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ArticleScientific reports2020

Characterization of regional meniscal cell and chondrocyte phenotypes and chondrogenic differentiation with histological analysis in osteoarthritic donor-matched tissues.

Jingsong Wang, Sally Roberts, Jan Herman Kuiper, Weiguo Zhang, John Garcia, Zhanfeng Cui, Karina Wright

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Medial Osteochondral Defect Drives Matrix and Cell Pathology in Compartment-Matched Meniscus.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025
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  10. Phenotypic characterization of regional human meniscus progenitor cells.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jingsong WangSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5GB, Staffordshire, UK.
Sally RobertsSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5GB, Staffordshire, UK.
Jan Herman KuiperSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5GB, Staffordshire, UK.
Weiguo ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, China.
John GarciaSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5GB, Staffordshire, UK.
Zhanfeng CuiDepartment of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
Karina WrightSchool of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Keele University, Keele, ST5 5GB, Staffordshire, UK. karina.wright1@nhs.net.
Keele University · GBDalian Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University · CNRobert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Versus Arthritis 18480Versus Arthritis 19429Versus Arthritis 20253Versus Arthritis 20815Versus Arthritis 21156
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meniscus degeneration is closely related to the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, there is currently a lack of quantitative and objective metrics to assess OA meniscal cell phenotypes. In this study we investigated the phenotypic markers and chondrogenic potency of avascular and vascular meniscal cells and chondrocytes from medial OA knee joints (n = 10). Flow cytometry results showed that a significantly greater percentage of meniscal cells were positive for CD49b, CD49c and CD166 compared to donor-matched chondrocytes after 14 days in monolayer culture. The integrins, CD49b and CD29, were expressed at a significantly higher level on avascular meniscal cells derived from tissues with a more degenerated inner border than non-degenerate menisci, suggesting that the integrin family may play an important role in meniscus OA pathology. Collagen fibres arranged in a "tree-like" formation within the meniscus appeared to have less blood vessels associated with them in the vascular region of the most degenerate menisci, which may indicate that such structures are involved in the pathological process. We have demonstrated that meniscal cells derived from the lateral meniscus in medial OA patients have chondrogenic capacity in vitro and hence could represent a potential cell source to consider for meniscus tissue engineering.

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PhenotypeTissue DonorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChondrocytesChondrogenesisCollagenFemaleHumansKnee JointMaleMeniscusMiddle AgedAntigens, CDCollagen

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PMID33303888
PMCPMC7730426
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