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ReviewStem cell research & therapy2013

Mechanical regulation of chondrogenesis.

Christopher J O'Conor, Natasha Case, Farshid Guilak

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In one paragraph

Review in Stem cell research & therapy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 81 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
81citing papers in PubMed
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

81 citing papers in PubMed, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Mechanomedicine.Nature reviews bioengineering · 2026
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  17. Role of non‑coding RNAs in cartilage endplate (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023
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  18. Suppressing Chondrocyte Hypertrophy to Build Better Cartilage.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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21 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Christopher J O'Conor
Natasha Case
Farshid Guilak
Duke Medical Center · USDuke University Hospital · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008719 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DARVILLE, TONI, DESHMUKH, MOHANISH P · 1999 to 2023
$15.1M
Thermally-Triggered Intra-articular Drug Delivery for OAP01AR050245 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KRAUS, VIRGINIA · 2003 to 2012
$11.5M
VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF NORMAL AND OA CHONDRONSR01AG015768 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 1998 to 2022
$7.7M
Mechanical and Osmotic Signaling in ChondrocytesR01AR048182 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2003 to 2013
$3.0M
Intrinsic Repair of the Knee MeniscusR01AR048852 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
Osmotic Signaling in Chondrocyte Aging and OsteoarthritisF30AG040868 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI O'CONOR, CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH · 2011 to 2015
$163k
NIAMS NIH HHS AR48182NIAMS NIH HHS AR48852NIAMS NIH HHS AR50245NIA NIH HHS AG15768NIA NIH HHS AG40868NIA NIH HHS F30 AG040868NIGMS NIH HHS GM08719
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical factors play a crucial role in the development of articular cartilage in vivo. In this regard, tissue engineers have sought to leverage native mechanotransduction pathways to enhance in vitro stem cell-based cartilage repair strategies. However, a thorough understanding of how individual mechanical factors influence stem cell fate is needed to predictably and effectively utilize this strategy of mechanically-induced chondrogenesis. This article summarizes some of the latest findings on mechanically stimulated chondrogenesis, highlighting several new areas of interest, such as the effects of mechanical stimulation on matrix maintenance and terminal differentiation, as well as the use of multifactorial bioreactors. Additionally, the roles of individual biophysical factors, such as hydrostatic or osmotic pressure, are examined in light of their potential to induce mesenchymal stem cell chondrogenesis. An improved understanding of biomechanically-driven tissue development and maturation of stem cell-based cartilage replacements will hopefully lead to the development of cell-based therapies for cartilage degeneration and disease.

Indexed as

Tissue EngineeringCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChondrocytesChondrogenesis

Identifiers

PMID23809493
PMCPMC3707042
OpenAlexW2139205623

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