chondrocytes

[Nature Protocols] Investigators developed a methacrylated photocurable silk fibroin bioink for digital light processing 3D bioprinting to generate structures with high mechanical stability and biocompatibility for tissue engineering applications.

[Biomaterials Science] Chondrocytes seeded within a a dual crosslinked pullulan-gelatin cryogel scaffold and cultured for 21 days in vitro demonstrated enhanced cell proliferation, enhanced production of cartilage-specific ECM and up-regulated sulfated glycosaminoglycan without altering the articular chondrocyte phenotype.

[Advanced Healthcare Materials] A chondrogenic collagen-chondroitin sulfate scaffold was tested in an orthotopic lapine in vivo model to understand the beneficial effects of the immunomodulatory biomaterial on full chondral defect.

[Bone Research] The authors emphasize the diverse functions of Piezo1 and Piezo2 and related signaling pathways in osteoblast lineage cells and chondrocytes, and summarize key findings about PIEZO gene mutations in human diseases.

[Molecular Medicine Reports] The latest research findings on the development and differentiation, culture techniques and labeling and tracing of umbilical cord blood stem cells are reviewed.

[NPJ Regenerative Medicine] Investigators demonstrated preclinical safety and efficacy of scaffold-free, human juvenile cartilage-derived-chondrocyte sheets produced from routine surgical discards using thermo-responsive cultureware.