Affiliation:
1. Lausitz University of Applied Sciences (LUAS), Germany
Abstract
Since our society is characterized by an increasing age of its people on the one hand and a high number of persons dealing with sports on the other hand, the number of patients suffering from traumatic defects or osteoarthritis is growing. In combination with the articular cartilage specific limited capacity to regenerate, a need for suitable therapies is obvious. Thereby, cell-based therapies are of major interest. This type of clinical intervention was introduced to patients at the beginning of the 1990s. During the last years, a technological shift from simple cell suspensions to more complex 3D structures was performed. In order to optimize the scaffold free generation of cartilage, such as microtissues from human chondrocytes, the authors examine the influence of a static or spinner flask culture with respect to differentiation and architecture of the engineered microtissues. Additionally, the impact of the soluble factors TGF-ß2 and ascorbic acid on this process are investigated. The results demonstrate a positive impact of TGF-ß2 and ascorbic acid supplementation with respect to general Type II Collagen and proteoglycan expression for both the static and spinner flask culture.
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