Tiziana Martinello, Ilaria Bronzini, Anna Perazzi, Stefania Testoni, Gulia Maria De Benedictis, Alessandro Negro, Giovanni Caporale, Francesco Mascarello, Ilaria Iacopetti, Marco Patruno
Tendon injuries, degenerative tendinopathies, and overuse tendinitis are common in races horses. Novel therapies aim to restore tendon functionality by means of cell-based therapy, growth factor delivery, and tissue engineering approaches. This study examined the use of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells derived from peripheral blood (PB-MSCs), platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and a combination of both for ameliorating experimental lesions on deep digital flexor tendons (DDFT) of Bergamasca sheep. In particular, testing the combination of blood-derived MSCs and PRP in an experimental animal model represents one of the few studies exploring a putative synergistic action of these treatments...
February 2013: Journal of Orthopaedic Research: Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society