Intra ‐articular delivery of umbilical cord‐derived mesenchymal stem cells temporarily retard the progression of osteoarthritis in a rat model

ConclusionThese findings indicate that single injection of hUC ‐MSCs can have temporary effects on decelerating the progression of cartilage degeneration in OA rats, but may not inhibit OA progression in the long‐term.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - April 20, 2020 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Dan Xing, Jun Wu, Bin Wang, Wei Liu, Wenjing Liu, Yu Zhao, Liu Wang, Jiao Jiao Li, Aifeng Liu, Qi Zhou, Jie Hao, Jianhao Lin Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research