The purpose of this study was to find some solutions to the problem of tendon cell proliferation control. Under the condition of in vitro culture, several materials including IGF-1 receptor antibody and mRNA antisense oligonucleotide were added to the culture medium to block the IGF-1-Receptor system. The effect of the material on the tendon cell proliferation was judged by cell count after incubation of 48 hours. The results showed that both IGF-1 Receptor antibody (IGF-1R alpha) and IGF-1 Receptor mRNA antisense oligonucleotide had negative effect on tendon cell proliferation (P lt; 0.01 and P lt; 0.05). These findings lead us to think that the above two materials could be used in the experiment of tendon adhesion preventing and living ready-made tendon producing.
