Strategies to engineer tendon/ligament-to-bone interface: biomaterials, cells and growth factors
SF Tellado, ER Balmayor, M Van Griensven - Advanced drug delivery …, 2015 - Elsevier
Integration between tendon/ligament and bone occurs through a specialized tissue interface
called enthesis. The complex and heterogeneous structure of the enthesis is essential to …
called enthesis. The complex and heterogeneous structure of the enthesis is essential to …
Progress in cell-based therapies for tendon repair
The last decade has seen significant developments in cell therapies, based on permanently
differentiated, reprogrammed or engineered stem cells, for tendon injuries and degenerative …
differentiated, reprogrammed or engineered stem cells, for tendon injuries and degenerative …
Tenogenic differentiation of human MSCs induced by the topography of electrochemically aligned collagen threads
Topographical cues from the extracellular microenvironment can influence cellular activity
including proliferation and differentiation. Information on the effects of material topography …
including proliferation and differentiation. Information on the effects of material topography …
Efficacy of hESC-MSCs in knitted silk-collagen scaffold for tendon tissue engineering and their roles
Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and their differentiated progenies are an attractive cell
source for transplantation therapy and tissue engineering. Nevertheless, the utility of these …
source for transplantation therapy and tissue engineering. Nevertheless, the utility of these …
[HTML][HTML] Mesenchymal stem cell responses to mechanical stimuli
RM Delaine-Smith, GC Reilly - Muscles, ligaments and tendons …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to replace or restore the function of
damaged tissues and offer much promise in the successful application of tissue engineering …
damaged tissues and offer much promise in the successful application of tissue engineering …
Tendon-bioinspired wavy nanofibrous scaffolds provide tunable anisotropy and promote tenogenesis for tendon tissue engineering
The development of tendon-biomimetic nanofibrous scaffolds with mesenchymal stem cells
may represent a promising strategy to improve the unsatisfactory outcomes of traditional …
may represent a promising strategy to improve the unsatisfactory outcomes of traditional …
[HTML][HTML] Force and scleraxis synergistically promote the commitment of human ES cells derived MSCs to tenocytes
As tendon stem/progenitor cells were reported to be rare in tendon tissues, tendons as
vulnerable targets of sports injury possess poor self-repair capability. Human ESCs (hESCs) …
vulnerable targets of sports injury possess poor self-repair capability. Human ESCs (hESCs) …
The application of mechanical stimulations in tendon tissue engineering
R Sheng, Y Jiang, LJ Backman, W Zhang… - Stem cells …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tendon injury is the most common disease in the musculoskeletal system. The current
treatment methods have many limitations, such as poor therapeutic effects, functional loss of …
treatment methods have many limitations, such as poor therapeutic effects, functional loss of …
Functional replication of the tendon tissue microenvironment by a bioimprinted substrate and the support of tenocytic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells
Although many studies have demonstrated that cell phenotype is affected by the surface
properties of biomaterials, these materials often fail to mimic the complexity of the native …
properties of biomaterials, these materials often fail to mimic the complexity of the native …
Tenogenic differentiation of stem cells for tendon repair—what is the current evidence?
PPY Lui, YF Rui, M Ni, KM Chan - Journal of tissue engineering …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tendon/ligament injuries are very common in sports and other rigorous activities. Tendons
regenerate and repair slowly and inefficiently in vivo after injury. The limited ability of tendon …
regenerate and repair slowly and inefficiently in vivo after injury. The limited ability of tendon …