Role of mesenchymal stem cells in tissue engineering of meniscus
Tissue engineering is a promising approach for the treatment of tissue defects. Mesenchymal stem cells are of potential use as a source of repair cells or of important growth factors…
Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Pilot Study
Background: Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent joint disease and a frequent cause of joint pain, functional loss, and disability. Osteoarthritis often becomes chronic, and conventional treatments have demonstrated only modest…
Safety of autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell transplantation for cartilage repair in 41 patients with 45 joints followed for up to 11 years and 5 months
Among autologous somatic stem cells, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are the most widely used worldwide to repair not only mesenchymal tissues (bone, cartilage) but also many other kinds…