Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology isolated extracellular vesicles from menstrual blood stem cells and applied them to damaged human cartilage tissue. Published in Scientific Reports, the study found the vesicles reduced cartilage breakdown and boosted production of key structural proteins — a potential cell-free therapy for osteoarthritis, which affects over 600 million people worldwide.
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Stammzellen aus Menstruationsblut reparieren Knorpel — erste Laborbefunde

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Forschende der Technischen Universität Kaunas isolierten extrazelluläre Vesikel aus Stammzellen von Menstruationsblut und applizierten sie auf geschädigtes menschliches Knorpelgewebe. Die in Scientific Reports veröffentlichte Studie zeigt, dass die Vesikel den Knorpelabbau bremsen und die Produktion wichtiger Strukturproteine ankurbeln — ein möglicher zellfreier Therapieansatz gegen Arthrose, die weltweit über 600 Millionen Menschen betrifft.

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