Stem cells from bone marrow can create stable cartilage

Stable Cartilage Tissue Successfully Cultivated from Stem Cells

Study results open new perspectives in the regeneration of articular cartilage.
Stable joint cartilage can be produced from adult stem cells originating from bone marrow. This is made possible by inducing specific molecular processes occurring during embryonic cartilage formation, as researchers from the University and University Hospital of Basel reported in the scientific journal PNAS.
Certain mesenchymal stem/stromal cells from the bone marrow of adults are considered extremely promising for skeletal tissue regeneration. The...