Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Functional regeneration and repair of tendons using biomimetic scaffolds loaded with recombinant periostin

  • Yu Wang,
  • Shanshan Jin,
  • Dan Luo,
  • Danqing He,
  • Chunyan Shi,
  • Lisha Zhu,
  • Bo Guan,
  • Zixin Li,
  • Ting Zhang,
  • Yanheng Zhou,
  • Cun-Yu Wang,
  • Yan Liu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21545-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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The regeneration of functional tendons remains a clinical challenge. Here the authors develop a biomimetic scaffold loaded with recombinant periostin and demonstrate its functionality in promoting tendon stem/progenitor cell recruitment and tenogenic differentiation, and tendon regeneration in a rat full-cut Achilles tendon defect model.