Expression difference between osteoarthritic chondrocytes and mesenchymal stem cells during chondrogenic differentiation

The recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells in order to reconstruct damaged cartilage of osteoarthritis joints is a challenging tissue engineering task. Vision towards this goal is blurred by a lack of knowledge about the underlying differences between chondrocytes and MSC during the chondrogenic cultivation process. The aim of this study was to shed light on the differences between chondrocytes and MSC occurring during chondral differentiation through tissue engineering.

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Bernstein P, Sticht C, Jacobi A, Liebers C, Manthey S, Stiehler M