Hyaluronic Acid Supplement as a Chondrogenic Adjuvant in Promoting the Therapeutic Efficacy of Stem Cell Therapy in Cartilage Healing

• Main Authors: Chin-Chean Wong (Author), Shi-Da Sheu (Author), Pei-Chun Chung (Author), Yi-Yen Yeh (Author), Chih-Hwa Chen (Author), Yen-Wei Chang (Author), Tzong-Fu Kuo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The main aim of this study is to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of direct intra-articular injection of bone-marrow-derived stem/stromal cells (BMSCs) and the adjuvant role of hyaluronic acid (HA) in facilitating rabbit articular cartilage repair. First, rabbit BMSCs were treated with a medium...