Efficacy of cartilage-targeted IGF-1 in a mouse model of growth hormone insensitivity by Krishma Tailor, Krishma Tailor, Janine van Ree, Timothy Stowe, Brit Ventura, Connor Sisk, Joanna Courtis, Anna Camp, Fatima Elzamzami, Jan van Deursen, Robert O’Brien, Jeffrey Baron, Julian C. Lui

“…We therefore sought to target IGF-1 to growth plate cartilage by generating fusion proteins combining IGF-1 with single-chain human antibody fragments that target matrilin-3, a cartilage matrix protein. …”
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Is there health inequity in Europe today? The ‘strange case’ of the application of an European regulation to cartilage repair by Roberto Beretta

“…The application of this regulation in Europe has resulted in differences in the costs of cell therapy for cartilage injuries in Germany compared with the costs in other European countries and in the U.S. …”
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Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

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Environmental high temperature (heat stroke) causes articular cartilage damage in vivo and in vitro by Sun yingfei, Yang feng, Ma haoning

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Recent Progress of Fabrication of Cell Scaffold by Electrospinning Technique for Articular Cartilage Tissue Engineering by Yingge Zhou, Joanna Chyu, Mimi Zumwalt

“…The objective of this review paper is to review and discuss the recent trends of electrospinning strategies for cartilage tissue engineering, particularly the biomimetic, gradient, and 3D scaffolds, along with future prospects of potential clinical applications.…”
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Chondrocutaneous Custom-made Graft for Upper Lateral and Alar Cartilage Nose Reconstruction: The T Graft by Vania Recchi, Alberto Pau, Davide Talevi, Simone Russo, Matteo Torresetti, Giovanni Di Benedetto

“…Upper lateral cartilage and alar cartilage nose reconstruction secondary to failed aesthetic procedure or tumor excision, surely represents a reconstructive challenge for plastic surgeons, because of the support needed and for the function of the internal nasal valve (INV).…”
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Metal ion-crosslinking multifunctional hydrogel microspheres with inflammatory immune regulation for cartilage regeneration by Zhuoming Xu, Zhuoming Xu, Jun Ma, Hanyin Hu, Hanyin Hu, Jintao Liu, Jintao Liu, Haiyang Yang, Haiyang Yang, Jiayi Chen, Hongwei Xu, Xinyu Wang, Huanhuan Luo, Gang Chen

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Human Urine-Derived Stem Cells: Potential for Cell-Based Therapy of Cartilage Defects by Long Chen, Lang Li, Fei Xing, Jing Peng, Kun Peng, Yuanzheng Wang, Zhou Xiang

“…In this study, we demonstrated that hUSCs could be a potential cell source for stem cell therapies to treat cartilage-related defects in the future.…”
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Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Adults: An Ultrasound Measurement Comparison by Rita Vivera Pane, Rahayu Setiyaningsih, Gunawan Widodo, Aufar Zimamuz Zaman Al Hajiri, Juwita Raudlatul Salsabil

“…Ultrasound is a simple, inexpensive, noninvasive, and dynamic modality for evaluating femoral cartilage (FC) thickness. This study aims to measure the FC thickness in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients and compare it to healthy adults using ultrasound assessment. …”
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Effect of Different Warm Dense-sparse Waves on Cartilage Pathological Changes of Knee Osteoarthritis by Munan LIN, Xihai LI, Yanhong LIN, Yeqing LIN, Qinghong LIU, Jie GAO, Dehua ZENG, Dongzhong KE

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Magnetic Targeted Delivery of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Promotes Articular Cartilage Repair by Shinji Kotaka, Shigeyuki Wakitani, Akira Shimamoto, Naosuke Kamei, Mikiya Sawa, Nobuo Adachi, Mituo Ochi

“…Cartilage regeneration treatments using stem cells are associated with problems due to the cell source and the difficulty of delivering the cells to the cartilage defect. …”
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Effects of adipose allograft matrix on viability of humeral head cartilage and rotator cuff tendon by Andrea Karen Persons, Michael R. Baria, Ryan Rauck, Tyler Barker, Zarah Belacic, Sunjit Neginhal, Sushmitha Durgam

“…Methods To assess the potential use of AAM on rotator cuff tears, humeral head cartilage and subscapularis tendon were collected from patients undergoing reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA). …”
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The Role of SUMO1 Modification of SOX9 in Cartilage Development Stimulated by Zinc Ions in Mice by Na Xue, Jing Zhao, Jing Yin, Liang Liu, Zhong Yang, Shuchao Zhai, Xiyun Bian, Xiang Gao

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Betaine enhances SCAPs chondrogenic differentiation and promotes cartilage repair in TMJOA through WDR81 by Meiyue Wang, Zejie Wu, Xiaoyu Zheng, Yishu Huang, Yizhou Jin, Jiaxin Song, Wanzhen Lei, Hua Liu, Riyue Yu, Haoqing Yang, Runtao Gao

“…Results Betain-treated SCAPs demonstrated stronger cartilage regeneration in vitro and promoted cartilage repair of TMJOA in vivo. …”
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Stem Cells for Cartilage Repair: Preclinical Studies and Insights in Translational Animal Models and Outcome Measures by Melissa Lo Monaco, Greet Merckx, Jessica Ratajczak, Pascal Gervois, Petra Hilkens, Peter Clegg, Annelies Bronckaers, Jean-Michel Vandeweerd, Ivo Lambrichts

“…Due to the restricted intrinsic capacity of resident chondrocytes to regenerate the lost cartilage postinjury, stem cell-based therapies have been proposed as a novel therapeutic approach for cartilage repair. …”
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Immunohistological Localization of BMP-2, BMP-7, and Their Receptors in Knee Joints with Focal Cartilage Lesions by Hagen Schmal, Alexander T. Mehlhorn, Ingo H. Pilz, David Dovi-Akue, Christina Kirchhoff, Norbert P. Südkamp, Ulrike Gerlach, Christian Lohrmann, Philipp Niemeyer

“…BMP-2, BMP-7, and BMPR-1A were expressed in cartilage and synovia of knees with focal cartilage lesions. …”
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MRI-based hip cartilage measures in osteoarthritic and non-osteoarthritic individuals: a systematic review by Jacob L Jaremko, Hector N Aguilar, Michele C Battié

“…MRI-based techniques are available to quantify articular cartilage signal, volume, thickness and defects, which could establish the sequence and rate of articular cartilage changes at the hip that yield symptomatic osteoarthritis. …”
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First in Vivo SPECT Imaging of Mouse Femorotibial Cartilage Using Tc-NTP 15-5 by Elisabeth Miot-Noirault, Aurélien Vidal, Philippe Auzeloux, Jean-Claude Madelmont, Jean Maublant, Nicole Moins

“…This study aimed to report the first single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) imaging of articular cartilage in mice using 99m Tc-NTP 15-5 radiotracer. …”
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The Effect of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes on Cartilage Repair in Rabbits by Hongwei Yang, Meng Cong, Weixiao Huang, Jin Chen, Min Zhang, Xiaosong Gu, Cheng Sun, Huilin Yang

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown chondroprotective effects in cartilage repair. However, side effects caused by MSC treatment limit their application in clinic. …”
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Use of Diced Cartilage for Management of Internal Mammary Vessel Exposure Sites in Autologous Breast Reconstruction by Ulf Dornseifer, MD, PhD, My L. Truong, Stephan Grumbrecht, MD, Peter P. Pfeiler, MD, Uli D. Haide, MD, DMD, Philipp Moog, MD, PhD, Michael Kimelman, MD

“…Exposure of internal mammary vessels in autologous breast reconstruction often requires removal of a rib cartilage segment, which can lead to breast contour deformity. …”
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