Deriving nucleus pulposus progenitors to facilitate vertebral joint repair
Grant Data
Project Title
Deriving nucleus pulposus progenitors to facilitate vertebral joint repair
Principal Investigator
Dr Leung, Victor Yu Leong
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Cheung Kenneth Man Chee
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Wang Junwen John
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Sakai Daisuke
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Chan Danny
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2015-12-01
Amount
814907
Conference Title
Deriving nucleus pulposus progenitors to facilitate vertebral joint repair
Presentation Title
Keywords
Disc progenitors, Intervertebral disc, Mesenchymal stem cells, Tissue engineering
Discipline
Biomedical Engineering
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
17126615
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2015
Status
Completed
Objectives
1 To examine NP progenitor properties in MICCI-derived cells 2 To identify the involved MSC sub-populations and assess the phenotype resulted from the MICCI-based differentiation 3 To test the functional capacity of MICCI-derived cells in NP repair and alleviating IVD degeneration