Stem Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find if autologous stem cell transplantation can improve clinical manifestations of knee osteoarthritis.

Timeline

Start

2007-12

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2010-11

Publications

• Background Le Blanc K. [Mesenchymal stem cells. Basic science and future clinical use]. Lakartidningen. 2002 Mar 21;99(12):1318-21, 1324. Swedish.
• Background Caplan AI. Mesenchymal stem cells. J Orthop Res. 1991 Sep;9(5):641-50. doi: 10.1002/jor.1100090504.
• Background Caplan AI, Elyaderani M, Mochizuki Y, Wakitani S, Goldberg VM. Principles of cartilage repair and regeneration. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1997 Sep;(342):254-69.
• Background Solchaga LA, Welter JF, Lennon DP, Caplan AI. Generation of pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation to the chondrocytic phenotype. Methods Mol Med. 2004;100:53-68. doi: 10.1385/1-59259-810-2:053.
• Background Caplan AI. Adult mesenchymal stem cells for tissue engineering versus regenerative medicine. J Cell Physiol. 2007 Nov;213(2):341-7. doi: 10.1002/jcp.21200.
• Davatchi F, Abdollahi BS, Mohyeddin M, Shahram F, Nikbin B. Mesenchymal stem cell therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Preliminary report of four patients. Int J Rheum Dis. 2011 May;14(2):211-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2011.01599.x. Epub 2011 Mar 4.

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