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Differentiation of Human Ligamentum Flavum Stem Cells Toward Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cells Induced by Coculture System and Hypoxia.
Spine - 15 Jun 2015
Han Xiao-Bo, Zhang Yan-Ling, Li Hai-Yin, Chen Bin, Chang Xian, Zhang Wei, Yang Kuang, Zhou Yue, Li Chang-Qing
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STUDY DESIGN: Human ligamentum flavum (LF)-derived stem cells (LFSCs) and nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) were cocultured under normoxia or hypoxia. OBJECTIVE: To isolate and identify human LFSCs and determine whether they can differentiate into NPCs when cocultured with NPCs under hypoxia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based therapies have been proposed as a biological treatment for...
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