal mice, interfere with regulatory mechanisms involved with the biosynthesis of cartilaginous matrical macromolecules, i.e., proteoglycans and collagen and thereby promote certain aging processes within active growth centers.
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