Science news articles about 'cartilage tissue'

... known about the cellular and molecular events that cause cartilage to break down in osteoarthritic joints. Past ... mice. Researchers then examined the articular cartilage tissues two months later to look ...

... sought to determine whether diseased adult cartilage tissue contains progenitor-like cells that ... biology of progenitor cells in the context of diseased cartilage tissue," offers Dr. Miosge. "We hope ...

... the femur of a rabbit, they reported gaining better and more specific images for the cartilage tissue than with current negative ion-charged contrast agents. "Compared to commercially available ...

... as well as human embryonic stem cells, Athanasiou and his group have already grown cartilage tissue in the lab. Now they are experimenting with various chemical and mechanical stimuli to improve its ...

... commit" cells to becoming part of the developing joint and distinguish them from the surrounding cartilage tissue. Previous research has shown that the Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway plays a key role ...

... alpha receptor. This receptor must be turned off before the progenitor cells can form cartilage tissue. The Jefferson scientists, using a pharmacological agent, an alpha agonist, kept the receptors ...