Scleraxis-expressing progenitor cells are critical for the maturation of the annulus fibrosus and demonstrate therapeutic potential
These findings expand the important role of stem cells in maturation and repair and provide new strategy for cellular therapy of AF repair.
Authors
- Jinlong Suo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3389-3776)
- Sheng‐Ming Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-4205)
- Weiguo Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2516-0302)
- Heng Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-4607)
- Xuye Hu
- Shuqin Chen
- Hongtao Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-8580)
- Jiajun Wang
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (CN)
- Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2025.04.009
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47