Cartilage Derived from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Expresses Lubricin In Vitro and In Vivo.

Lubricin expression in the superficial cartilage will be a crucial factor in the success of cartilage regeneration. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive cell source and the use of aggregates of MSCs has some advantages in terms of chondrogenic potential and efficiency of cell adhesion. Lu...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Nakagawa, Takeshi Muneta, Koji Otabe, Nobutake Ozeki, Mitsuru Mizuno, Mio Udo, Ryusuke Saito, Katsuaki Yanagisawa, Shizuko Ichinose, Hideyuki Koga, Kunikazu Tsuji, Ichiro Sekiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750963?pdf=render