Tenogenic differentiation of stem cells for tendon repair-what is the current evidence?

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Lui, P P Y ^a,b   Rui, Y F ^a   Ni, M ^a   Chan, K M ^a,b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Stem cells; Tendinopathy; Tendon; Tendon injury; Tendon repair; Tendon tissue engineering; Tenogenic differentiation

Indexed keywords

BONE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ENGINEERING; FLOWCHARTING; REPAIR; STEM CELLS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TUMORS;

MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; STEM-CELL; TENDINOPATHY; TENDON INJURIES; TENDON REPAIRS; TENDON TISSUE ENGINEERING; TENDON TISSUES; TENOGENIC; TENOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUES ENGINEERINGS;

TENDONS;

BASIC FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 12; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 5; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 6; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; COCULTURE; DNA CONTENT; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGAMENT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN FIBROBLAST; STEM CELL; TENDINITIS; TENDON; TENDON INJURY; TENDON RECONSTRUCTION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 79960563094     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.424     Document Type: Review

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