The invention relates to the technical field of
cell induction culture, and particularly relates to a culture method for inducing the differentiation of an
umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell into acartilage, and a culture medium used in the method. The culture medium is obtained by at least additionally adding the following components in a basal culture medium: 7 ng / mL to 13 ng / mL of TGF (
Transforming Growth Factor)-beta 3, 0.07 mumol / L to 0.13 mumol / L of
dexamethasone, 40 mug / mL to 60 mug / mL of ascorbate, 0.7 w / v% to 1.3 w / v% of 1*ITS (
Internal Transcribed Spacer), 30 mug / mL to 50 mug / mL of L-
proline and 0.7 mmol / L to 1.3 mmol / L of
sodium pyruvate. According to the culture medium, through optimizing an induction component and matching a specific culture method, the induction velocity is improved; the hard and compact
cartilage can be formed after 7 days; all inoculated mesenchymal stem cells can be differentiated into
cartilage cells, and the differentiation rate is improved. An induced
cartilage globule is compact in texture, and displayed through
specific staining, and all mesenchymal stem cells are sufficiently differentiated into the
cartilage cells.