Decreased hypertrophic differentiation accompanies enhanced matrix formation in co-cultures of outer meniscus cells with bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Saliken, David J J ^a   Mulet Sierra, Aillette ^a   Jomha, Nadr M ^a   Adesida, Adetola B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; BETA ACTIN; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 10; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGENASE; COLLAGENASE 3; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEOGLYCAN; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VERSICAN; ALPHA 2(I) COLLAGEN; COL2A1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CASE REPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INTERACTION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC CREST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; KNEE MENISCUS; MALE; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROGENESIS; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROCARTILAGE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHONDROCYTES; CHONDROGENESIS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE II; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FIBROCARTILAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84862517872     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3889     Document Type: Article

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