J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  1999 Oct;25(4):338-350.

Distribution in Fibronectin of the Rabbit Temporomandibular Joint Tissues following Surgical Induction of Anterior Disk Displacement: Immunohistochemical Study

Affiliations
  • 1Department of OMFS, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University.
  • 2Department of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University.

Abstract

The extracellular matrix(ECM) is a complex network of different combination of collagens, glycosaminoglycans, laminin, fibronectin, and many other glycoproteins including proteolytic enzymes. The composition and organization of the ECM contributes to the uniques physical or biomechanical properties of a tissue. Fibronectins(FN) are dimeric glycoproteins located on cell surfaces, in the matrix of connective tissue, and in blood. Fibronectins mediate cell attachment to collagen substratum and have been implicated in a variety of important biological processes, including embryogenesis and cell differentiation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of surgical induction of anterior disk displacement(ADD) on distribution of fibronectin in the rabbit temporomandibular joint(TMJ) tissues included the articular cartilage, disc, retrodiscal tissue, articular eminence using an immunohistochemical technique. The left TMJ was exposed surgically, and all discal attachments were severed except for the posterior attachment. The disk was then repositioned anteriorly and sutured to the zygomatic arch. The right TMJ served as a sham-operated control. Normal joints were used as a nonoperated control. Fourty-five rabbits were used for experiments in total. For fibronectin immunohistochemical study, eighteen rabbits (one normal group and 5 experimental groups, each group consists of 3 rabbits) were used. The experimental rabbits were sacrified after operation period of 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 weeks on fibronectin. The obtained results were as follows: 1. Fibronectin immunoreaction on all TMJ tissues(mandibular condyle, articular disc, retrodiscal tissue, articular eminence) in the normal rabbit was observed. Especially the reverse cell layer and proliferation zone of articular cartilage of condyle show strong positive reaction. 2. Depletion of fibronectin in the all TMJ tissues except hypertrophic zone of articular cartilage occurred at 2 weeks following induction of ADD. 3. The restoration of immunoreaction at 4 weeks was observed and a progressive increasing reaction at 6 weeks, 8 weeks also was found. Our study generally showed degenerative changes in TMJ tissues after ADD although TMJ tissues adapted or degenerated to abnormal loads and stress distribution according to the remodeling capacity of TMJ tissues.

Keyword

Extracellular matrix; Fibronectin; Anterior disk displacement

MeSH Terms

Biological Processes
Cartilage, Articular
Cell Differentiation
Collagen
Connective Tissue
Embryonic Development
Extracellular Matrix
Female
Fibronectins*
Glycoproteins
Glycosaminoglycans
Joints
Laminin
Peptide Hydrolases
Pregnancy
Rabbits
Temporomandibular Joint*
Zygoma
Collagen
Fibronectins
Glycoproteins
Glycosaminoglycans
Laminin
Peptide Hydrolases
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