ArticleJournal of anatomy2001
The cells of the rabbit meniscus: their arrangement, interrelationship, morphological variations and cytoarchitecture.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Meniscus Repair and Regeneration: A Systematic Review from a Basic and Translational Science Perspective.Clinics in sports medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Integrated strategies in meniscus tissue engineering: from biomaterials to stem cell-driven regeneration.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Why Hoop Tension Matters: A Biomechanical Perspective on Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears-A Narrative Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Functional heterogeneity of meniscal fibrochondrocytes and microtissue models is dependent on modality of fibrochondrocyte isolation.Cell proliferation · 2025Article
- Meniscus gene expression profiling of inner and outer zone meniscus tissue compared to cartilage and passaged monolayer meniscus cells.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- "Slow walk" mimetic tensile loading maintains human meniscus tissue resident progenitor cells homeostasis in photocrosslinked gelatin hydrogel.Bioactive materials · 2023Article
- Meniscus heterogeneity and 3D-printed strategies for engineering anisotropic meniscus.International journal of bioprinting · 2023Article
- Meniscus repair: up-to-date advances in stem cell-based therapy.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
- Meniscus Matrix Structural and Biomechanical Evaluation: Age-Dependent Properties in a Swine Model.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Multiscale Strain Transfer in Cartilage.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022Review
- ATP transporters in the joints.Purinergic signalling · 2021Review
- Meniscus cell regional phenotypes: Dedifferentiation and reversal by biomaterial embedding.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2021Article
- Tissue-specific parameters for the design of ECM-mimetic biomaterials.Acta biomaterialia · 2021Review
- Mesenchymal stem cells for enhancing biological healing after meniscal injuries.World journal of stem cells · 2021Review
- Intrinsic and growth-mediated cell and matrix specialization during murine meniscus tissue assembly.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2021Article
- Hypoxia as a Stimulus for the Maturation of Meniscal Cells: Highway to Novel Tissue Engineering Strategies?International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Ultrastructural evidence for telocytes in equine tendon.Journal of anatomy · 2021Article
- Assessing the Resident Progenitor Cell Population and the Vascularity of the Adult Human Meniscus.Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association · 2021Article
- Perspective: Challenges Presented for Regeneration of Heterogeneous Musculoskeletal Tissues that Normally Develop in Unique Biomechanical Environments.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
- Temporomandibular joint imaging: current clinical applications, biochemical comparison with the intervertebral disc and knee meniscus, and opportunities for advancement.Skeletal radiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Four major morphologically distinct classes of cells were identified within the adult rabbit meniscus using antibodies to cytoskeletal proteins. Two classes of cell were present in the fibrocartilage region of the meniscus. These meniscal cells exhibited long cellular processes that extended from the cell body. A third cell type found in the inner hyaline-like region of the meniscus had a rounded form and lacked projections. A fourth cell type with a fusiform shape and no cytoplasmic projections was found along the superficial regions of the meniscus. Using a monoclonal antibody to connexin 43, numerous gap junctions were observed in the fibrocartilage region, whereas none were seen in cells either from the hyaline-like or the superficial zones of the meniscus. The majority of the cells within the meniscus exhibited other specific features such as primary cilia and 2 centrosomes. The placement of the meniscal cell subtypes as well as their morphology and architecture support the supposition that their specific characteristics underlie the ability of the meniscus to respond to different types of environmental mechanical loads.
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