Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from the sand rat transforming growth factor beta and 3D co-culture with human disc cells stimulate proteoglycan and collagen type I rich extracellular matrix.docVIP

Available online /content/10/4/R89 Research article Open Access Vol 10 No 4 Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from the sand rat: transforming growth factor beta and 3D co-culture with human disc cells stimulate proteoglycan and collagen type I rich extracellular matrix Hazel Tapp, Ray Deepe, Jane A Ingram, Marshall Kuremsky, Edward N Hanley Jr and Helen E Gruber Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28232, USA Corresponding author: Hazel Tapp, hazel.tapp@ Received: 23 Apr 2008 Revisions requested: 5 Jun 2008 Revisions received