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Spring 2023

Lan, Xiaoyi

Hyaline cartilage is a strong and flexible connective tissue found throughout the human body. It provides important structural and functional support for the nose, ribs, larynx, and trachea. Due to the avascular nature of the hyaline cartilage, its defects or lesions are non-regeneratable and...

Spring 2020

Yan Liang

The knee menisci are a pair of weight-bearing fibrocartilaginous tissues between the femoral condyles and tibial plateau. They are essential for mechanical load distribution and transmission, lubrication, and stability of the knee joint. Meniscus injury is a risk factor for the onset of knee...

Fall 2022

Vyhlidal, Margaret J.

Menisci are fibrocartilaginous structures of the knee that function in mechanical load transmission to protect articular cartilage from forces that may initiate osteoarthritic changes. A population of cells responsible for regulating the tissues’ biomechanical properties are meniscus...

Fall 2019

Salama, Bassem

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic condition characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired glucose metabolism. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a result of progressive autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta (β)-cells. By far, parenteral insulin replacement is...

Fall 2024

Ma, Zhiyao

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease that impacts all structures within the knee joint, often leading to chronic pain and disability. The meniscus, a crucial fibrocartilaginous structure within the knee, plays a key role in joint biomechanics. It is well established that...

Fall 2019

Diar-Bakirly, Samira

Background: Gingival fibroblasts (GFs) that exhibit characteristics similar to adult stem cells are also known as gingival mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs). These cells can be isolated using either tissue explants or enzymatic digestion, however it is unknown whether the isolation method influences...