Articular cartilage is a highly organized tissue with complex biomechanical properties. However, injuries to the cartilage usually lead to numerous health concerns and often culminate in disabling symptoms, due to the poor intrinsic capacity of this tissue for self-healing. Although various approaches are proposed for the regeneration of cartilage, its repair still represents an enormous challenge for orthopedic surgeons. The field of tissue engineering currently offers some of the most promising strategies for cartilage restoration, in which assorted biomaterials and cell-based therapies are combined to develop new therapeutic regimens for tissue replacement. The current study describes the in vitro behavior of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs) encapsulated within calcium/cobalt (Ca/Co) alginate beads. These novel chondrogenesis-promoting scaffolds take advantage of the synergy between the alginate matrix and Co+2 ions, without employing costly growth factors (e.g., transforming growth factor betas (TGF-βs) or bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)) to direct hADSC differentiation into cartilage-producing chondrocytes.

Calcium/Cobalt Alginate Beads as Functional Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering / Focaroli, Stefano; Teti, Gabriella; Salvatore, Viviana; Orienti, Isabella; Falconi, Mirella. - In: STEM CELLS INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1687-9678. - ELETTRONICO. - 2016:Special Issue - Towards Creating the Perfect In Vitro Cell Model(2016), pp. 2030478.1-2030478.12. [10.1155/2016/2030478]

Calcium/Cobalt Alginate Beads as Functional Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

FOCAROLI, STEFANO;TETI, GABRIELLA;SALVATORE, VIVIANA;ORIENTI, ISABELLA;FALCONI, MIRELLA
2016

Abstract

Articular cartilage is a highly organized tissue with complex biomechanical properties. However, injuries to the cartilage usually lead to numerous health concerns and often culminate in disabling symptoms, due to the poor intrinsic capacity of this tissue for self-healing. Although various approaches are proposed for the regeneration of cartilage, its repair still represents an enormous challenge for orthopedic surgeons. The field of tissue engineering currently offers some of the most promising strategies for cartilage restoration, in which assorted biomaterials and cell-based therapies are combined to develop new therapeutic regimens for tissue replacement. The current study describes the in vitro behavior of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hADSCs) encapsulated within calcium/cobalt (Ca/Co) alginate beads. These novel chondrogenesis-promoting scaffolds take advantage of the synergy between the alginate matrix and Co+2 ions, without employing costly growth factors (e.g., transforming growth factor betas (TGF-βs) or bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs)) to direct hADSC differentiation into cartilage-producing chondrocytes.
2016
Calcium/Cobalt Alginate Beads as Functional Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering / Focaroli, Stefano; Teti, Gabriella; Salvatore, Viviana; Orienti, Isabella; Falconi, Mirella. - In: STEM CELLS INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 1687-9678. - ELETTRONICO. - 2016:Special Issue - Towards Creating the Perfect In Vitro Cell Model(2016), pp. 2030478.1-2030478.12. [10.1155/2016/2030478]
Focaroli, Stefano; Teti, Gabriella; Salvatore, Viviana; Orienti, Isabella; Falconi, Mirella
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