This further showed that ADSCs can not only promote the proliferation of
cartilage cells, but also have a protective effect on the regeneration of
cartilage cells and this effect is similar to that of TGF-[beta]1.
Also, because his group uses growth factors, fibrinogen, and more
cartilage cells, "I suspect we'll have a better outcome," he asserts.
MACI uses the patient's own healthy
cartilage cells to grow new cells, which is similar to older techniques except the procedure is more precise and efficient.
NeoCart is a cartilage-like, tissue engineered implant created from a patient's own
cartilage cells. Histogenics is conducting the trial under a SPA the FDA and expects to report topline data in the third quarter of 2018.
Over the course of a few days, the team directed the modified stem cells to grow into
cartilage cells and produce cartilage tissue.
Preclinical studies performed using MSCs and predifferentiated
cartilage cells have shown promising results.
During childhood and adolescence, bones grow as the result of ossification, a process in which
cartilage cells multiply and absorb calcium to develop into bone.
The study also developed a model of the knee joint which makes it possible to evaluate the mechanical responses experienced by
cartilage cells in healthy and osteoarthritic cartilage during daily activities such as walking.
Arthro Kinetics' CaReS is a patented collagen type I matrix colonized with autologous
cartilage cells. The company provides products in the field of regenerative medicine for the treatment of the human musculoskeletal system.
"Bone, skin,
cartilage cells are strong and resilient," Ozbolat said.
Its NeoCart is an implant produced using a patient's own
cartilage cells which are harvested from non-weight-bearing cartilage surface of the patient's femur.
Medics at the University of Basel in Switzerland have successfully transplanted
cartilage cells from the nose to treat patients with severe cartilage damage.