Effect of the CCL5-Releasing Fibrin Gel for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration.
Zhiyu ZhouStephan ZeiterTanja SchmidDaisuke SakaiJames C IatridisGuangqian ZhouR Geoff RichardsMauro AliniSibylle GradZhen LiPublished in: Cartilage (2018)
CCL5 has a chemotactic effect on AF cells in vitro, but no ex vivo or in vivo regenerative effect when delivered within fibrin gel. Further study with a stronger chemotactic agent and/or an alternate biomaterial that is more conductive of cell migration is warranted.