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Bradley T Estes1, Farshid Guilak.
Abstract
Stem cells can easily be harvested from adipose tissue in large numbers for use in tissue-engineering approaches for cartilage repair or regeneration. In this chapter, we describe in vitro tissue-engineering models that we have used in our laboratory for the chondrogenic induction of adipose-derived stem cells (ASC). In addition to the proper growth factor environment, chondrogenesis requires cells to be maintained in a rounded morphology in three-dimensional (3D) culture, and thus properties of the biomaterial scaffold also play a critical role in ASC differentiation. Histologic and immunohistologic methods for assessing chondrogenesis are also presented. In general, 10-12 weeks are required to assess ASC chondrogenesis in these model systems.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21082404 PMCID: PMC3657552 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61737-960-4_15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745