From: An ex vivo human cartilage repair model to evaluate the potency of a cartilage cell transplant
Spheroid characteristics | Correlation with level of tissue regeneration and statistical significance |
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ACAN protein | r = 0.55; p < 0.025 |
ACAN mRNA | r = 0.53; p < 0.05a |
GAG spheroids | ns |
GAG medium | ns |
GAG ratio | r = 0.41; p = 0.073 |
S100BmRNA | ns |
CRTAC1 mRNA | ns |