Comparison of the Production of Extracellular Matrix in Nucleus Pulposus of Intervertebral Disc in Alginate and Chitosan-Gelatin Scaffolds

Comparison of the Production of Extracellular Matrix in Nucleus Pulposus of Intervertebral Disc in Alginate and Chitosan-Gelatin Scaffolds

Background: Low back pain is an important disorder linked with degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc (IVD). Degradation of IVD is caused by decreased number of cells, reduced production and degradation of extracellular matrix of IVD tissue especially in nucleus pulposus (NP). Natural and s...

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Main Authors: Masoud Ghorbani, Hamid Bahramian, Batoul Hashemi Beni, Zeinab Karimi, Nafiseh Esmaeel, Mohammad Salehi
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Vesnu Publications 2013-04-01
Series:مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان
Subjects:
Alginate
Chitosan-gelatin
Scaffold
Intervertebral disc
Tissue engineering
Aggrecan
Online Access:http://jims.mui.ac.ir/index.php/jims/article/view/2198

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