Protocols based on the delivery of stem cells are currently applied in patients, showing
encouraging results for the treatment of articular cartilage lesions (focal defects …

Within each synovial joint, the articular cartilage is uniquely adapted to bear dynamic
compressive loads and shear forces throughout the joint's range of motion. Injury and age …

Friedenstein and colleagues 1 originally described mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) almost
40 years ago. In bone marrow, MSCs are a component of the marrow stromal cell population …

Designing scaffolds with appropriate mechanical properties is a challenge in tissue
engineering. In this study, electrospun scaffolds were fabricated by mixing different percent …

Cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) has been used for promoting tissue engineering.
However, the exact effects of ECM on chondrogenesis and the acting mechanisms are not …

Recent studies have demonstrated that the small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRPs)
biglycan and decorin impact tendon development, aging and healing in mature mice …

Background Digital gene expression profiling was used to characterize the assembly of
genes expressed in equine skeletal muscle and to identify the subset of genes that were …

Introduction Multipotent progenitor populations exist within the tendon proper and peritenon
of the Achilles tendon. Progenitor populations derived from the tendon proper and peritenon …

Background Bone marrow (BM)-and adipose tissue (AT)-derived mesenchymal stromal cells
(MSCs) have shown potential as cell-based therapies for cartilage and bone injuries and are …

Citation Noronha LE, Antczak DF. Maternal immune responses to trophoblast: the
contribution of the horse to pregnancy immunology. Am J Reprod Immunol 2010 The horse …