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Regeneration of Hyaline Cartilage by Cell-Mediated Gene Therapy Using Transforming Growth Factor β 1-Producing Fibroblasts
20 Sept 2001
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) has been considered as a candidate for gene therapy of orthopedic diseases. The possible application of cell-mediated TGF-beta gene therapy as a new treatment regimen for degenerative arthritis was investigated. In this study, fibroblasts expressing active TGF-beta 1 were injected into the knee joints of rabbits with artificially made cartilage defects to evaluate the...
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