Article
Increased life span of human osteoarthritic chondrocytes by exogenous expression of telomerase
1 Mar 2002
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To extend the life span of human osteoarthritic (OA) articular chondrocytes by introduction of the catalytic component of human telomerase while preserving the chondrocyte-specific phenotype. METHODS: Human articular chondrocytes were isolated from the femoral head and tibial plateau of patients undergoing knee joint replacement for OA. The chondrocytes were cultured as monolayers and infected with a...
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