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SUBMITTER: Roato I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5153503 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roato Ilaria I Alotto Daniela D Belisario Dimas Carolina DC Casarin Stefania S Fumagalli Mara M Cambieri Irene I Piana Raimondo R Stella Maurizio M Ferracini Riccardo R Castagnoli Carlotta C
Stem cells international 20161129
Osteoarthritis is characterized by loss of articular cartilage also due to reduced chondrogenic activity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from patients. Adipose tissue is an attractive source of MSCs (ATD-MSCs), representing an effective tool for reparative medicine, particularly for treatment of osteoarthritis, due to their chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation capability. The treatment of symptomatic knee arthritis with ATD-MSCs proved effective with a single infusion, but multiple infus ...[more]