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New study shows ‘Dancing Molecules’ can Regenerate Cartilage in 3 days

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In new experiments, human cartilage cells treated with fast-moving dancing molecules made more collagen II (shown in red), a crucial component for regeneration. Cell nuclei are shown in blue/purple. Credit: Stupp Research Group/Northwestern

In November 2021, Northwestern University researchers introduced an injectable new therapy, which harnessed fast-moving “dancing molecules,” to repair tissues and reverse paralysis after severe spinal cord injuries.

Now, the same research group has applied the therapeutic strategy to damaged human cartilage cells. In the new study, the treatment activated the gene expression necessary to regenerate cartilage within just four hours. And, after only three days, the human cells produced protein components needed for cartilage regeneration.

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