Evaluation of intervertebral disc regeneration with implantation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) using quantitative T2 mapping: a study in rabbits

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 149-159

  Cai, Feng ^a   Wu, Xiao Tao ^a   Xie, Xin Hui ^a,b   Wang, Feng ^a   Hong, Xin ^a   Zhuang, Su Yang ^a   Zhu, Lei ^a   Rui, Yun Feng ^a   Shi, Rui ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aggrecan; Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Quantitative analysis; T2 mapping; Type II collagen

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNULUS FIBROSUS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; BONE REGENERATION; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HEIGHT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR DISK; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELAXATION TIME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; VASCULARIZATION; ANIMAL; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE MODEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGENERATION;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COLLAGEN TYPE II; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; RABBITS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGENERATION;

EID: 84920808480     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2481-0     Document Type: Article

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