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Functional cell phenotype induction with TGF-β1 and collagen-polyurethane scaffold for annulus fibrosus rupture repair.
European cells & materials - 3 Jan 2020
Du J, Long R G, Nakai T, Sakai D, Benneker L M, Zhou G, Li B, Eglin D, Iatridis J C, Alini M, Grad S, Li Z
Abstract excerpt
Appropriate cell sources, bioactive factors and biomaterials for generation of functional and integrated annulus fibrosus (AF) tissue analogues are still an unmet need. In the present study, the AF cell markers, collagen type I, cluster of differentiation 146 (CD146), mohawk (MKX) and smooth muscle protein 22α (SM22α) were found to be suitable indicators of functional AF cell induction. In vitro 2D culture of...
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