Investigation of Growth Factor and Tenocyte Proliferation Induced by Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in a 3-Chamber Co-Culture Device
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of the PRP from Human Whole Blood
2.2. Isolation of Tenocytes Obtained from Human Rotator Cuff Tendons
2.3. Fabrication of the 3-Chamber Co-Culture Device
2.4. Study of the Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
2.5. Study of the Tenocyte Proliferation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Study of the PRP Prepared by Different Procedures
3.2. Proliferation of Human Tenocytes Co-Culturing with the PRP
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chiu, C.-H.; Higashikawa, R.; Yeh, W.-L.; Lei, K.F.; Chen, A.C.-Y. Investigation of Growth Factor and Tenocyte Proliferation Induced by Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in a 3-Chamber Co-Culture Device. Micromachines 2018, 9, 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090446
Chiu C-H, Higashikawa R, Yeh W-L, Lei KF, Chen AC-Y. Investigation of Growth Factor and Tenocyte Proliferation Induced by Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in a 3-Chamber Co-Culture Device. Micromachines. 2018; 9(9):446. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090446
Chicago/Turabian StyleChiu, Chih-Hao, Rei Higashikawa, Wen-Ling Yeh, Kin Fong Lei, and Alvin Chao-Yu Chen. 2018. "Investigation of Growth Factor and Tenocyte Proliferation Induced by Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in a 3-Chamber Co-Culture Device" Micromachines 9, no. 9: 446. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9090446