Mesenchymal Stem Cell

Mesenchymal Stem Cell

Mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, are multipotent stromal cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types, including: osteoblasts (bone cells), chondrocytes (cartilage cells), and adipocytes (fat cells). This phenomenon has been documented in specific cells and tissues in living animals and their counterparts growing in tissue culture.

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Chondrocyte - Differentiation
... the chondrocytic lineage is Colony-forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F) Mesenchymal stem cell / marrow stromal cell (MSC) Chondrocyte Hypertrophic chondrocyte When referring to bone or cartilage ... Undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cell lose their process, proliferate and crowd together in a dense aggregate of chondrogenic cells(cartilage) at the center of ... These condrogenic cells will then differentiate to chondroblasts which will then to synthesize the cartilage ECM(extra cellular matrix) ...
Mesenchymal Stem Cell - Clinical Use
... The mesenchymal stem cells can be activated and mobilized if needed ... However, if there were a method of activating the mesenchymal stem cells, then such wounds would heal much faster ... that increase the local concentration of cells ...

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