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ArticleTissue engineering. Part A2014

Architectural and mechanical cues direct mesenchymal stem cell interactions with crosslinked gelatin scaffolds.

Kathleen M McAndrews, Min Jeong Kim, Tuyet Y Lam, Daniel J McGrail, Michelle R Dawson

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Article in Tissue engineering. Part A, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathleen M McAndrews1 School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, Georgia .
Min Jeong Kim
Tuyet Y Lam
Daniel J McGrail
Michelle R Dawson
Georgia Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Research Training Program Plan on Cell and Tissue Engineering (CTEng)T32GM008433 · NIGMS · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI GARCIA, ANDRES J · 1991 to 2021
$7.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008433NIGMS NIH HHS TG GM08433
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Naturally derived biomaterials have emerged as modulators of cell function and tissue substitutes. Here, we developed crosslinked glutaraldehyde (GTA) scaffolds for the expansion and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The mechanical and architectural properties of the scaffolds were altered by varying the concentration of gelatin and GTA. Higher GTA concentrations were associated with an increase in more confined pores and osteogenic differentiation. In addition, myogenic potential varied with crosslinking degree, although bulk mechanical properties were unaltered. Correlation analysis revealed that ALP activity of differentiated MSCs on higher gelatin concentration scaffolds was dependent on traditional effectors, including environment elasticity and spread area. In contrast, the differentiation capacity of cells cultured on lower gelatin concentration scaffolds did not correlate with these factors, instead it was dependent on the hydrated pore structure. These results suggest that scaffold composition can determine what factors direct differentiation and may have critical implications for biomaterial design.

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AnimalsCell DifferentiationCell ProliferationGelatinGlutaralMesenchymal Stem CellsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, Electrochemical, ScanningTissue ScaffoldsGelatinGlutaral

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PMID24873687
PMCPMC4259178
OpenAlexW2320593878

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