Synergistic Effects of FGF-18 and TGF-β3 on the Chondrogenesis of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Pellet Culture

• Main Authors: Liangjie Huang (Author), Lingxian Yi (Author), Chunli Zhang (Author), Ying He (Author), Liangliang Zhou (Author), Yan Liu (Author), Long Qian (Author), Shuxun Hou (Author), Tujun Weng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cell-based therapy serves as an effective way for cartilage repair. Compared with a limited source of autologous chondrocytes, adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are proposed as an attractive cell source for cartilage regeneration. How to drive chondrogenic differentiation of ADSCs efficiently remai...