Injectable thermoreversible hyaluronan-based hydrogels for nucleus pulposus cell encapsulation

Injectable oxidized hyaluronic acid/adipic acid dihydrazide hydrogel for nucleus pulposus regeneration

(2010) Wen-Yu Su et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Tailoring Thermoreversible Hyaluronan Hydrogels by “Click” Chemistry and RAFT Polymerization for Cell and Drug Therapy

(2010) Derek Mortisen et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Differential response of human bone marrow stromal cells to either TGF-β1 or rhGDF-5

(2010) Benjamin Gantenbein-Ritter et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Disc Regeneration Therapy Using Marrow Mesenchymal Cell Transplantation

(2010) Takafumi Yoshikawa et al.   SPINE

The Combined Effects of Limited Nutrition and High-Frequency Loading on Intervertebral Discs With Endplates

(2010) Svenja Illien-Jünger et al.   SPINE

Cryopreserved intervertebral disc with injected bone marrow–derived stromal cells: a feasibility study using organ culture

(2010) Samantha C.W. Chan et al.   Spine Journal

Intradiscal transplantation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells prevents intervertebral disc degeneration through suppression of matrix metalloproteinase-related genes in nucleus pulposus cells in rabbits

(2010) Takashi Miyamoto et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Synthesis and characterization of hyaluronic acid–poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels via Michael addition: An injectable biomaterial for cartilage repair

(2009) R. Jin et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Intervertebral disc regeneration in an ex vivo culture system using mesenchymal stem cells and platelet-rich plasma

(2009) Wei-Hong Chen et al.   BIOMATERIALS

The fate of bovine bone marrow stromal cells in hydrogels: a comparison to nucleus pulposus cells and articular chondrocytes

(2009) Stephan Zeiter et al.   Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Coculture of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nucleus Pulposus Cells Modulate Gene Expression Profile Without Cell Fusion

(2009) Gianluca Vadalà et al.   SPINE

New Challenges for Intervertebral Disc Treatment Using Regenerative Medicine

(2009) Koichi Masuda et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS

Gene therapy approach for disc degeneration and associated spinal disorders

(2008) Kotaro Nishida et al.   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Biological repair of the degenerated intervertebral disc by the injection of growth factors

(2008) Koichi Masuda   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Future perspectives of cell-based therapy for intervertebral disc disease

(2008) Daisuke Sakai   EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL

Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells in a canine disc degeneration model

(2008) Akihiko Hiyama et al.   JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

Differential Behavior of Auricular and Articular Chondrocytes in Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels

(2008) Cindy Chung et al.   TISSUE ENGINEERING PART A

An injectable cross-linked scaffold for nucleus pulposus regeneration

(2007) Damien O. Halloran et al.   BIOMATERIALS