The Potential of Menstrual Blood‐Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair and Regeneration: Novel Aspects

I Uzieliene, G Urbonaite… - Stem cells …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Menstrual blood is a unique body fluid that contains mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These
cells have attracted a great deal of attention due to their exceptional advantages including …

Menstrual blood-derived stem cell paracrine factors possess stimulatory effects on chondrogenesis in vitro and diminish the degradation of articular cartilage during …

I Uzieliene, P Bialaglovyte, R Miksiunas, I Lebedis… - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Articular cartilage is an avascular tissue with a limited capacity for self-regeneration, leading
the tissue to osteoarthritis (OA). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising for cartilage …

Different phenotypes and chondrogenic responses of human menstrual blood and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to activin A and TGF-β3

I Uzieliene, E Bagdonas, K Hoshi, T Sakamoto… - Stem Cell Research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Due to its low capacity for self-repair, articular cartilage is highly susceptible to
damage and deterioration, which leads to the development of degenerative joint diseases …

Characterization and chondrogenic differentiation of menstrual blood-derived stem cells on a nanofibrous scaffold

S Kazemnejad, MM Akhondi… - … journal of artificial …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction The recent identification of menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs) as a
unique population of stem cells has created enormous promise for tissue engineering. In this …

Repair of osteochondral defects in rabbit knee using menstrual blood stem cells encapsulated in fibrin glue: a good stem cell candidate for the treatment of …

M Khanmohammadi, H Golshahi, Z Saffarian… - Tissue engineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background: In recent years, researchers discovered that menstrual blood-derived stem
cells (MenSCs) have the potential to differentiate into a wide range of tissues including the …

Proliferation and chondrogenic differentiation potential of menstrual blood-and bone marrow-derived stem cells in two-dimensional culture

M Khanmohammadi, S Khanjani, MS Bakhtyari… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Menstrual blood is easily accessible, renewable, and inexpensive source of stem cells. In
this study, we investigated the chondrogenic differentiation potential of menstrual blood …

How similar are human mesenchymal stem cells derived from different origins? A review of comparative studies

NK Farkhad, A Mahmoudi… - Current stem cell …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are adult multipotent cells with self-renewal
potential and the ability to differentiate into specialized cells. MSCs home in various tissues …

Osteogenic differentiation of stem cells derived from menstrual blood versus bone marrow in the presence of human platelet releasate

S Darzi, AH Zarnani, M Jeddi-Tehrani… - … Engineering Part A, 2012 - liebertpub.com
In recent decades, stem cell therapy has been introduced as a novel therapeutic approach
for patients suffering from bone disorders. Recently, menstrual blood has been identified as …

Chondrogenic differentiation of menstrual blood-derived stem cells on nanofibrous scaffolds

S Kazemnejad, AH Zarnani… - … : Methods and Protocols, 2013 - Springer
Cartilage tissue engineering is a promising technology to restore and repair cartilage
lesions in the body. In recent years, significant advances have been made using stem cells …

Synovium-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and their promise for cartilage regeneration

J Zupan, M Drobnič, K Stražar - … Medicine, Volume 6: Stem Cells: Their …, 2020 - Springer
Adult tissues are reservoirs of rare populations of cells known as mesenchymal stem/stromal
cells (MSCs) that have tissue-regenerating features retained from embryonic development …