[Present state and prospects of cartilage regenerative medicine].
While various kinds of fields have been focused on for the researches of regenerative medicine/tissue engineering, the cartilage regenerative medicine has been progressed well. In the present article, the author overviews the present state of cartilage regenerative medicine using various cell sources and scaffolds, and describes the prospects for the spread of clinical indication.
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Kazuto
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The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Cartilage and Bone Regeneration (Fujisoft), Japan.
D000818:Animals; D002356:Cartilage / Q000502:physiology; D019902:Chondrocytes; D003094:Collagen; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D012038:Regeneration; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013234:Stem Cells; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends
D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D003094:Collagen