Researchers isolated annulus fibrosus cells from the nondegenerative invertebral discs of adolescent patients with ideiopathic scoliosis and cultured the cells in vitro. They found that the cells expressed several of the cell surface antigens associated with mesenechymal stem cells.
Researchers found that the cells differentiated into adipocytes, osteoblasts, chondrocytes, neurons and endothelial cells in vitro.
Read the abstract for “Multipotential Differentiation of Human Anulus Fibrosus Cells.”
Read other coverage on stem cells in orthopedics:
– University of Arizona Arthritis Center Develops Stem Cell Technique for Arthritic Knees
– Latest Trends in Spine Surgery Techniques: Laser and Stem Cell Technology
– Stem Cell Therapy Research for Osteoarthritis Will Be Conducted in the UK
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