Bone marrow is a major target of benzene toxicity, and NAD-(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1), an enzyme protective against benzene toxicity, is present in human bone marrow endothelial cells, which form the hematopoietic stem cell vascular niche. In this study, we have employed a transformed human bone marrow endothelial cell (TrHBMEC) line to study the adverse effects induced by the benzene m...

Bone marrow-stimulating techniques are frequently applied to induce cartilage repair. Apart from insufficient chondrogenesis of the ingrowing bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs), these techniques are hampered by excessive ossification with formation of intralesional osteophytes, in which the ingrowing BMSCs tend to undergo the inherent programme of endochondral ossification. Within this programme, t...