Study Int J Mol Sci 2022

Effects of Combined Allogenic Adipose Stem Cells and Hyperbaric Oxygenation Treatment on Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis in Knee Joint Induced by Monoiodoacetate

Juskovic A, Nikolic M, Ljujic B, Matic A, Zivkovic V, Vucicevic K, et al. — Int J Mol Sci, 2022

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers investigated if combining intra-articular injections of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) with hyperbaric oxygenation treatment (HBO) could improve osteoarthritis in a rat knee joint model.

What They Found

The combined treatment of ADMSCs and HBO significantly improved cartilage regeneration in the knee joint. Radiographic scores for knee joint damage were significantly decreased in both the HBO+ADS21day and HBO+ADS28day groups compared to the osteoarthritis group. The positive effect was greater in the HBO+ADS28day group, which showed relatively normal articular cartilage, while the HBO+ADS21day group still had moderate degeneration.

Canadian Relevance

No direct Canadian connection identified. Osteoarthritis is not a Health Canada-recognized indication for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Study Limitations

A key limitation is that this study was conducted on rats, meaning the results may not directly translate to human osteoarthritis.

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Study Details

Study Type	Study
Category	Uncategorised
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	35887046
Year Published	2022
Journal	Int J Mol Sci
MeSH Terms	Animals; Cartilage, Articular; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Injections, Intra-Articular; Knee Joint; Osteoarthritis; Osteoarthritis, Knee; Rats; Stem Cells

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