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SYNOVIAL FLUID PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF UMBILICAL CORD-MSC INDUCED RADIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN AN OVINE MODEL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS (2023)
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Wright, K., McDonald, J., Mennan, C., Perry, J., Peffers, M., & Hulme, C. (2023). SYNOVIAL FLUID PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF UMBILICAL CORD-MSC INDUCED RADIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN AN OVINE MODEL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS. Orthopaedic Proceedings, 105-B(SUPP_16), 53-53. https://doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2023.16.053

AbstractObjectivesA promising therapy for early osteoarthritis (OA) is the transplantation of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hUC-MSCs). The synovial fluid (SF) from a pre-clinical ovine model treated with hUC-MSCs has been pr... Read More about SYNOVIAL FLUID PROTEOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS HIGHLIGHTS POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF UMBILICAL CORD-MSC INDUCED RADIOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENT IN AN OVINE MODEL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS.

Analysis of Synovial Fluid Proteomes After Treating an Ovine Osteoarthritic Model with Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells (2023)
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McDonald, J., Wright, K., Mennan, C., Peffers, M., Perry, J., Roberts, S., …Hulme, C. (2023, September). Analysis of Synovial Fluid Proteomes After Treating an Ovine Osteoarthritic Model with Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Presented at International Cartilage and Joint Preservation Society World Congress 2023, Melia Hotel Sitges, Sitges/ Barcelona

Extracellular vesicles derived from umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells show enhanced anti-inflammatory properties via upregulation of miRNAs after pro-inflammatory priming (2023)
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Hyland, M., Mennan, C., Davies, R., Wilson, E., Tonge, D. P., Clayton, A., & Kehoe, O. (2023). Extracellular vesicles derived from umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells show enhanced anti-inflammatory properties via upregulation of miRNAs after pro-inflammatory priming. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 19, 2391–2406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-023-10586-2

Autoimmune conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are characterised by a loss of immune tolerance, whereby the immune cells attack self-antigens causing pain and inflammation. These conditions can be brought into remission using pharmaceutical tre... Read More about Extracellular vesicles derived from umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells show enhanced anti-inflammatory properties via upregulation of miRNAs after pro-inflammatory priming.

The Up-Scale Manufacture of Chondrocytes for Allogeneic Cartilage Therapies (2023)
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Hulme, C. H., Garcia, J., Mennan, C., Perry, J., Roberts, S., Norris, K., …Wright, K. T. (2023). The Up-Scale Manufacture of Chondrocytes for Allogeneic Cartilage Therapies. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2023.0037

Background: Allogeneic chondrocyte therapies need to be developed to allow more individuals to be treated with a cell therapy for cartilage repair and to reduce the burden and cost of current two-stage autologous procedures. Up-scale manufacture of c... Read More about The Up-Scale Manufacture of Chondrocytes for Allogeneic Cartilage Therapies.

Extracellular Vesicle Depletion Protocols of Foetal Bovine Serum Influence Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Phenotype, Immunomodulation, and Particle Release (2023)
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Davies, R., Allen, S., Mennan, C., Platt, M., Wright, K., & Kehoe, O. (2023). Extracellular Vesicle Depletion Protocols of Foetal Bovine Serum Influence Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Phenotype, Immunomodulation, and Particle Release. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(11), 9242. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119242

The immunomodulatory properties of MSCs can be recreated using their extracellular vesicles (EVs). Yet, the true capabilities of the MSC EVs cannot be distinguished from contaminating bovine EVs and protein derived from supplemental foetal bovine ser... Read More about Extracellular Vesicle Depletion Protocols of Foetal Bovine Serum Influence Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Phenotype, Immunomodulation, and Particle Release.

A comprehensive review of quantum bioreactor cell manufacture: Research and clinical applications (2023)
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Hulme, C. H., Mennan, C., McCarthy, H. S., Davies, R., Lan, T., Rix, L., …Wright, K. (2023). A comprehensive review of quantum bioreactor cell manufacture: Research and clinical applications. Cytotherapy, 25(10), 1017-1026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcyt.2023.04.004

The Quantum cell expansion system manufactured by Terumo-BCT is perhaps the most widely reported Good Manufacturing Practice–compliant bioreactor used for the expansion of adherent cell populations, both for research purposes and cl... Read More about A comprehensive review of quantum bioreactor cell manufacture: Research and clinical applications.

Umbilical Cord MSC Treated Osteoarthritic Sheep Display Reduced Radiographic Changes: Proteomic Biomarker Profiling of Synovial Fluids Implicate an Immunomodulatory Mechanism (2023)
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Perry, J., Mennan, C., Cool, P., Mccarthy, H., Newell, K., Hulme, C., …Roberts, S. (2023, March). Umbilical Cord MSC Treated Osteoarthritic Sheep Display Reduced Radiographic Changes: Proteomic Biomarker Profiling of Synovial Fluids Implicate an Immunomodulatory Mechanism. Presented at TERMIS 2023 – European Chapter, Manchester Central Conference Centre Manchester, UK

Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Enhance Cartilage Healing in a Murine Joint Surface Injury Model. (2021)
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McCarthy, H., Perry, J., Mennan, C., & Wright, K. (2021). Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Enhance Cartilage Healing in a Murine Joint Surface Injury Model. Cells, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10081999

Human umbilical cord (hUC)- or bone marrow (hBM)-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) were evaluated as an allogeneic source of cells for cartilage repair. We aimed to determine if they could enhance healing of chondral defects with or without th... Read More about Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Enhance Cartilage Healing in a Murine Joint Surface Injury Model..

The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach (2020)
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Mennan, C., Hopkins, T., Channon, A., Elliott, M., Johnstone, B., Kadir, T., …Roberts, S. (2020). The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2(3), Article 100081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100081

Objective This UK-wide OATech+ Network consensus study utilised a Delphi approach to discern levels of awareness across an expert panel regarding the role of existing and novel technologies in osteoarthritis research. To direct future cross-disciplin... Read More about The Use of Technology in the Subcategorisation of Osteoarthritis: a Delphi Study Approach.

The synovial fluid from patients with focal cartilage defects contains mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and macrophages with pro- and anti-inflammatory phenotypes (2020)
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Mennan, Hulme, & Wright, K. (2020). The synovial fluid from patients with focal cartilage defects contains mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and macrophages with pro- and anti-inflammatory phenotypes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100039

Objective The synovial fluid (SF) of patients with focal cartilage defects contains a population of poorly characterised cells that could have pathophysiological implications in early osteoarthritis and joint tissue repair. We have examined the cells... Read More about The synovial fluid from patients with focal cartilage defects contains mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and macrophages with pro- and anti-inflammatory phenotypes.

Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles (2020)
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Kehoe, O., Hyland, M., Mennan, C., Wilson, E., & Clayton, A. (2020). Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles. Cells, https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9030726

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (UCMSCs) have shown an ability to modulate the immune system through the secretion of paracrine mediators, such as extracellular vesicles (EVs). However, the culture conditions that UCMSCs are grown in can alt... Read More about Pro-Inflammatory Priming of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Alters the Protein Cargo of Their Extracellular Vesicles.

Injected human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells do not appear to elicit an inflammatory response in a murine model of osteoarthritis (2020)
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Perry, J., McCarthy, H., Bou-Gharios, G., van't Hof, R., Milner, P., Mennan, C., & Roberts, S. (2020). Injected human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells do not appear to elicit an inflammatory response in a murine model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open, 2(2), 100044 - 100044. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2020.100044

Objective This study investigated the effect of hUC-MSCs on osteoarthritis (OA) progression in a xenogeneic model. Design Male, 10 week-old C57Bl/6 mice underwent sham surgery (n=15) or partial medial meniscectomy (PMM;n=76). 5x105 hUC-MSCs (from 3 d... Read More about Injected human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells do not appear to elicit an inflammatory response in a murine model of osteoarthritis.

Human Articular Chondrocytes Retain Their Phenotype in Sustained Hypoxia While Normoxia Promotes Their Immunomodulatory Potential (2019)
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Mennan, C., Garcia, J., McCarthy, H., Owen, S., Perry, J., Wright, K., …Roberts, S. (2019). Human Articular Chondrocytes Retain Their Phenotype in Sustained Hypoxia While Normoxia Promotes Their Immunomodulatory Potential. Cartilage, 10(4), 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603518769714

Objective To assess the phenotype of human articular chondrocytes cultured in normoxia (21% O2) or continuous hypoxia (2% O2). Design Chondrocytes were extracted from patients undergoing total knee replacement (n = 5) and cultured in ~21% (normo... Read More about Human Articular Chondrocytes Retain Their Phenotype in Sustained Hypoxia While Normoxia Promotes Their Immunomodulatory Potential.

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells do not evoke an immune response in the partial medial meniscectomy murine model of osteoarthritis (2019)
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Perry, J., Mennan, C., McCarthy, H., Bou-Gharios, G., Hof, R. V. '., Milner, P., …Roberts, S. (2019). Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells do not evoke an immune response in the partial medial meniscectomy murine model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(S1), S438-S439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.468

A comprehensive characterisation of large-scale expanded human bone marrow and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. (2019)
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Mennan, C., Garcia, J., Roberts, S., Hulme, C., & Wright, K. (2019). A comprehensive characterisation of large-scale expanded human bone marrow and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 10, Article 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1202-4

BACKGROUND: The manufacture of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) for clinical use needs to be cost effective, safe and scaled up. Current methods of expansion on tissue culture plastic are labour-intensive and involve several 'open' procedures.... Read More about A comprehensive characterisation of large-scale expanded human bone marrow and umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells..

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters at 1 Year Correlate With Clinical Outcomes Up to 17 Years After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (2018)
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McCarthy, H. S., McCall, I. W., Williams, J. M., Mennan, C., Dugard, M. N., Richardson, J. B., & Roberts, S. (2018). Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters at 1 Year Correlate With Clinical Outcomes Up to 17 Years After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967118788280

Background: The ability to predict the long-term success of surgical treatment in orthopaedics is invaluable, particularly in clinical trials. The quality of repair tissue formed 1 year after autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) in the knee was... Read More about Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters at 1 Year Correlate With Clinical Outcomes Up to 17 Years After Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

Assessing The Characteristics Of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived From Bone Marrow And Umbilical Cord Following Expansion In The Quantum® Hollow-fibre Bioreactor System (2018)
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Mennan, C., Roberts, S., Garcia, J., Hulme, C., & Wright, K. (2018). Assessing The Characteristics Of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived From Bone Marrow And Umbilical Cord Following Expansion In The Quantum® Hollow-fibre Bioreactor System. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(S1), S146-S147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.316

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