Ichiro Sekiya

Cysteine preconditioning improves post-freeze-thaw proliferative capacity of human synovial mesenchymal stem cells

<title>Abstract</title> Background Synovial mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are promising for cartilage regeneration; however, freeze–thaw injury during cryopreservation impairs their proliferative capacity and may limit therapeutic efficacy. Glutathione, a key intracellular antiox...