The invention belongs to the technical field of
tissue engineering, and particularly relates to a method for inducing directed
cartilage differentiation of stem cells. Based on a co-culture
system ofcartilage cells and the stem cells, the
cartilage cells and the stem cells are subjected to division and cooperation of labor through the co-culture
system, an adenovirus vector is adopted to introduce a
transforming growth factor (TGF-beta 3) into the stem cells, the continuous, local and over-expressed TGF-beta 3 are provided for the stem cells through transfected
cartilage cells, directed cartilage
cell differentiation of the stem cells is stimulated, exogenous addition of TGF-beta 3 is not needed, thus the
growth factor is prevented from being decomposed by
protease, damage possibly generated in the
gene transfection process to the stem cells is avoided, and the higher
survival rate and the better cartilage differentiation ability of the stem cells are maintained. In addition, throughthe mode of co-culture of the
cartilage cells and the stem cells, directed cartilage differentiation of the stem cells in a cartilage
cell conditional culture medium is facilitated, induction to the
growth factor is acted more sensitively, and
secretion of cartilage epimatrix is more facilitated.