Basic fibroblast growth factor promotes meniscus regeneration through the cultivation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells via the CXCL6 –CXCR2 pathway

To investigate the efficacy of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in promoting meniscus regeneration by cultivating synovial mesenchymal stem cells (SMSCs) and to validate the underlying mechanisms.

Source: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage - August 8, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Atsushi Goshima, Yuki Etani, Makoto Hirao, Satoshi Yamakawa, Gensuke Okamura, Akira Miyama, Kenji Takami, Taihei Miura, Yuji Fukuda, Takuya Kurihara, Nagahiro Ochiai, Shohei Oyama, Shunya Otani, Masashi Tamaki, Teruya Ishibashi, Tetsuya Tomita, Takashi Ka Source Type: research