ba0003pp41 | Bone development/growth and fracture repair | ECTS2014
Torreggiani Elena
, Perut Francesca
, Roncuzzi Laura
, Baldini Nicola
Introduction: Despite the popularity of platet lysate (PL) treatments in orthopaedics, the mechanism of action and the effectiveness of this therapeutic tool is still controversial. So far, the activity of PL has been associated with different growth factors (GFs) released upon platelet degranulation. However, PL activity might also be due to the efficient cell to cell transport system of GF and other bioactive molecules by their encapsulation into exosomes. In this study, we ...