Stem cell-based composite tissue constructs for regenerative medicine
Open Access
- 31 May 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Biotechnology & Bioengineering
- Vol. 91 (3), 261-284
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.20292
Abstract
A major task of contemporary medicine and dentistry is restoration of human tissues and organs lost to diseases and trauma. A decade‐long intense effort in tissue engineering has provided the proof of concept for cell‐based replacement of a number of individual tissues such as the skin, cartilage, and bone. Recent work in stem cell‐based in vivo restoration of multiple tissue phenotypes by composite tissue constructs such as osteochondral and fibro‐osseous grafts has demonstrated probable clues for bioengineered replacement of complex anatomical structures consisting of multiple cell lineages such as the synovial joint condyle, tendon‐bone complex, bone‐ligament junction, and the periodontium. Of greater significance is a tangible contribution by current attempts to restore the structure and function of multitissue structures using cell‐based composite tissue constructs to the understanding of ultimate biological restoration of complex organs such as the kidney or liver. The present review focuses on recent advances in stem cell‐based composite tissue constructs and attempts to outline challenges for the manipulation of stem cells in tailored biomaterials in alignment with approaches potentially utilizable in regenerative medicine of human tissues and organs.This publication has 239 references indexed in Scilit:
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