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Figure 1. Cellular interaction. Cells were encapsulated in alginate beads separately and alginate and pellet co-cultures (A, control conditions) . Furthermore, h MSCs and b ACs were co-cultured in (B) a Transwell® system as well as in (C) medium conditioned by the other cell type, to further understand the complex cellular communication pathways between h MSCs and b ACs. In purple: h MSCs = human Mesenchymal Stem Cells ; in green: b ACs = bovine Articular Chondrocytes. 89 AMSCs OR BMSCs FULFILL A TROPHIC ROLE IN CO-CULTURE 5