Treatment outcomes of alginate-embedded allogenic mesenchymal stem cells versus autologous chondrocytes for the repair of focal articular cartilage defects in a rabbit model

• Main Authors: Tay, L.X., Ahmad, R.E., Dashtdar, H., Tay, K.W., Masjuddin, T., Ab-Rahim, S., Chong, P.P., Selvaratnam, L., Kamarul, Tunku
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications (UK and US) 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3395/1/Treatment_Outcomes_of_Alginate-Embedded_Allogenic_Mesenchymal_Stem_Cells_Versus_Autologous.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3395/; https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546511420819

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising alternative form of cell-based therapy for cartilage injury. However, the capacity of MSCs for chondrogenesis has not been fully explored. In particular, there is presently a lack of studies comparing the effectiveness of MSCs to conven...