Nature Communications (Feb 2021)
Functional regeneration and repair of tendons using biomimetic scaffolds loaded with recombinant periostin
Abstract
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.