Description
Kartogeninstimulateschondrogenicdifferentiationofbone-derivedmesenchymalstemcells(BMSCs)toimproverepairoffull-thicknesscartilagedefectsinmicrofracturemodels.Kartogeninalsoinducesformationofcartilage-liketissueandenhanceswoundhealinginanimalmodels.Thiscompoundmaydisplaypro-fibroticactivity.Kartogeninincreasescartilagenoduleformation,digitcartilaginousanlageelongation,synovialjointformation,andtendonmaturation.
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