نوع مقاله : مقاله های پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Background: Cartilage tissue is avascular and has no repairing capacity. For cartilage tissue engineering, stem cells and growth factors are used. In this study, the effect of pomegranate as inducer for chondrogenesis of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) was evaluated.Methods: Human adipose-derived stem cells in third passage seeded in fibrin were cultured in chondrogenic medium with pomegranate for 2 weeks. 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT assay) and western blot technique were applied for evaluation of differentiated cells.Findings: Adipose-derived stem cells differentiated into chondrocytes; and type II collagen production by differentiated cells was proved.Conclusion: Pomegranate extract is an appropriate inducer for production of type II collagen in adipose-derived stem cells.
کلیدواژهها English