The Potential Chondrogenic Effect of Eucomis autumnalis Aqueous Extracts on Porcine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Medicinal Plants in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine in the African Continent

“…These plant extracts are also being incorporated in the fabrication of biomaterial scaffolds used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. [16][17][18][19] These scaffolds will not only act as medium to transport cells/materials inside or outside the human body, but also take part in the regeneration and activation of cells owing to their plant morphogenetic factor content.…”

“…In fact, plant extracts are currently seen as potential solutions in the treatment of chronic wounds and speeding up acute healing, reducing longer hospital stay of patients with bone fracture problems due to accidents and medical conditions. They could furthermore act as anti-inflammatory agents in inflammatory diseases as well as alleviate or accelerate OA healing and other joint diseases by increasing collagen type II production in tissue engineering and re-generative medicine, [16][17][18] besides being useful in the pharmaceutical sector for drug production for the treatment of numerous illnesses.…”