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ArticleStem cells and development2014

Human fetal and adult bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells use different signaling pathways for the initiation of chondrogenesis.

Kyla Brady, Sally C Dickinson, Pascale V Guillot, Julia Polak, Ashley W Blom, Wael Kafienah, Anthony P Hollander

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Article in Stem cells and development, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kyla Brady1 Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol , Bristol, United Kingdom .
Sally C Dickinson
Pascale V Guillot
Julia Polak
Ashley W Blom
Wael Kafienah
Anthony P Hollander
University of Bristol · GBImperial College London · GBImperial Valley College · US

Funding

Arthritis Research UKMedical Research Council MR/K015648/1Medical Research Council MR/K015648/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cartilage injuries and osteoarthritis are leading causes of disability in developed countries. The regeneration of damaged articular cartilage using cell transplantation or tissue engineering holds much promise but requires the identification of an appropriate cell source with a high proliferative propensity and consistent chondrogenic capacity. Human fetal mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been isolated from a range of perinatal tissues, including first-trimester bone marrow, and have demonstrated enhanced expansion and differentiation potential. However, their ability to form mature chondrocytes for use in cartilage tissue engineering has not been clearly established. Here, we compare the chondrogenic potential of human MSCs isolated from fetal and adult bone marrow and show distinct differences in their responsiveness to specific growth factors. Transforming growth factor beta 3 (TGFβ3) induced chondrogenesis in adult but not fetal MSCs. In contrast, bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) induced chondrogenesis in fetal but not adult MSCs. When fetal MSCs co-stimulated with BMP2 and TGFβ3 were used for cartilage tissue engineering, they generated tissue with type II collagen and proteoglycan content comparable to adult MSCs treated with TGFβ3 alone. Investigation of the TGFβ/BMP signaling pathway showed that TGFβ3 induced phosphorylation of SMAD3 in adult but not fetal MSCs. These findings demonstrate that the initiation of chondrogenesis is modulated by distinct signaling mechanisms in fetal and adult MSCs. This study establishes the feasibility of using fetal MSCs in cartilage repair applications and proposes their potential as an in vitro system for modeling chondrogenic differentiation and skeletal development studies.

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Adult Stem CellsBone Marrow CellsCartilageCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedChondrocytesChondrogenesisHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsSignal TransductionTissue EngineeringTransforming Growth Factor beta3Transforming Growth Factor beta3

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PMID24172175
PMCPMC3929258
OpenAlexW1981993927

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