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ArticleStem cell reports2017

Directed Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to Fate-Committed Schwann Cells.

Sa Cai, Yat-Ping Tsui, Kin-Wai Tam, Graham Ka-Hon Shea, Richard Shek-Kwan Chang, Qiang Ao, Daisy Kwok-Yan Shum, Ying-Shing Chan

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Sa CaiSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Yat-Ping TsuiSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Kin-Wai TamSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Graham Ka-Hon SheaDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Richard Shek-Kwan ChangDepartment of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
Qiang AoDepartment of Tissue Engineering, China Medical University, Shenyang, PR China.
Daisy Kwok-Yan ShumSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. Electronic address: shumdkhk@hku.hk.
Ying-Shing ChanSchool of Biomedical Sciences, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. Electronic address: yschan@hku.hk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our ultimate goal of in vitro derivation of Schwann cells (SCs) from adult bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) is such that they may be used autologously to assist post-traumatic nerve regeneration. Existing protocols for derivation of SC-like cells from BMSCs fall short in the stability of the acquired phenotype and the functional capacity to myelinate axons. Our experiments indicated that neuro-ectodermal progenitor cells among the human hBMSCs could be selectively expanded and then induced to differentiate into SC-like cells. Co-culture of the SC-like cells with embryonic dorsal root ganglion neurons facilitated contact-mediated signaling that accomplished the switch to fate-committed SCs. Microarray analysis and in vitro myelination provided evidence that the human BMSC-derived SCs were functionally mature. This was reinforced by repair and myelination phenotypes observable in vivo with the derived SCs seeded into a nerve guide as an implant across a critical gap in a rat model of sciatic nerve injury.

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Cell DifferentiationAxonsBiomarkersCells, CulturedGanglia, SpinalGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunophenotypingMesenchymal Stem CellsMyelin SheathNerve Growth FactorsNeural Stem CellsNeuritesNeurogenesisNeuronsPhenotypeBiomarkersNerve Growth Factorsbone marrow stromal celldifferentiationfate commitmentmyelinationSchwann cell

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PMID28890164
PMCPMC5639182

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