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SUBMITTER: Yea JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487485 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yea Ji-Hye JH Park Jin-Kyung JK Kim In Ja IJ Sym Gayoung G Bae Tae-Soo TS Jo Chris Hyunchul CH
Stem cell research & therapy 20200907 1
<h4>Background</h4>It is difficult to immediately use mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for the patient with rotator cuff disease because isolation and culture time are required. Thus, the MSCs would be prepared in advanced in cryopreserved condition for an "off-the-shelf" usage in clinic. This study investigated the efficacy of freshly thawed MSCs on the regeneration of a full-thickness tendon defect (FTD) of rotator cuff tendon in a rat model.<h4>Methods</h4>We evaluated morphology, viability, and ...[more]