Current concepts on tenogenic differentiation and clinical applications

Tendon is a tissue that transmits force from muscle to bone. Chronic or acute tendon injuries are very common, and are always accompanied by pain and a limited range of motion in patients. In clinical settings, management of tendon injuries still remains a big challenge. Cell therapies, such as the...

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedic translation 2017-04, Vol.9 (C), p.28-42
Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Suen, Chun-Wai, Zhang, Jin-fang, Li, Gang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
mesenchymal stem cells
Review
tendon derived stem cells
tendon healing
tenogenic differentiation
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Summary:Tendon is a tissue that transmits force from muscle to bone. Chronic or acute tendon injuries are very common, and are always accompanied by pain and a limited range of motion in patients. In clinical settings, management of tendon injuries still remains a big challenge. Cell therapies, such as the application of stem cells for tenogenic differentiation, were suggested to be an ideal strategy for clinical translation. However, there is still a lack of specific methods for tenogenic differentiation due to the limited understanding of tendon biology currently. This review focuses on the summary of current published strategies for tenogenic differentiation, such as the application of growth factors, mechanical stimulation, biomaterials, coculture, or induced pluripotent stem cells. Current clinical applications of stem cells for treatment of tendon injuries and their limitations have also been discussed in this review.
ISSN:2214-031X
2214-0328
DOI:10.1016/j.jot.2017.02.005