The invention discloses a method for inducing mouse fibroblasts into
cartilage by adopting a small-molecule composition. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out
adherent culture on mouse
embryo fibroblasts, removing a culture medium, slowly adding a chemical induction culture medium containing the small-molecule composition, carrying out culturing in the environment having the temperature of 37 DEG C and containing 3-8% of
oxygen, 3-8 % of
carbon dioxide and the balance of
nitrogen, wherein the chemical induction culture medium containing the small-molecule composition is replaced every 2-3 days; carrying out continuous culturing for 4-12 days, thus obtaining
intermediate state cells, wherein the small-molecule composition comprises an
HDAC inhibitor, a GSK-3 inhibitor and aTGF-beta
signal channel inhibitor; and transferring the
intermediate state cells to a
cartilage inducing medium, carrying out culturing in the environment having the temperature of 37 DEG C and containing 15-25% of
oxygen, 3-8 % of
carbon dioxide and the balance of
nitrogen, wherein the
cartilage inducing medium is replaced by the fresh cartilage inducing medium once every 3-4 days, and carryingout culturing for 14-28 days, thus obtaining a cartilage
cell cluster. With the method provided by the invention, the problem that in the traditional methods, the fibroblasts can be induced to form
cartilage cells through
transdifferentiation only after an exogenous
gene is introduced is solved, and the method provided by the invention is expected to be used for further solving the problem that seed cells of
cartilage cells are in shortage or in-situ focus
fibrosis exists.