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Enhanced cartilage formation by inhibiting cathepsin K expression in chondrocytes expanded in vitro.
Biomaterials - 1 Oct 2012
Zhang Yan, Li Jie, Zhu Ji, Zhou Guangdong, Zhang Wen Jie, Cao Yilin, Liu Wei
Abstract excerpt
Although engineered cartilage has great potential in cartilage regeneration and reconstruction, dedifferentiation of chondrocytes during in vitro expansion remains a technical bottleneck in the clinical application. To overcome the problem, a gene modification approach was developed to knock-down the key gene involving dedifferentiation of human chondrocytes. A microarray assay revealed 84 up-regulated genes and...
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