I think so because it's a disease that affects cartilage and
bone cell differentiation.
Not exact matches
Such embryo research might teach us more about
cell differentiation and early embryo development, it might make possible greater success in
bone marrow transplants, and it might help us to treat more successfully degenerative diseases and spinal cord injuries.
Stem
cells have also been identified in human milk, and have the potential to differentiate into mammary epithelial lineages under mammary
differentiation conditions in vitro, as well as other
cell types in corresponding microenvironments, including
bone cells, brain
cells, liver
cells, pancreatic beta
cells and heart
cells.
Varghese and her team showed that they could control the
differentiation of human pluripotent stem
cells into functional osteoblasts —
bone - building
cells — simply by adding the molecule adenosine to their growth medium.
By monitoring stem
cell differentiation on gels that mimic the stiffness and nanofibrous structure of biological tissue, researchers have identified the specific molecules that stem
cells use when selecting
bone and cartilage fates.
Damage occurs when metastatic tumor
cells recruit pre-osteoclast
cells to the
bone and then induce their
differentiation into mature
bone - degrading
cells, which results in the release of proteins from the
bone matrix that promote tumor
cell growth.
Research conducted at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science built on previous findings that gold nanoparticles can encourage stem
cells in the
bone marrow to differentiate into
bone cells, and that specific biomolecules can inhibit or promote stem
cell differentiation.
«We found that with increasing stress relaxation, especially combined with increased stiffness in the hydrogel, there is an increase of osteogenic —
bone cell —
differentiation,» said Luo Gu, postdoctoral fellow in the Mooney lab and co-first author.
Not only did increased stress relaxation dramatically increase early osteogenic
differentiation but those
cells continued to grow as
bone cells weeks after their initial
differentiation and formed an interconnected mineralized matrix rich in collagen, key structural features of
bone.
Researchers in Japan have shown that modified gold nanoparticles can be used to control the
differentiation of stem
cells into
bone.
«A better way to grow
bone cells: New method allows for more control in the
differentiation of stem
cells into
bone cells.»
The positively charged and neutral nanoparticles mildly inhibited stem
cell proliferation but had no effect on their
differentiation into
bone cells.
They then used human stem
cells derived from
bone marrow that would normally become
bone cells to test the effects of the nanoparticles on stem
cell proliferation and
differentiation.
The present study demonstrated that cancer - secreted microRNAs induced osteoblastic
bone metastasis through promoting the osteogenic
differentiation of
bone - forming
cells.
«Our experiments showed that restoring H19 expression hindered by too much p53 restored «protective
differentiation» of osteoblasts to counter events of tumor growth early on in
bone cancer,» said co-author, Ihor Lemischka, PhD, Director of The Black Family Stem
Cell Institute within the Icahn School of Medicine.
The authors concluded that the CaP / gel / Ti implants fabricated using their urease process not only enhanced the proliferation of stem
cells and
differentiation of
bone cells, but also the
bone bonding ability of the implants.
Using human fat - derived stem
cells from young (aged 24 - 36 years), middle - aged (aged 48 - 55 years) and elderly (aged 60 - 81) participants, the team used ECIS to collect complex measurements during the growth and
differentiation stages the hASC exhibited as they converted to
bone cells.
MicroRNA - 410 promotes chondrogenic
differentiation of human
bone marrow mesenchymal stem
cells through down - regulating Wnt3a.
Human stem / progenitor
cells from
bone marrow enhance glial
differentiation of rat neural stem
cells: a role for transforming growth factor β and Notch signaling.
Lee et al., Epigenetic - mediated dysfunction of the
bone morphogenetic protein pathway inhibits
differentiation of glioblastomas - initiating
cells.
Differences between in vitro viability and
differentiation and in vivo
bone - forming efficacy of human mesenchymal stem
cells cultured on PCL - TCP scaffolds.
Porcine
bone marrow stromal
cell differentiation on heparin - adsorbed poly (e-caprolactone)- tricalcium phosphate - collagen scaffolds.
Orai1 mediates osteogenic
differentiation via BMP signaling pathway in
bone marrow mesenchymal stem
cells.
Comparison of the
differentiation potential of
cell populations isolated from human lipoaspirate, trabecular
bone tissue and periosteal tissue.
«What is more, the technique identifies key genes and enriched gene ontology pathways, as well as categories related to stem
cell differentiation — and specifically toward osteochondral lineages (that is, related to
bone and cartilage tissue growth).»
Both pathways appear to be responsible for the
differentiation and proliferation of
cell type similar to
bone mass and osteoblasts (Fig. 6).
Identification of common pathways mediating
differentiation of
bone marrow - and adipose tissue - derived human mesenchymal stem
cells into three mesenchymal lineages.
Unlike highly specialized skin -
cell fibroblasts, these
cells in the fat have a relatively wide portfolio of
differentiation options — becoming fat,
bone or muscle as needed.
Differentiation,
cell fusion, and nuclear fusion during ex vivo repair of epithelium by human adult stem
cells from
bone marrow stroma.
Notch signaling enhances osteogenic
differentiation while inhibiting adipogenesis in primary human
bone marrow stromal
cells.
The pool of stem
cells in the
bone marrow is continuously undergoing a process of self - renewal and
differentiation.
Through its various targets, MMP1 promotes not only tumor invasion but also breast cancer colonization to
bone by mechanisms that include the release of membrane - bound EGF - like growth factors from tumor
cells, leading to activation of EGF receptor signaling and suppression of OPG expression in osteoblasts, which in turn promotes the
differentiation and activation of osteoclasts required for
bone destruction and enhanced tumor growth in the
bone microenvironment (32).
She will study how normal, healthy
bone marrow stem
cells find a niche and how niche environment regulates stem
cell functions such as self - renewal and
differentiation.
In humans, germ
cell differentiation from ES
cells via spontaneous EB formation, and EB formation with recombinant human
bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) has been reported [5], [6].
J, Hematoxylin and eosin staining of teratoma sections generated from integration - free iPSC lines showing
differentiation in three germ layers: goblet
cells in gastro - intestinal (GI) tract (endoderm); neural rosettes (ectoderm) and blood vessels, muscle and cartilage /
bone (mesoderm).
Another is to monitor the effects of transplanting telomerase - deficient but ex vivo telomere - extended
bone marrow into late - generation, TMM - disabled mice, so as to be certain that the niche of such animals (or, by implication, aging humans) will support the homing, engraftment, and initial development and
differentiation of such
cells; the necessary research is underway now thanks to a SENS Foundation grant to Dr. Zhenyu Ju of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Sciences and Max - Planck - Partner - Group on Stem
Cell Aging in the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and research partner of prominent telomere biologist Dr. K. Lenhard Rudolph.
Vitamins B6, B12, and folates (NatureFolate blend) promote proper
cell differentiation, and magnesium and calcium are also included to help support
bone and hormone function.
Bone marrow - derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSC) are of particular interest in orthopedics, as cells in this lineage are involved in osteogenic differentiation of cells at the site of bone generation and regenerat
Bone marrow - derived mesenchymal stem
cells (BMDMSC) are of particular interest in orthopedics, as
cells in this lineage are involved in osteogenic
differentiation of
cells at the site of
bone generation and regenerat
bone generation and regeneration.