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ArticleCytotechnology2016

Myogenic and neurogenic differentiation of human tooth germ stem cells (hTGSCs) are regulated by pluronic block copolymers.

P Neslihan Taşlı, Ayşegül Doğan, Selami Demirci, Fikrettin Şahin

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Article in Cytotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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P Neslihan TaşlıDepartment of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, 26 Agustos Campus, Kayisdagi cad., Kayisdagi, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ayşegül DoğanDepartment of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, 26 Agustos Campus, Kayisdagi cad., Kayisdagi, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey. aguldgn@gmail.com.
Selami DemirciDepartment of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, 26 Agustos Campus, Kayisdagi cad., Kayisdagi, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fikrettin ŞahinDepartment of Genetics and Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Yeditepe University, 26 Agustos Campus, Kayisdagi cad., Kayisdagi, 34755, Istanbul, Turkey. fsahin@yeditepe.edu.tr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells with high proliferation, self-renewal and differentiation capacities are promising for tissue engineering approaches. Among stem cells, human tooth germ stem cells (hTGSCs) having mesenchymal stem cell characteristics are highly proliferative and able to differentiate into several cell lineages. Researchers have recently focused on transplanting stem cells with bioconductive and/or bioinductive materials that can provide cell commitment to the desired cell lineages. In the present study, effects of pluronic block copolymers (F68, F127 and P85) on in vitro myo- and neurogenic differentiation of human tooth germ stem cells (hTGSCs) were investigated. As P85 was found to exert considerable toxicity to hTGSCs even at low concentrations, it was not evaluated for further differentiation experiments. Immunocytochemical analysis, gene and protein expression studies revealed that while F68 treatment increased lineage-specific gene expression in both myo- and neuro-genically differentiated cells, F127 did not result in any remarkable difference compared to cells treated with differentiation medium. Subsequent studies are required to explore the exact mechanisms of how F68 increases the myogenic and neurogenic differentiation of hTGSCs. The present work indicates that pluronic F68 might be used in functional skeletal and neural tissue engineering applications.

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BiopolymersDifferentiationhTGSCsPluronicsTissue engineering

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PMID25698158
PMCPMC4754241

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