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ArticleCartilage2014

Multipotent Stromal Cells Outperform Chondrocytes on Cartilage-Derived Matrix Scaffolds.

K E M Benders, W Boot, S M Cokelaere, P R Van Weeren, D Gawlitta, H J Bergman, D B F Saris, W J A Dhert, J Malda

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Article in Cartilage, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

K E M BendersDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
W BootDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
S M CokelaereDepartment of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
P R Van WeerenDepartment of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
D GawlittaDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
H J BergmanLingehoeve, Veterinary Medicine, Lienden, the Netherlands.
D B F SarisDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands ; MIRA Institute, Department of Tissue Regeneration, University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
W J A DhertDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands ; Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
J MaldaDepartment of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands ; Department of Equine Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough extracellular matrix (ECM)-derived scaffolds have been extensively studied and applied in a number of clinical applications, the use of ECM as a biomaterial for (osteo)chondral regeneration is less extensively explored. This study aimed at evaluating the chondrogenic potential of cells seeded on cartilage-derived matrix (CDM) scaffolds in vitro.

designScaffolds were generated from decellularized equine articular cartilage and seeded with either chondrocytes or multipotent stromal cells (MSCs). After 2, 4, and 6 weeks of in vitro culture, CDM constructs were analyzed both histologically (hematoxylin and eosin, Safranin-O, collagen types I and II) and biochemically (glycosaminoglycan [GAG] and DNA content).

resultsAfter 4 weeks, both cell types demonstrated chondrogenic differentiation; however, the MSCs significantly outperformed chondrocytes in producing new GAG-containing cartilaginous matrix.

conclusionThese promising in vitro results underscore the potency of CDM scaffolds in (osteo)chondral defect repair.

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cartilage tissue engineeringchondrocyteextracellular matrix (ECM)mesenchymal stromal cellscaffold

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PMID26069701
PMCPMC4335771

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