Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (29): 4736-4741.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.29.028

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Tissue engineering technology for articular cartilage repair: how to construct a new compound pattern?  

Yang Rui-tao1, Song Hui-ping2   

  1. 1North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China; 
    2Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China
  • Contact: Song Hui-ping, M.D., Professor, Master’s supervisor, Chief physician, Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China
  • About author:Yang Rui-tao, Master, Physician, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, No. C2011401025

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Articular cartilage has limited ability to repair itself, and the traditional means are difficult to repair articular cartilage defects, but articular cartilage tissue engineering provides new methods and approaches for large-area articular cartilage defects.

OBJECTIVE: To review the current status, problems and prospects of tissue engineering technology in articular cartilage repair.
METHODS: The retrieval of PubMed database was performed for articles published from 1982 to 2015, with the keywords of “articular cartilage, repair, tissue engineering” in English. Literatures related to tissue engineering repair of articular cartilage were included, but repetitive studies were excluded. Finally 39 articles were reserved in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Excellent seed cells have chondrogenic differentiation potential, and currently, the main seed cells for articular cartilage repair include mesenchymal stem cells, embryonic stem cells, adipose-derived stem cells and precartilaginous stem cells. Different growth factors, which can induce the in vivo growth of host parenchymal cells, improve seeded cell stability, and accelerate tissue regeneration, tend to be combined in clinical application. Composite scaffolds are also one of hot researches that can promote cell  inoculation and spatial distribution as well as accelerate cell proliferation. To obtain the best effectiveness of articular cartilage repair, how to optimize seed cells, select and match scaffold materials to construct new types of composite patterns is an important direction in the future.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Cartilage, Articular;, Stem Cells, Stents, Cytokines

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