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cd-journal=joma
no-vol=391
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start-page=1142
end-page=1147
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dt-pub-year=2010
dt-pub=20100101
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kn-title=Anterior cruciate ligament-derived cells have high chondrogenic potential
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kn-abstract=Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-derived cells have a character different from medial collateral ligament (MCL)-derived cells. However, the critical difference between ACL and MCL is still unclear in their healing potential and cellular response. The objective of this study was to investigate the mesenchymal differentiation property of each ligament-derived cell. Both ligament-derived cells differentiated into adipogenic, osteogenic, and chondrogenic lineages. In chondrogenesis, ACL-derived cells had the higher chondrogenic property than MCL-derived cells. The chondrogenic marker genes, Sox9 and α1(II) collagen (Col2a1), were induced faster in ACL-derived pellets than in MCL-derived pellets. Sox9 expression preceded the increase of Col2a1 in both pellet-cultured cells. However, the expression level of Sox9 and a ligament/tendon transcription factor Scleraxis did not parallel the increase of Col2a1 expression along with chondrogenic induction. The present study demonstrates that the balance between Sox9 and Scleraxis have an important role in the chondrogenic differentiation of ligament-derived cells.
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en-aut-name=FurumatsuTakayuki
en-aut-sei=Furumatsu
en-aut-mei=Takayuki
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en-aut-name=HachiojiMotomi
en-aut-sei=Hachioji
en-aut-mei=Motomi
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aut-affil-num=2
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en-aut-name=SaigaKenta
en-aut-sei=Saiga
en-aut-mei=Kenta
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en-aut-name=TakataNaoki
en-aut-sei=Takata
en-aut-mei=Naoki
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en-aut-name=YokoyamaYusuke
en-aut-sei=Yokoyama
en-aut-mei=Yusuke
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aut-affil-num=5
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en-aut-name=OzakiToshifumi
en-aut-sei=Ozaki
en-aut-mei=Toshifumi
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aut-affil-num=6
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affil-num=1
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=2
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=3
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=4
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=5
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences

affil-num=6
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kn-affil=Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
en-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament
kn-keyword=Anterior cruciate ligament
en-keyword=Medial collateral ligament
kn-keyword=Medial collateral ligament
en-keyword=Chondrogenesis
kn-keyword=Chondrogenesis
en-keyword=Sox9
kn-keyword=Sox9
en-keyword=Scleraxis
kn-keyword=Scleraxis
en-keyword=Differentiation
kn-keyword=Differentiation
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