Specific markers and properties of synovial mesenchymal stem cells in the surface, stromal, and perivascular regions.

Mitsuru MizunoHisako KatanoYo MabuchiYusuke OgataShizuko IchinoseShizuka FujiiKoji OtabeKeiichiro KomoriNobutake OzekiHideyuki KogaKunikazu TsujiChihiro AkazawaTakeshi MunetaIchiro Sekiya

Published in: Stem cell research & therapy (2018)

We identified specific markers to isolate synovial cells from the surface, stromal, and perivascular regions of the synovium. Synovial MSCs in the perivascular region had the highest proliferative and chondrogenic potentials among the three regions.

Keyphrases

mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
umbilical cord
cell therapy
stem cells