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ArticleThe Indian journal of medical research2019

Similar regeneration of articular cartilage defects with autologous & allogenic chondrocytes in a rabbit model.

P R J V C Boopalan, Viju Daniel Varghese, Solomon Sathishkumar, Sabareeswaran Arumugam, Vijayaraghavan Amarnath

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Article in The Indian journal of medical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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P R J V C BoopalanDepartment of Orthopaedics; Department of Center for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Viju Daniel VargheseDepartment of Orthopaedics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Solomon SathishkumarDepartment of Physiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Sabareeswaran ArumugamHistopathology Laboratory, Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
Vijayaraghavan AmarnathBone & Joint Hospital, Tiruchirappalli, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background & objectives: Articular cartilage defects in the knee have a very poor capacity for repair due to avascularity. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) is an established treatment for articular cartilage defects. Animal studies have shown promising results with allogenic chondrocyte transplantation since articular cartilage is non-immunogenic. In addition to being economical, allogenic transplantation has less morbidity compared to ACT. This study was undertaken to compare ACT with allogenic chondrocyte transplantation in the treatment of experimentally created articular cartilage defects in rabbit knee joints. Methods: Cartilage was harvested from the left knee joints of six New Zealand white rabbits (R1-R6). The harvested chondrocytes were cultured to confluence and transplanted onto a 3.5 mm chondral defect in the right knees of 12 rabbits [autologous in 6 rabbits (R1-R6) and allogenic in 6 rabbits (R7-R12)]. After 12 wk, the rabbits were euthanized and histological evaluation of the right knee joints were done with hematoxylin and eosin and safranin O staining. Quality of the repair tissue was assessed by the modified Wakitani histological grading scale. Results: Both autologous and allogenic chondrocyte transplantation resulted in the regeneration of hyaline/mixed hyaline cartilage. The total histological scores between the two groups showed no significant difference. Interpretation & conclusions: Allogenic chondrocyte transplantation seems to be as effective as ACT in cartilage regeneration, with the added advantages of increased cell availability and reduced morbidity of a single surgery.

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AnimalsCartilage, ArticularCells, CulturedChondrocytesDisease Models, AnimalEosine Yellowish-(YS)HematoxylinHumansKnee JointRabbitsRegenerationTransplantation, AutologousTransplantation, HomologousEosine Yellowish-(YS)HematoxylinAutologous chondrocyte transplantationautologous versus allogeniccartilage cultureWakitani score

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PMCPMC6702688
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