Table 1 Mesenchymal stem cell markers for cells derived from synovial membrane, cartilage, fat pad, bone marrow, and synovial fluid

Synovial membrane

CD90, CD105, CD147, and CD44

CD34, CD45, CD117, and CD31

De Bari et al. [17] (2001), Sakaguchi et al. [29] (2005)

Cartilage

CD49e, Notch1, CD90, and STRO-1 antigen

Williams et al. [27] (2010), Alsalameh et al. [30] (2004)

Fat pad

CD13, CD29, CD44, CD90, and CD105

CD34, CD56, CD271, and STRO1

Khan et al. [31] (2012)

Bone marrow

CD13, CD29, CD44, CD90, and CD105

CD34 and CD45

Barry and Murphy [32] (2013)

Synovial fluid

CD40, CD44, CD73, CD90, CD 105, and CD 166

CD11b, CD34, CD45, and CD271

Boeuf and Richter [24] (2010), Krawetz et al. [26] (2012)