Comparison of Human Articular Cartilage Tissue and Chondrocytes Isolated from Peripheral versus Central Regions of Traumatic Lesions.

Lina AcevedoLukas IselinMajoska H M BerkelaarGian M SalzmannFrancine WolfSandra FelicianoNicole VogelGeert PagenstertIvan MartinKaroliina PelttariAndrea BarberoMarkus P Arnold

Published in: Cartilage (2020)

Chondrocytes at the periphery of traumatic lesions better maintain properties of healthy cartilage compared to those isolated from the center, even when derived from bad-quality tissues harvested from highly inflamed joints. Future studies are necessary to investigate the change of functional properties of peripheral chondrocytes over time.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
spinal cord injury
endothelial cells
chemotherapy induced
gene expression
current status
case control
clinical evaluation