Intra-articular Injection of PDGF-BB Explored in a Novel in Vitro Model Mobilizes Mesenchymal Stem Cells From the Synovium Into Synovial Fluid in Rats.
Kentaro EndoKiyotaka HoriuchiHisako KatanoNobutake OzekiYuriko SakamakiHideyuki KogaIchiro SekiyaPublished in: Stem cell reviews and reports (2021)
This novel in vitro model recapitulated the migration of MSCs from synovium into synovial fluid. Our exploration of cytokines revealed that PDGF-BB strongly induced in vitro synovial MSC migration, while intra-articular injection of PDGF-BB increased in vivo MSC numbers in synovial fluid in rats.