Considerations in hiPSC-derived cartilage for articular cartilage repair

Abstract Background A lack of cell or tissue sources hampers regenerative medicine for articular cartilage damage. Main text We review and discuss the possible use of pluripotent stem cells as a new source for future clinical use. Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) have several advantages...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Yamashita, Yoshihiro Tamamura, Miho Morioka, Peter Karagiannis, Nobuyuki Shima, Noriyuki Tsumaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Inflammation and Regeneration
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41232-018-0075-8