Medical research
Humans' 'inner salamander' capacity could regrow cartilage
Humans have the ability to regrow cartilage, a new study has found.
Oct 18, 2019
1
2088
News tagged with cartilage
Medical research
Humans have salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in joints
Contrary to popular belief, cartilage in human joints can repair itself through a process similar to that used by creatures such as salamanders and zebrafish to regenerate limbs, researchers at Duke Health found.
Oct 09, 2019
1
8733
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Experimental growth factor shows promise for treating knee osteoarthritis
More than 10 percent of Americans over age 60 experience knee pain related to osteoarthritis, the most common disease of the knee joint. Osteoarthritis of the knee causes pain, activity limitation, physical disability, reduced ...
Oct 08, 2019
0
56
Medical research
New biofabrication method creates one scaffold to guide regeneration of multiple tissues
Organs, muscles and bones are composed of multiple types of cells and tissues that are carefully organized to carry out a specific function. For example, kidneys are able to filter waste from the blood because of how their ...
Sep 30, 2019
0
81
Medical research
Addition of growth factors to unique system helps new bone formation
The development of new bone can be a multistep process: first, stem cells differentiate into cartilage cells. Next, the cartilage cells become bone cells. But that's not all: the cells must experience some mechanical stresses ...
Aug 28, 2019
0
56
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Simple computational models can help predict post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Knee joint injuries, such as ligament rupture, are common in athletes. As the intact joint ligaments offer a precondition for joint stability, ligament injuries are often surgically reconstructed. However, in many cases these ...
Aug 20, 2019
0
0
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study dispels myth of exercise damage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
A study by scientists has discovered that therapeutic exercise does not harm articular cartilage of the knee in people with osteoarthritis, a leading cause of disability worldwide associated with pain, impaired mobility and ...
Jul 16, 2019
0
19
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Common conditions keep many patients out of knee cartilage research studies
Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage ...
Jun 13, 2019
0
4
Medical research
Will MSC micropellets outperform single cells for cartilage regeneration?
Repair of cartilage injuries or defects is aided by the introduction of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be incorporated into hydrogels to amplify their effects. In a new report, researchers directly compared chondrogenic ...
May 09, 2019
0
1
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Exercise helps prevent cartilage damage caused by arthritis
Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.
Mar 27, 2019
0
64117
Cartilage
Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue existing within many joints. It is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix composed of collagen fibers, abundant ground substance rich in proteoglycan, and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified in three types, elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage, which differ in the relative amounts of these three main components.
Cartilage is found in many areas in the body, including the articular surface of the bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs. Its mechanical properties are intermediate between bone and dense connective tissue like tendon.
Unlike other connective tissues, cartilage does not contain blood vessels. The chondrocytes are fed by diffusion, helped by the pumping action generated by compression of the articular cartilage or flexion of the elastic cartilage. Thus, compared to other connective tissues, cartilage grows and repairs more slowly.
This text uses material from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA
