Spheroid culture of chondrocytes exhibits elevated levels of inflammation: A better approach for investigating the mechanisms of osteoarthritis?

• Qian Xie,
• Kuangyang Yang,
• Jianhui Liang,
• Yanni Shen,
• Lichu Liu,
• Yan Wang

Affiliations

Qian Xie

Department of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen 518055, China; Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China

Kuangyang Yang

Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan 528000, China

Jianhui Liang

Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China

Yanni Shen

Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China

Lichu Liu

Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan 528000, China

Yan Wang

Center for Translational Medicine Research and Development, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China; Corresponding author.