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Long-term expansion, enhanced chondrogenic potential, and suppression of endochondral ossification of adult human MSCs via WNT signaling modulation.
Stem cell reports - 10 Mar 2015
Narcisi Roberto, Cleary Mairéad A, Brama Pieter A J, Hoogduijn Martin J, Tüysüz Nesrin, ten Berge Derk, van Osch Gerjo J V M
Abstract excerpt
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a potential source of chondrogenic cells for the treatment of cartilage disorders, but loss of chondrogenic potential during in vitro expansion and the propensity of cartilage to undergo hypertrophic maturation impede their therapeutic application. Here we report that the signaling protein WNT3A, in combination with FGF2, supports long-term expansion of human bone marrow-derived...
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