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Table 12 Analysis technique used on repaired tissue

From: The use of mesenchymal stem cells for cartilage repair and regeneration: a systematic review

Analysis used

No. of studies (%)

References

Hyaline-like cartilage

88 (79%)

[49, 54–56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 64–69, 71–73, 75, 76, 78–89, 92, 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 134, 150–152, 154, 160, 161, 273–280, 285–302, 304, 305, 307, 309, 310, 312, 314–324]

Collagen type II

84 (76%)

[54, 56–59, 62, 65–73, 75–88, 90, 91, 93–96, 98, 100–102, 134, 150–154, 160, 161, 272–276, 278–282, 284–288, 292, 294–296, 300, 302–306, 308, 309, 311, 313–315, 317–319, 321, 323]

Cluster Chondrocytes

34 (31%)

[57, 60, 62, 63, 72, 74, 77, 78, 80, 81, 83, 84, 91, 97, 102, 151, 152, 160, 161, 273, 276, 280, 281, 283, 291, 292, 296, 297, 304, 312, 318, 319, 322, 324]

Glycosaminoglycan

40 (36%)

[49, 62, 65, 67–71, 73–75, 81, 85, 87, 94, 96–101, 160, 272, 274, 279, 282, 286, 288, 290, 291, 296, 300, 301, 308, 309, 311, 312, 315, 319, 323]

Genes

22 (20%)

[56, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 78, 80, 82, 90, 94, 96, 134, 275, 277, 283, 285, 294, 311, 316, 321, 323]

Proteoglycan

8 (7%)

[56, 63, 84, 95, 98, 287, 294, 295]