We first address the etiopathophysiology of OA and the mechanisms responsible for breakdown of the cartilage extracellular matrix. We then discuss the potential of MSCs for articular cartilage ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could revolutionize the ...

Recent research has uncovered a pivotal role for hyaluronic acid (aka hyaluronan, HA), a glycosaminoglycan found in the ...

Hyaline cartilage consists of round chondrocytes, which are cells that produce collagen, embedded within a dense extracellular matrix (ECM ... surface for enabling movement in the joint, thus ...