A study at the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering, says people who have damaged their knee joints can get them repaired with new cartilage grown from stem cells in a laboratory.
Already, professor Kyriacos Athanasiou and his colleagues used adult stem cells from bone marrow and skin as well as human embryonic stem cells, to grow cartilage tissue in the lab.
Bone and Cartilage Growth can be Stimulated by a Tissue Scaffold
A new tissue scaffold can activate the growth of bone and cartilage when transplanted into knee and other joints, researchers from MIT revealed.
A new tissue scaffold can activate the growth of bone and cartilage when transplanted into knee and other joints, researchers from MIT revealed.
Cartilage is one of the very rare tissues that lacks the ability to heal itself. When damaged by injury or osteoarthritis, the effects can be long lasting and devastating.
"If I cut a tiny line on articular cartilage (the cartilage that covers the surfaces of bones at joints), it will never be erased. It's like writing on the moon. If I go back to look at it a year later, it will look exactly the same," said Athanasiou.
Researchers Hope To Mend Torn Knee Cartilage Using Stem Cells
Scientists in Scotland are planning to test a new technique of knitting together torn knee tissue using stem cells in patients.
Scientists in Scotland are planning to test a new technique of knitting together torn knee tissue using stem cells in patients.
"This will be live, biological cartilage that will not only fill defects, but will potentially be able to resurface the entire surface of joints that have been destroyed by osteoarthritis," said Athanasiou.
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Study Links Obesity To Increased Risk Of Rapid Cartilage Loss
A new study has shown that obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss.
A new study has shown that obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss.
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