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Notochordal conditioned media from tissue increases proteoglycan accumulation and promotes a healthy nucleus pulposus phenotype in human mesenchymal stem cells.
Arthritis research & therapy - 31 May 2011
Purmessur Devina, Schek Rachel M, Abbott Rosalyn D, Ballif Bryan A, Godburn Karolyn E, Iatridis James C
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INTRODUCTION: Notochordal cells (NCs) are influential in development of the intervertebral disc (IVD) and species that retain NCs do not degenerate. IVD repair using bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an attractive approach and the harsh microenvironment of the IVD suggests pre-differentiation is a necessary first step. The goal of this study was to use soluble factors from NCs in alginate and...
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