ArticlePloS one2015
Effect of donor age on the proportion of mesenchymal stem cells derived from anterior cruciate ligaments.
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- The Effects of Gender on Mesenchymal Stromal Cell (MSC) Proliferation and Differentiation In Vitro: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- The Effects of Chronological Age on the Chondrogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- miRNA in blood-brain barrier repair: role of extracellular vesicles in stroke recovery.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2025Review
- Intraligamentous synovial osteochondroma of the ligamentum teres: a series of 14 cases.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2022Article
- Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Acquire Rejuvenation and Reduced Heterogeneity.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Isolated from the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Characterization and Comparison of Cells from Young and Old Donors.Knee surgery & related research · 2018Article
- Anterior cruciate ligament-derived mesenchymal stromal cells have a propensity to differentiate into the ligament lineage.Regenerative therapy · 2018Article
- Different Chondrogenic Potential among Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Diverse Origin Primary Cells.Stem cells international · 2018Article
- [Comparison of biological characteristics between bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and anterior cruciate ligament derived mesenchymal stem cells in rats].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2017Article
- Ligament-Derived Stem Cells: Identification, Characterisation, and Therapeutic Application.Stem cells international · 2017Review
- Stem cell therapy: a promising biological strategy for tendon-bone healing after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Cell proliferation · 2016Review
- Using Stem Cells to Grow Artificial Tissue for Peripheral Nerve Repair.Stem cells international · 2016Review
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Abstract
The characteristics of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), such as proportion and multilineage potential, can be affected by donor age. However, the qualitative and quantitative features of ACL MSCs isolated from younger and older individuals have not yet been compared directly. This study assessed the phenotypic and functional differences in ACL-MSCs isolated from younger and older donors and evaluated the correlation between ACL-MSC proportion and donor age. Torn ACL remnants were harvested from 36 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction (young: 29.67 ± 10.92 years) and 33 undergoing TKA (old: 67.96 ± 5.22 years) and the proportion of their MSCs were measured. The mean proportion of MSCs was slightly higher in older ACL samples of the TKA group than of the younger ACL reconstruction group (19.69 ± 8.57% vs. 15.33 ± 7.49%, p = 0.024), but the proportions of MSCs at passages 1 and 2 were similar. MSCs from both groups possessed comparable multilineage potentiality, as they could be differentiated into adipocytes, osteocytes, and chondrocytes at similar level. No significant correlations were observed between patient age and MSC proportions at passages 0-2 or between age and MSC proportion in both the ACL reconstruction and TKA groups. Multiple linear regression analysis found no significant predictor of MSC proportion including donor age for each passage. Microarray analysis identified several genes that were differentially regulated in ACL-MSCs from old TKA patients compared to young ACL reconstruction patients. Genes of interest encode components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and may thus play a crucial role in modulating tissue homeostasis, remodeling, and repair in response to damage or disease. In conclusion, the proportion of freshly isolated ACL-MSC was higher in elderly TKA patients than in younger patients with ACL tears, but their phenotypic and multilineage potential were comparable.
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