ReviewJournal of tissue engineering
Regeneration of articular cartilage defects: Therapeutic strategies and perspectives.
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- Inconsistencies in clinically significant outcome metrics for knee cartilage repair: a systematic review.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- The Versatile Role of GDF5 in Chondrogenic Progenitor Cell-mediated Cartilage Regeneration via a Hyaluronic Acid-fibrin IPN Hydrogel Platform.Pharmaceutical research · 2026Article
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Protein-Based Hydrogels: Novel Approaches for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sports Injuries.Polymers · 2026Review
- Deficiency of the mCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Article
- Role of WIF-1 in regulating chondrocyte dedifferentiation and matrix production through WNT pathway.Regenerative therapy · 2026Article
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- Rational Design of Mechanically Optimized Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Nasal Chondrocytes Intensively Invade and Repair Pathologically Altered Cartilage Through Intrinsic Genomic Mechanisms: A Narrative Review.Current rheumatology reviews · 2026Review
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2-Immobilized Biointerfaces Drive Exogenous Transforming Growth Factor β1-Independent Chondrogenesis of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell and Ectopic Cartilage Tissue Formation.Biomaterials research · 2026Article
- Exploring Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Genes in Cartilage Defects: Implications for Diagnosis and Therapy.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2026Article
- Comparative Regenerative Efficacy of PRP Combined with Chondrocytes or Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration in a Rabbit Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- A comprehensive review of curcumin-based scaffolds in cartilage tissue engineering.Stem cell research & therapy · 2025Review
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- Poly-(D,L)-Lactide-ε-Caprolactone-Methacrylate Is a Suitable Scaffold Material for In Vitro Cartilage Regeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Combined High Tibial Osteotomy and Transtibial Drilling of Tibial and Femoral Medial Compartment Cartilage Defect of the Knee.Arthroscopy techniques · 2025Article
- Effect of intraarticular human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells transplantation on cartilage degradation and matrix metalloproteinases in OA rat model.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Hyaluronic acid-loaded drug-eluting nanofibrous pad for the treatment of degenerative arthritis.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Technical and regulatory opportunities and challenges for cell and gene therapies in low earth orbit: a status report.Cell & gene therapy insights · 2025Article
- 3D bio-printed proteinaceous bioactive scaffold loaded with dual growth factor enhanced chondrogenesis and in situ cartilage regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
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Abstract
Articular cartilage (AC), a bone-to-bone protective device made of up to 80% water and populated by only one cell type (i.e. chondrocyte), has limited capacity for regeneration and self-repair after being damaged because of its low cell density, alymphatic and avascular nature. Resulting repair of cartilage defects, such as osteoarthritis (OA), is highly challenging in clinical treatment. Fortunately, the development of tissue engineering provides a promising method for growing cells in cartilage regeneration and repair by using hydrogels or the porous scaffolds. In this paper, we review the therapeutic strategies for AC defects, including current treatment methods, engineering/regenerative strategies, recent advances in biomaterials, and present emphasize on the perspectives of gene regulation and therapy of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs), such as circular RNA (circRNA) and microRNA (miRNA).
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