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ReviewStem cells and development2011

Current methods of adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.

Michelle A Scott, Virginia T Nguyen, Benjamin Levi, Aaron W James

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Review in Stem cells and development, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 121 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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121 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Michelle A ScottOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, College of Dental Medicine, University of Southern Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Virginia T Nguyen
Benjamin Levi
Aaron W James

Funding

UCLA FUNDAMENTAL CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMT32DE007296 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI WONG, DAVID T · 1996 to 2011
$5.8M
Enhancement Of Bone Regeneration From Human Adipose-Derived Stromal CellsF32AR057302 · NIAMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI LEVI, BENJAMIN · 2009 to 2010
$111k
NIAMS NIH HHS 1F32AR057302-02NIDCR NIH HHS T32 5T32DE007296-14
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There has been a recent increase in our understanding in the isolation, culture, and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Concomitantly, the availability of MSCs has increased, with cells now commercially available, including human MSCs from adipose tissue and bone marrow. Despite an increased understanding of MSC biology and an increase in their availability, standardization of techniques for adipogenic differentiation of MSCs is lacking. The following review will explore the variability in adipogenic differentiation in vitro, specifically in 3T3-L1 and primary MSCs derived from both adipose tissue and bone marrow. A review of alternative methods of adipogenic induction is also presented, including the use of specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonists as well as bone morphogenetic proteins. Finally, we define a standard, commonly used adipogenic differentiation medium in the hopes that this will be adopted for the future standardization of laboratory techniques--however, we also highlight the essentially arbitrary nature of this decision. With the current, rapid pace of electronic publications, it becomes imperative for standardization of such basic techniques so that interlaboratory results may be easily compared and interpreted.

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AdipogenesisAnimalsBone Marrow CellsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsCell Culture TechniquesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsPPAR gammaBone Morphogenetic ProteinsPPAR gamma

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PMID21526925
PMCPMC3182038

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