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Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 enhances the expression of type II collagen and aggrecan in chondrocytes embedded in alginate beads.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Jul 2004
Gründer Tatiana, Gaissmaier Christoph, Fritz Jürgen, Stoop Reinout, Hortschansky Peter, Mollenhauer Jürgen, Aicher Wilhelm K
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OBJECTIVE: For autologous chondrocyte transplantation (ACT) chondrocytes are expanded in vitro. During expansion these cells may dedifferentiate. This change in phenotype is characterized by a raised expression of type I collagen and a decrease in type II collagen expression. Since high expression of type II collagen is of central importance for the properties of hyaline cartilage, we investigated if the growth...
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