Human mesenchymal stem cell-derived matrices for enhanced osteoregeneration

ABSTRACT: The methodology for the repair of critical-sized or non-union bone lesions has unpredictable efficacy due in part to our incomplete knowledge of bone repair and the biocompatibility of bone substitutes. Although human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) differentiate into osteoblasts, which promote bone growth, their ability to repair bone has been unpredictable. We hypothesized that given the multi-stage process of osteogenesis, hMSC-mediated repair might be maximal at a specific time-point of healing. Utilizing a mouse model of calvarial healing, we demonstrate that the osteo-repair capacity of hMSCs can be substantially augmented by treatment with an inhibitor of peroxisome-proliferator-activated-receptor-γ, but efficacy is confined to the rapid osteogenic phase. Upon entry into the bone-rem

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Joni Ylostalo 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-35503 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress