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ArticleBiomedical journal2019

Characterization of human telomerase reverse transcriptase immortalized anterior cruciate ligament cell lines.

Patrick Prager, Matthias Schieker, Franz Jakob, Denitsa Docheva, Christian Konrads, Andre Steinert

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Article in Biomedical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Patrick PragerDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Matthias SchiekerDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Franz JakobDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.
Denitsa DochevaDepartment of Trauma Surgery, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Christian KonradsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany; Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, Institute of Trauma Research, BG Trauma Center Tuebingen, University Medical Center Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. Electronic address: christian.konrads@gmail.com.
Andre SteinertDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Koenig-Ludwig-Haus, Center of Musculoskeletal Research, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany; Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital Agatharied, Teaching Hospital of the University of Munich, Agatharied, Germany.
Klinik König-Ludwig Haus · DEKrankenhaus Agatharied · DELudwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DEUniversity of Regensburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe anterior-cruciate-ligament (ACL) contains mesenchymal stem cells (ACL-MSCs), suggesting the feasibility of regenerative treatments of this tissue. The immortalization of isolated cells results in cell-lines applicable to develop cell-based therapies. Immortal cell lines eliminate the need for frequent cell isolation from donor tissues. The objective of this study was to characterize cell lines that were generated from isolated ACL-MSCs using TERT gene transfer.

methodsWe isolated ACL-MSCs from human ACLs derived at the time of ACL reconstruction surgery or total knee arthroplasty. We generated cell lines and compared them to non-immortalized ACL-MSCs. We assessed the cellular morphology and we detected surface antigen expression. The resistance to senescence was inferred using the beta galactosidase activity. Histology, immunohistochemistry, and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to evaluate the multilineage differentiation capacity.

resultsThe morphology of hTERT-ACL-MSCs was similar to ACL up to the last assessment at passage eight. We detected a strong surface expression of CD44, CD90, CD105, and STRO-1 in hTERT-ACL-MSCs. No substantial reduction in the ATP activity was observed in hTERT-ACL-MSCs.

conclusionCell lines generated from ACL-MSCs maintain their morphology, surface antigen expression profile, and proliferative capacity; while markers of senescence appear to be reduced. These cell-lines maintained their multilineage differentiation capacity. The demonstrated model systems can be used for further development of new cell-based regenerative approaches in anterior cruciate ligament research, which may lead to new therapeutic strategies in the future.

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AdolescentAgedAnterior Cruciate LigamentCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCell SeparationHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsTelomeraseTelomeraseTERT protein, humanAnterior cruciate ligamentImmortalizationMesenchymal stem cellsMultilineage differentiationSenescence

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PMID31948601
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