Dual effect of platelet lysate on human articular cartilage : a maintenance of chondrogenic potential and a transient pro-inflammatory activity followed by an inflammation resolution

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a cocktail of platelet growth factors and bioactive proteins, has been proposed as a therapeutic agent to restore damaged articular cartilage. We report the biological effect of the platelet lysate (PL), a PRP derivative, on primary human articular chondrocytes cultured u...

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Autor principal: Pereira, R. C. (author)
Outros Autores: Scaranari, M. (author), Benelli, R. (author), Strada, P. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Cancedda, Ranieri (author), Gentili, Chiara (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2013
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/24962
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/24962