Human Suprapatellar Fat Pad-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induce Chondrogenesis and Cartilage Repair in a Model of Severe Osteoarthritis

• Main Authors: Ignacio Muñoz-Criado (Author), Jose Meseguer-Ripolles (Author), Maravillas Mellado-López (Author), Ana Alastrue-Agudo (Author), Richard J Griffeth (Author), Jerónimo Forteza-Vila (Author), Ramón Cugat (Author), Montserrat García (Author), Victoria Moreno-Manzano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cartilage degeneration is associated with degenerative bone and joint processes in severe osteoarthritis (OA). Spontaneous cartilage regeneration is extremely limited. Often the treatment consists of a partial or complete joint implant. Adipose-derived stem cell (ASC) transplantation has been shown...