Viability, growth kinetics and stem cell markers of single and clustered cells in human intervertebral discs: implications for regenerative therapies

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2462-2472

  Turner, Sarah ^a,b   Balain, Birender ^a   Caterson, Bruce ^c   Morgan, Clare ^a   Roberts, Sally ^a,b  

^a ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell therapy; Clustered cells; Intervertebral disc; MSCs; Progenitor or stem cells

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; CELL SURFACE MARKER; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLLAGENASE; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 8; ENDOGLIN; EPITOPE; NOTCH1 RECEPTOR; THY 1 ANTIGEN; TRYPSIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; ENG PROTEIN, HUMAN; GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL ANCHORED PROTEIN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; NOTCH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NT5E PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW DERIVED MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; CELL GROWTH; CELL KINETICS; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL THERAPY; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS; STEM CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

5'-NUCLEOTIDASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, THY-1; BIOMARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROITIN SULFATES; EPITOPES; GPI-LINKED PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; KERATIN-19; KERATIN-8; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTOR, NOTCH1; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957849205     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3500-y     Document Type: Article

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