Intervention for tendinopathy
Methods for treating tendinopathy and tendonitis and for preventing tendinopathy are disclosed.
1. A method of treating a tendinopathy in a subject comprising administering to the subject tendon stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs) transduced or transfected with a vector comprising CREB-binding protein/p300-interacting protein 2 (CITED2) cDNA, wherein the TSPCs are administered to the site of the tendinopathy in an amount effective to treat the tendinopathy in the subject, and wherein the subject does not have a ruptured tendon.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TSPCs have been obtained from a human prior to their transduction or transfection.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the TSPCs have been obtained from a human biceps brachii tendon.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tendinopathy is of an Achilles tendon, a knee tendon or an arm tendon.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tendinopathy comprises a tendinosis or a tendonitis.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the subject is a human.