Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Preliminary report of four patients

Davatchi, Fereydoun; Sadeghi Abdollahi, Bahar; Mohyeddin, Mandana; Shahram, Farhad; Nikbin, B

doi:10.1111/j.1756-185x.2011.01599.x

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Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Preliminary report of four patients

Published in International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 4, 2011

Authors:

Fereydoun Davatchi

Bahar Sadeghi Abdollahi

Mandana Mohyeddin

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a cartilage degenerative process, involving the immune system, producing local inflammatory reactions, with production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and metalloproteinases. No treatment is still available to improve or reverse the process. Stem cell therapy opened ...

Subject

Medicine

Osteoarthritis

Mesenchymal stem cell

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