Intra-Articular Injection of Alginate-Microencapsulated Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis in Rabbits

• Main Authors: Seongjae Choi (Author), Jun-Hyung Kim (Author), Jeongho Ha (Author), Bo-Ing Jeong (Author), Yun Chan Jung (Author), Geun-Shik Lee (Author), Heung-Myong Woo (Author), Byung-Jae Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We investigated the effects of intra-articular injections of alginate-microencapsulated adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) during osteoarthritis (OA) development in a rabbit model of anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). We induced OA in mature New Zealand white rabbits by...