supported by the Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico(DGAPA)-Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México[Grant No.IN213314];Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(CONACyT)[Grant No.1887 CONACyTFronteras de la Ciencia]awarded to JC-M.
The molecular cascade underlying tendon formation starts when progenitor cells begin to express the Scleraxis(Scx)gene.Scx knockout mice develop some but not all tendons,suggesting that additional factors are necessar...
There is accumulating evidence of an increased incidence of tendon disorders in people with diabetes mellitus.Diabetic tendinopathy is an important cause of chronic pain,restricted activity,and even tendon rupture in ...
Supported by A grant of the Swiss Orthopaedics Society(SGOT)to Ahmad SS,No.S99083814080618560
AIM: To investigate collagen patches seeded with mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs) and/or tenocytes(TCs) with regards to their suitability for anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) repair. METHODS: Dynamic intraligamentary stabi...
Objective To investigate the feasibility of tendon engineering in vitro using tenocyws and polyglycolic acids ( PGA ). Methods Tenocytes were isolated by tissue explant method and expanded in vitro. Cells of the sec...