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A Preliminary Study Comparing The Use Of Allogenic Chondrogenic Pre-Differentiated And Undifferentiated Mesenchymal Stem Cells For The Repair Of Full Thickness Articular Cartilage Defects In Rabbits, Tunku Kamarul Zaman
Tunku Kamarul Zaman
Chondrogenic differentiated mesenchymal stem cells (CMSCs) have been shown to produce superior chondrogenic expression markers in vitro. However, the use of these cells in vivo has not been fully explored. In this study, in vivo assessment of cartilage repair potential between allogenic-derived chondrogenic pre-differentiated mesenchymal stem cells and undifferentiated MSCs (MSCs) were compared. Bilateral full thickness cartilage defects were created on the medial femoral condyles of 12 rabbits (n = 12). Rabbits were divided into two groups. In one group, the defects in the right knees were repaired using alginate encapsulated MSCs while in the second group, CMSCs were used. …