Equine Allogeneic Chondrogenic Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are an Effective Treatment for Degenerative Joint Disease in Horses
Equine Allogeneic Chondrogenic Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are an Effective Treatment for Degenerative Joint Disease in Horses
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DOI:
10.1089/scd.2018.0061
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发表时间:
2019-03-01
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4
通讯作者:
Spaas, Jan H.
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作者:
Broeckx, Sarah Y.;Seys, Bert;Spaas, Jan H.
Degenerative joint disease is one of the main causes of equine early retirement from pleasure riding or a performance career. The disease is initially triggered by an abnormal loading of normal cartilage or a normal loading of abnormal cartilage. This primary insult is accompanied with joint inflammation, which leads to further progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage and changes in the surrounding tissues. Therefore, in search for an effective treatment, 75 adult horses with early signs of degenerative fetlock joint disease were enrolled in a randomized, multicenter, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled study. Fifty animals were injected intra-articularly with the investigational veterinary product (IVP) consisting of allogeneic chondrogenic induced mesenchymal stem cells (ciMSCs) with equine allogeneic plasma, and 25 horses were injected with 0.9% NaCl (saline) control product. From week 3 to 18 after treatment, lameness scores (P