Transient supplementation of growth factor TGF-β1 effectively initiates chondrogenic redifferentiation of human chondrocytes

Cartilage tissue is avascular with less regeneration potential and therefore, cartilage regeneration is still a major challenge for therapeutic approaches. Commonly used treatment strategies involve the transplantation of autologous chondrocytes into the defect. Before that, it is required to increa...

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Main Authors: Hiemer Bettina, Achenbach Kathleen, Pasold Juliane, Wree Andreas, Bader Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2017-09-01
Series:Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2017-0080