Jochen Ringe

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Affiliation: Humboldt University
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Crosstalks between integrin alpha 5 and IGF2/IGFBP2 signalling trigger human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal osteogenic differentiation
    Zahia Hamidouche
    Laboratory of Osteoblast Biology and Pathology, INSERM U606, Paris F 75475, France
    BMC Cell Biol 11:44. 2010
  2. ncbi Tissue engineering in the rheumatic diseases
    Jochen Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:211. 2009
  3. ncbi Porcine mesenchymal stem cells. Induction of distinct mesenchymal cell lineages
    Jochen Ringe
    Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center, Charite, The Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    Cell Tissue Res 307:321-7. 2002
  4. ncbi Stem cells for regenerative medicine: advances in the engineering of tissues and organs
    Jochen Ringe
    Department of Rheumatology, Medical Faculty Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    Naturwissenschaften 89:338-51. 2002
  5. ncbi Towards in situ tissue repair: human mesenchymal stem cells express chemokine receptors CXCR1, CXCR2 and CCR2, and migrate upon stimulation with CXCL8 but not CCL2
    Jochen Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    J Cell Biochem 101:135-46. 2007
  6. ncbi [Mesenchymal stem cells for tissue engineering of bone and cartilage]
    Jochen Ringe
    Labor für Tissue Engineering, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universitatsklinikum Charite, Humboldt Uni versität Berlin
    Med Klin (Munich) 98:35-40. 2003
  7. ncbi Future of tissue engineering in rheumatic diseases
    Jochen Ringe
    Charite University Medicine Berlin, Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 7:283-7. 2007
  8. ncbi Human mastoid periosteum-derived stem cells: promising candidates for skeletal tissue engineering
    J Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2:136-46. 2008
  9. ncbi Gene expression profiling of primary human articular chondrocytes in high-density micromasses reveals patterns of recovery, maintenance, re- and dedifferentiation
    Tilo Dehne
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Gene 462:8-17. 2010
  10. ncbi Antirheumatic drug response signatures in human chondrocytes: potential molecular targets to stimulate cartilage regeneration
    Kristin Andreas
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:R15. 2009

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Publications47

  1. ncbi Crosstalks between integrin alpha 5 and IGF2/IGFBP2 signalling trigger human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal osteogenic differentiation
    Zahia Hamidouche
    Laboratory of Osteoblast Biology and Pathology, INSERM U606, Paris F 75475, France
    BMC Cell Biol 11:44. 2010
    ..In this study, we used microarray analysis to identify signalling molecules that promote osteogenic differentiation in human bone marrow stroma derived MSCs...
  2. ncbi Tissue engineering in the rheumatic diseases
    Jochen Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:211. 2009
    ..Tissue engineering also provides highly organized three-dimensional in vitro culture models of human cells and their extracellular matrix for arthritis research...
  3. ncbi Porcine mesenchymal stem cells. Induction of distinct mesenchymal cell lineages
    Jochen Ringe
    Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Center, Charite, The Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    Cell Tissue Res 307:321-7. 2002
    ..Therefore, porcine MSC may be introduced as a valuable model system with which to study the mesenchymal lineages for basic research and tissue engineering...
  4. ncbi Stem cells for regenerative medicine: advances in the engineering of tissues and organs
    Jochen Ringe
    Department of Rheumatology, Medical Faculty Charité, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    Naturwissenschaften 89:338-51. 2002
    ..Furthermore, several issues of importance, especially with regard to the clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells, are discussed...
  5. ncbi Towards in situ tissue repair: human mesenchymal stem cells express chemokine receptors CXCR1, CXCR2 and CCR2, and migrate upon stimulation with CXCL8 but not CCL2
    Jochen Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    J Cell Biochem 101:135-46. 2007
    ..In combination with already known data on MSC recruitment and differentiation these are promising results towards in situ regenerative medicine approaches based on guiding of MSC to sites of degenerated tissues...
  6. ncbi [Mesenchymal stem cells for tissue engineering of bone and cartilage]
    Jochen Ringe
    Labor für Tissue Engineering, Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universitatsklinikum Charite, Humboldt Uni versität Berlin
    Med Klin (Munich) 98:35-40. 2003
    ..In this article, important aspects of tissue engineering of bone and cartilage will be reviewed with emphasis on mesenchymal stem cells...
  7. ncbi Future of tissue engineering in rheumatic diseases
    Jochen Ringe
    Charite University Medicine Berlin, Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Expert Opin Biol Ther 7:283-7. 2007
    ..This review focuses on state-of-the-art and future in situ mesenchymal stem cell-based tissue engineering approaches for joint repair in patients with rheumatic diseases...
  8. ncbi Human mastoid periosteum-derived stem cells: promising candidates for skeletal tissue engineering
    J Ringe
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2:136-46. 2008
    ..These results suggest MSC-like PCs from mastoid as candidates for therapy of complex skeletal defects...
  9. ncbi Gene expression profiling of primary human articular chondrocytes in high-density micromasses reveals patterns of recovery, maintenance, re- and dedifferentiation
    Tilo Dehne
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Gene 462:8-17. 2010
    ..Cultivation longer than 6 weeks leads to progressing dedifferentiation of chondrocytes that should be considered on long-term evaluations...
  10. ncbi Antirheumatic drug response signatures in human chondrocytes: potential molecular targets to stimulate cartilage regeneration
    Kristin Andreas
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:R15. 2009
    ..This study aimed to disclose major mechanisms of antirheumatic drug action on human chondrocytes and to reveal marker and pharmacological target genes that are involved in cartilage dysfunction and regeneration...
  11. ncbi Human periosteum-derived progenitor cells express distinct chemokine receptors and migrate upon stimulation with CCL2, CCL25, CXCL8, CXCL12, and CXCL13
    Stefan Stich
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Eur J Cell Biol 87:365-76. 2008
    ..These results are promising towards in situ bone repair therapies based on guiding PCs to bone defects, and encourage further in vivo studies...
  12. ncbi Migration potential and gene expression profile of human mesenchymal stem cells induced by CCL25
    Tabea Binger
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, CCM, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Exp Cell Res 315:1468-79. 2009
    ..These results suggest CCL25 as a new potential candidate for further in situ regeneration approaches...
  13. ncbi BMP7 promotes adipogenic but not osteo-/chondrogenic differentiation of adult human bone marrow-derived stem cells in high-density micro-mass culture
    Katja Neumann
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Cell Biochem 102:626-37. 2007
    ..These results suggest that BMP7 promotes the adipogenic and not the osteogenic or chondrogenic lineage development of human stem cells when assembled three-dimensionally in micro-masses...
  14. ncbi Chondrogenic differentiation potential of osteoarthritic chondrocytes and their possible use in matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte transplantation
    Tilo Dehne
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, Berlin, 10117, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 11:R133. 2009
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  15. ncbi Chondrogenic differentiation capacity of human mesenchymal progenitor cells derived from subchondral cortico-spongious bone
    Katja Neumann
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Orthop Res 26:1449-56. 2008
    ..CSP cells from subchondral bone, as known from microfracture, are multipotent stem cell-like mesenchymal progenitors with a high chondrogenic differentiation potential...
  16. ncbi Chemokine profile of human serum from whole blood: migratory effects of CXCL-10 and CXCL-11 on human mesenchymal stem cells
    Gregor Kalwitz
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Connect Tissue Res 51:113-22. 2010
    ..Therefore, human serum derived from whole blood contains chemokines that may contribute to serum-mediated recruitment of human mesenchymal progenitors from bone marrow...
  17. ncbi Chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in micro-masses is impaired by high doses of the chemokine CXCL7
    Gregor Kalwitz
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Tissue Eng Regen Med 5:50-9. 2011
    ..These results suggest that low doses of CXCL7 do not impair the chondrogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived stem cells and may suited for in situ cartilage tissue engineering...
  18. ncbi Gene expression profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells chemotactically induced with CXCL12
    Stefan Stich
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Cell Tissue Res 336:225-36. 2009
    ..The obtained data provide further insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in chemotactic processes in cell migration and designate CXCL12 as a promising candidate for in situ recruitment in regenerative therapies...
  19. ncbi Key regulatory molecules of cartilage destruction in rheumatoid arthritis: an in vitro study
    Kristin Andreas
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Arthritis Res Ther 10:R9. 2008
    ..Hence, the objective of this study was to establish a standardized in vitro model to profile the key regulatory molecules of RA-related destruction of cartilage that are expressed by human chondrocytes...
  20. ncbi BMP2 initiates chondrogenic lineage development of adult human mesenchymal stem cells in high-density culture
    Bernhard Schmitt
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Medical Faculty Charit, Humboldt University of Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Differentiation 71:567-77. 2003
    ..These results suggest BMP2 as a promising candidate for tissue engineering approaches regenerating articular cartilage on the basis of mesenchymal progenitors from bone marrow...
  21. ncbi Differential gene expression profiling of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenic development
    Adriane Menssen
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Charite Platz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    BMC Genomics 12:461. 2011
    ..For data processing and selection of adipogenic candidate genes, we used the online database SiPaGene for Affymetrix microarray expression data...
  22. ncbi Tissue-engineered cartilage of porcine and human origin as in vitro test system in arthritis research
    Axel R Göhring
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dept of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, Berlin, Germany
    Biotechnol Prog 26:1116-25. 2010
    ..Therefore, we demonstrate that engineered cartilage of porcine and human origin represents a powerful in vitro model for cartilage in vivo...
  23. ncbi Synovial fluid recruits human mesenchymal progenitors from subchondral spongious bone marrow
    Michaela Endres
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Orthop Res 25:1299-307. 2007
    ..0001). The chemotactic activity of SF obtained from normal donors and from patients with degenerative joint diseases suggests that SF may be actively involved in the migration of progenitors in cartilage defects after microfracture...
  24. ncbi Tracheal remodeling: comparison of different composite cultures consisting of human respiratory epithelial cells and human chondrocytes
    Cosima Pfenninger
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite University Medicine Berlin, Campus Mitte, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 43:28-36. 2007
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  25. ncbi Gene expression profile of adult human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells stimulated by the chemokine CXCL7
    Gregor Kalwitz
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Int J Biochem Cell Biol 41:649-58. 2009
    ..Pathway analysis suggests that recruitment of human MSC by CXCL7 is supported by the induction of ligands of the interleukin 8 receptors, synergistically activating the respective signaling pathways...
  26. ncbi Gene expression profiling of human articular cartilage grafts generated by tissue engineering
    Christian Kaps
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Biomaterials 27:3617-30. 2006
    ..Three-dimensional tissue culture of expanded articular chondrocytes initiates chondrocyte re-differentiation in vitro and leads to the maturation of cartilage grafts towards hyaline cartilage in vivo...
  27. ncbi Gene expression profiling of rheumatoid arthritis synovial cells treated with antirheumatic drugs
    Thomas Häupl
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Biomol Screen 12:328-40. 2007
    ..Synovial fibroblasts reflect the disease-related pathophysiology and are useful tools for screening putative antirheumatic compounds...
  28. ncbi Endomyocardial biopsy derived adherent proliferating cells - a potential cell source for cardiac tissue engineering
    Marion Haag
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Cell Biochem 109:564-75. 2010
    ..Results indicate that these cells rather support angiogenesis than cardiomyocyte differentiation...
  29. ncbi In vivo effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a rat kidney transplantation model with prolonged cold ischemia
    Yoshiaki Hara
    Institute of Medical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
    Transpl Int 24:1112-23. 2011
    ..In addition, fewer antigen-presenting cells were recruited into the renal allograft. In conclusion, rat MSCs ameliorate inflammation induced by prolonged cold ischemia in kidney transplantation...
  30. ncbi Changes in the gene expression pattern of cytokeratins in human respiratory epithelial cells during culture
    Michaela Endres
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, University Medical Center Charite, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 262:390-6. 2005
    ..Our results suggest that culture-expanded hREC have the potential to colonize collagen-coated biomaterials and to regenerate epithelial cell types for tracheal tissue engineering...
  31. ncbi Biodegradable insulin-loaded PLGA microspheres fabricated by three different emulsification techniques: investigation for cartilage tissue engineering
    Kristin Andreas
    Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
    Acta Biomater 7:1485-95. 2011
    ..Our results should encourage further studies applying protein-loaded PLGA microspheres in combination with cell transplants or cell-free in situ tissue engineering implants to regenerate cartilage...
  32. ncbi Growth characterization of neo porcine cartilage pellets and their use in an interactive culture model
    Carsten Lübke
    VasoTissue Technologies GmbH, Department of Research and Development, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage 13:478-87. 2005
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  33. ncbi [Tissue engineering: chances and challenges for application in rheumatic diseases]
    T Haupl
    Humboldt Universitat, Tucholskystr 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Z Rheumatol 62:II46-9. 2003
    ..These together with the advances in biological therapies of rheumatic diseases are the basis of new concepts, which promise application of tissue engineering also in inflammatory joint diseases...
  34. ncbi Effect of different ascorbate supplementations on in vitro cartilage formation in porcine high-density pellet cultures
    Y Ibold
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Tucholskystrasse 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    Tissue Cell 41:249-56. 2009
    ..Besides that, we could not detect a pronounced difference between ascorbate and its derivates as well as between the different concentrations...
  35. ncbi Human polymer-based cartilage grafts for the regeneration of articular cartilage defects
    M Endres
    Charite University Medicine Berlin, Department of Rheumatology, Tissue Engineering Laboratories, Berlin, Germany
    Tissue Cell 39:293-301. 2007
    ..These results suggest that human polymer-based cartilage tissue engineering grafts made of human chondrocytes, human fibrin and PGA are clinically suited for the regeneration of articular cartilage defects...
  36. ncbi Human cardiac-derived adherent proliferating cells reduce murine acute Coxsackievirus B3-induced myocarditis
    Kapka Miteva
    Berlin Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite, University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow, Berlin, Germany
    PLoS ONE 6:e28513. 2011
    ..We explored whether CAPs application could be a novel strategy to improve acute Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3)-induced myocarditis...
  37. ncbi In vitro expression of cartilage-specific markers by chondrocytes on a biocompatible hydrogel: implications for engineering cartilage tissue
    M Risbud
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, University Medical Centre, , Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
    Cell Transplant 10:755-63. 2001
    ..This hydrogel needs to be further evaluated for its ability to support chondrocyte-specific marker expression to explore the possibility of forming a tissue resembling natural cartilage in vitro...
  38. ncbi Biocompatible hydrogel supports the growth of respiratory epithelial cells: possibilities in tracheal tissue engineering
    M Risbud
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, University Medical Centre, , Humboldt University of Berlin, Tucholkystrasse-2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
    J Biomed Mater Res 56:120-7. 2001
    ..This hydrogel is suitable as a culture substratum for respiratory epithelial cells and could be used as a potential candidate for coating tracheal prostheses...
  39. ncbi Microencapsulation and chondrogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal progenitor cells from subchondral bone marrow in Ca-alginate for cell injection
    M Endres
    TransTissue Technologies GmbH, Berlin, Germany
    Acta Biomater 6:436-44. 2010
    ..Therefore, from the cell biology point of view, Ca-alginate, an established hydrogel scaffold material is suited for regenerative therapies of cartilage defects based on the injection of progenitor cells...
  40. ncbi Hyaluronic acid and autologous synovial fluid induce chondrogenic differentiation of equine mesenchymal stem cells: a preliminary study
    A A Hegewald
    Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Rheumatology, , Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
    Tissue Cell 36:431-8. 2004
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  41. ncbi Osteogenic potential of human periosteum-derived progenitor cells in PLGA scaffold using allogeneic serum
    Yi xiong Zheng
    Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
    J Zhejiang Univ Sci B 7:817-24. 2006
    ..The results of this study support the concept that this tissue engineering method presents a promising method for creation of new bone in vivo...
  42. ncbi A microcarrier-based cultivation system for expansion of primary mesenchymal stem cells
    Simone Frauenschuh
    Department of Bioengineering, Institute for Biotechnology, Technical University of Berlin, Seestrasse 13 Sek GG 2, 13353 Berlin, Germany
    Biotechnol Prog 23:187-93. 2007
    ..Totaling the results, we have shown that the three-dimensional expansion of MSC on microcarriers represents a beneficial alternative to the conventional two-dimensional monolayer cultivation method...
  43. ncbi Specific plasma membrane protein phenotype of culture-amplified and native human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
    Bruno Delorme
    INSERM, Equipe ESPRI EA 3855, Faculty of Medicine, University Francois Rabelais, 10 boulevard Tonnelle, Tours, France
    Blood 111:2631-5. 2008
    ..In addition, the expression of CD73, CD146, and CD200 was down-regulated in differentiated cells. The new marker CD200, because of its specificity and immunomodulatory properties, deserves further in-depth studies...
  44. ncbi Development of a high-throughput screening assay based on the 3-dimensional pannus model for rheumatoid arthritis
    Yvonne Ibold
    Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Institute of Biotechnology, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
    J Biomol Screen 12:956-65. 2007
    ..In addition, automated cell seeding and media exchange increased the efficiency due to a reduction of labor intensity and handling time...
  45. ncbi Treatment of articular cartilage defects in horses with polymer-based cartilage tissue engineering grafts
    Dirk Barnewitz
    Research Center of Medical Technology and Biotechnology, Bad Langensalza, Germany
    Biomaterials 27:2882-9. 2006
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  46. ncbi Regenerative treatment strategies in spinal surgery
    Aldemar Andres Hegewald
    Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor Kutzer Ufer 1 3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany
    Front Biosci 13:1507-25. 2008
    ..Here, additional regenerative interventions would have a preventive intention, whereas interventions for painful degenerative disc disease as an alternative to spinal fusion or disc arthroplasty would be a curative approach...
  47. ncbi Emulsion-based synthesis of PLGA-microspheres for the in vitro expansion of porcine chondrocytes
    Franziska Gabler
    Technical University Berlin, Institute of Biotechnology, Ackerstrasse 71 76, Berlin 13355, Germany
    Biomol Eng 24:515-20. 2007
    ..The degradation of the microspheres was determined in a long-term experiment in culture medium for 3 months. Adherent cells were characterized after 3 and 5 days by FDA+EB vital staining and in SEM...