Chondrogenic Priming at Reduced Cell Density Enhances Cartilage Adhesion of Equine Allogeneic MSCs - a Loading Sensitive Phenomenon in an Organ Culture Study with 180 Explants

Background: Clinical results of regenerative treatments for osteoarthritis are becoming increasingly significant. However, several questions remain unanswered concerning mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) adhesion and incorporation into cartilage. Methods: To this end, peripheral blood (PB) MSCs were chond...

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Main Authors: Jan H. Spaas, Sarah Y. Broeckx, Koen Chiers, Stephen J. Ferguson, Marco Casarosa, Nathalie Van Bruaene, Ramses Forsyth, Luc Duchateau, Alfredo Franco-Obregón, Karin Wuertz-Kozak
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Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2015-09-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/430384