Engaging Stem Cells for Customized Tendon Regeneration

Table 1

Immunohistochemical comparison of MSCs and TDSCs.

Cellular marker	Bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells [47, 114–116]	Tendon-derived stem cells [117, 118]
CD18	−	−
CD31	−	−
CD34	−	−
CD40	−	−
CD44	+	+
CD45	−	−
CD90	+	+
CD90.2	−	+
CD105	+	+
CD106	+	−
CD117	−	−
CD144	+	−
CD146	+	+
Sca-1	−	+
Oct-4	+	+
SSEA-4	+	+
Stro-1	−	+
Nucleostemin	−	+
Flk-1	+	−
Tenomodulin	+	++
Scleraxis	+	++
Cartilage oligomeric protein (Comp)	+	++
Tenascin	+	++
Sox-9	+	+
Runx2	+	+
COL1	+	++
COL2	−	−
α-smooth muscle actin	++	+
Fibronectin	+	+