PMID- 26535392 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20151104 LR - 20200930 IS - 2325-9671 (Print) IS - 2325-9671 (Electronic) IS - 2325-9671 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 8 DP - 2015 Aug TI - Factors Expressed in an Animal Model of Anteroinferior Glenohumeral Instability. PG - 2325967115599733 LID - 10.1177/2325967115599733 [doi] LID - 2325967115599733 AB - BACKGROUND: There is little information on the molecular factors important in healing and changes that occur in the glenoid labrum in response to injury. Using a novel animal model of acute anterior shoulder dislocation, this study characterizes the factors expressed in the glenoid labrum in response to injury and correlates their expression to glenohumeral stability. PURPOSE: To study the response of the glenoid labrum to injury both biomechanically and with immunohistochemical testing. METHODS: An injury to the anteroinferior labrum was surgically induced in 50 male Lewis rats. Rats were sacrificed at 3, 7, 14, 28, or 42 days. Immunolocalization experiments were performed to localize the expression of growth factors and cytokines. For biomechanical testing, dynamic stiffness for anterior and posterior laxity, load to failure, stiffness, and maximum load were recorded. Statistical differences were determined at P < .05. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive laboratory study. RESULTS: Expression of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta), transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), and matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) were increased in injured compared with uninjured specimens. Collagen III expression was increased early and decreased with time. Biomechanical testing verified instability by demonstrating increased anterior displacement and decreased stiffness in injured shoulders at all time points. CONCLUSION: This novel animal model of acute anterior shoulder dislocation showed increased expression of IL-1beta, TGF-beta1, MMP3, MMP13, and collagen III in the injured labral tissue at early time points. Increased anterior laxity and decreased stiffness and maximum load to failure were seen after anterior labral injury, supporting the model's ability to re-create anterior glenohumeral instability. These data provide important information on the temporal changes occurring in a rat model of anterior glenohumeral dislocation. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Identification of factors expressed in the anterior capsule and glenoid labrum in response to injury may lead to the development of novel agents that can be used to augment glenoid labrum healing and ultimately improve both surgical and nonsurgical treatment of this common shoulder injury. FAU - Mulcahey, Mary K AU - Mulcahey MK AD - Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. FAU - Marshall, Mindy AU - Marshall M AD - EpiVax Inc, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. FAU - Gallacher, Stacey E AU - Gallacher SE AD - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. FAU - Kaback, Lee A AU - Kaback LA AD - OrthoNY, Albany, New York, USA. FAU - Blaine, Theodore A AU - Blaine TA AD - Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150820 PL - United States TA - Orthop J Sports Med JT - Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine JID - 101620522 PMC - PMC4622309 OTO - NOTNLM OT - animal model OT - anterior shoulder dislocation OT - biomechanical testing OT - cytokines OT - glenoid labrum OT - growth factors OT - shoulder instability COIS- One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: M.K.M and T.A.B. received funding through an Orthopaedic Research and Educational Foundation Grant. EDAT- 2015/11/05 06:00 MHDA- 2015/11/05 06:01 PMCR- 2015/08/01 CRDT- 2015/11/05 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/11/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/11/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_2325967115599733 [pii] AID - 10.1177/2325967115599733 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Orthop J Sports Med. 2015 Aug 20;3(8):2325967115599733. doi: 10.1177/2325967115599733. eCollection 2015 Aug.