Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Comparative assessment of chondral defect repair using human bone marrow- and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells, adult and foetal articular cartilage-derived chondrocytes, and chondroprogenitors: an ex-vivo model.

Publication Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

January 8, 2025

Journal

Biotechnology letters

Volume/Issue

47/1

ISSN

1573-6776

Cartilage repair necessitates adjunct therapies such as cell-based approaches, which commonly use MSCs and chondrocytes but is limited by the formation of fibro-hyaline cartilage. Articular cartilage-derived chondroprogenitors(CPs) offer promise in overcoming this, as they exhibit higher chondrogenic and lower hypertrophic phenotypes. The study aimed to compare the efficacy of various cell types derived from adult and foetal cartilage suspended in platelet-rich plasma(PRP) in repairing chondral defects in an Ex-vivo Osteochondral Unit(OCU) model.

Alternate Journal

Biotechnol Lett

PubMed ID

39775982

Authors

Elizabeth Vinod
Ganesh Parasuraman
Jeya Lisha J
Jithu James Varghese
Abel Livingston
Grace Rebekah
Deepak Vinod Francis
Solomon Sathishkumar
Alfred Job Daniel
Boopalan Ramasamy

Keywords

Cells, Cultured
Platelet-Rich Plasma
Cell Differentiation
Adult
Bone Marrow Cells
Humans
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Chondrocytes
Cartilage, Articular
Chondrogenesis
Adipose Tissue