04/29/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
In this study, Chinese researchers developed icariin-conditioned serum (ICS) and determined its ability — when combined with hyaluronic acid (HA) — to repair a critical-sized osteochondral defect in rabbit knees. Their results were published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Based on these findings, the researchers concluded that ICS combined with HA helps repair cartilage defects and thus can be used in bioactive material-based cartilage regeneration therapies.
Read the full study at this link.
Journal Reference:
Zhang J, Zhang D, Wu C, Liu A, Zhang C, Jiao J, Shang M. ICARIIN-CONDITIONED SERUM ENGINEERED WITH HYALURONIC ACID PROMOTE REPAIR OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DEFECTS IN RABBIT KNEES. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 03 July 2019;19(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2570-0
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