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ArticleStem cells international2021

Human Chondrocytes from Human Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded on a Dermal-Derived Collagen Matrix Sheet: Our Preliminary Results for a Ready to Go Biotechnological Cartilage Graft in Clinical Practice.

Quan Tran Dang, Thao Duy Huynh, Francesco Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Stefania Cantore, Gregorio Paduanelli, Kieu Cao Diem Nguyen, Andrea Ballini, Ciro Gargiulo Isacco and 1 more

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Article in Stem cells international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Quan Tran DangUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Thao Duy HuynhPham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Francesco InchingoloDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Gianna DipalmaDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Alessio Danilo InchingoloDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Stefania CantoreDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Gregorio PaduanelliDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Kieu Cao Diem NguyenDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Andrea BalliniDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, Campus Universitario "Ernesto Quagliariello", University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8758-1415
Ciro Gargiulo IsaccoDepartment of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
Cong Toai TranPham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITPham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine · VNUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City · VN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe articular cartilage is unique in that it contains only a single type of cell and shows poor ability for spontaneous healing. Cartilage tissue engineering which uses mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AT-MSCs) is considered an attractive treatment for cartilage lesions and osteoarthritis. The establishment of cartilage regenerative medicine is an important clinical issue, but the search for cell sources able to restore cartilage integrity proves to be challenging. The aim of this study was to create cartilage grafts from the combination of AT-MSCs and collagen substrates.

methodsMesenchymal stem cells were obtained from human donors' adipose tissue, and collagen scaffold, obtained from human skin and cleaned from blood vessels, adipose tissues, and debris, which only preserve dermis and epidermis, were seeded and cultured on collagen substrates and differentiated to chondrocytes. The obtained chondrocyte extracellular matrix of cartilage was then evaluated for the expression of chondrocyte-/cartilage-specific markers, the Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP), collagen X, alpha-1 polypeptide (COL10A1), and the Collagen II, Human Tagged ORF Clone (COL2A1) by using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

resultsOur findings have shown that the dermal collagen may exert important effects on the quality of in vitro expanded chondrocytes, leading in this way that the influence of collagen skin matrix helps to produce highly active and functional chondrocytes for long-term cartilage tissue regeneration.

conclusionThis research opens up the possibility of generating cartilage grafts with the precise purpose of improving the existing limitation in current clinical procedures.

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PMID33679990
PMCPMC7929680
OpenAlexW3129992038

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