Mesenchymal stem cells empowering tendon regenerative therapies

R Costa-Almeida, I Calejo, ME Gomes - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tendon tissues have limited healing capacity. The incidence of tendon injuries and the
unsatisfactory functional outcomes of tendon repair are driving the search for alternative …

Progress in cell-based therapies for tendon repair

D Gaspar, K Spanoudes, C Holladay, A Pandit… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
The last decade has seen significant developments in cell therapies, based on permanently
differentiated, reprogrammed or engineered stem cells, for tendon injuries and degenerative …

Living nanofiber yarn-based woven biotextiles for tendon tissue engineering using cell tri-culture and mechanical stimulation

S Wu, Y Wang, PN Streubel, B Duan - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-woven nanofibrous scaffolds have been developed for tendon graft application by
using electrospinning strategies. However, electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds face some …

In vitro innovation of tendon tissue engineering strategies

MR Citeroni, MC Ciardulli, V Russo… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tendinopathy is the term used to refer to tendon disorders. Spontaneous adult tendon
healing results in scar tissue formation and fibrosis with suboptimal biomechanical …

Tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs): from basic science to potential roles in tendon pathology and tissue engineering applications

PPY Lui, KM Chan - Stem cell reviews and reports, 2011 - Springer
Traditionally, tendons are considered to only contain tenocytes that are responsible for the
maintenance, repair and remodeling of tendons. Stem cells, which are termed tendon …

Effect of scaffold morphology and cell co-culture on tenogenic differentiation of HADMSC on centrifugal melt electrospun poly (L‑lactic acid) fibrous meshes

S Wu, H Peng, X Li, PN Streubel, Y Liu, B Duan - Biofabrication, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Engineered tendon grafts offer a promising alternative for grafting during the reconstruction
of complex tendon tears. The tissue-engineered tendon substitutes have the advantage of …

Biochemical and biomechanical gradients for directed bone marrow stromal cell differentiation toward tendon and bone

RI Sharma, JG Snedeker - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
Substrates with mechanical property gradients and various extracellular matrix ligand
loadings were evaluated for their ability to direct bone marrow stromal cell differentiation …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced robotics to address the translational gap in tendon engineering

IL Sander, N Dvorak, JA Stebbins, AJ Carr… - Cyborg and Bionic …, 2022 - spj.science.org
Tendon disease is a significant and growing burden to healthcare systems. One strategy to
address this challenge is tissue engineering. A widely held view in this field is that …

Progress with stem cell therapies for tendon tissue regeneration

F Migliorini, M Tingart, N Maffulli - Expert opinion on biological …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chronic musculoskeletal pain is very prevalent, and accounts for major health-
care expenses. Many of the present therapeutic modalities are only partially effective, and …

ADSC-based cell therapies for musculoskeletal disorders: a review of recent clinical trials

S Lee, DS Chae, BW Song, S Lim, SW Kim… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently published clinical trials involving the use of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs)
indicated that approximately one-third of the studies were conducted on musculoskeletal …