ReviewIranian journal of medical sciences2019
Wharton's Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cell: Various Protocols for Isolation and Differentiation of Hepatocyte-Like Cells; Narrative Review.
Review in Iranian journal of medical sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- Effects of conditioned media derived from human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells on diabetic nephropathy and hepatopathy via modulating TGF-β and apelin signaling pathways in male rats.BMC endocrine disorders · 2024Article
- Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Derived from Perinatal Tissues: Sources, Characteristics and Isolation Methods.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Human Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Treatment of Premature Ovarian Failure.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023Review
- Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells: a concise review of their secretome and prospective clinical applications.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Differentiation of Alginate-Encapsulated Wharton Jelly-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Insulin Producing Cells.Cell journal · 2022Article
- Advances in translational orthopaedic research with species-specific multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells derived from the umbilical cord.Histology and histopathology · 2021Review
- Induction and Maturation of Hepatocyte-Like CellsFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Review
- Immunophenotypic characterization and clinical relevance of passage number in umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells: A review.Cell transplantationReview
- A Robust and Highly Efficient Approach for Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Wharton's Jelly for Tissue Repair.Cell transplantationArticle
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Abstract
There are several differentiation methods for mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into hepatocyte-like cell. Investigators reported various hepatic differentiation protocols such as modifying culturing conditions or using various growth factors/cytokines. In this literature review, we compared different MSCs extraction and isolation protocols from Wharton's jelly (WJ) and explored various MSCs differentiation methods. Various protocols have been recommended for MSCs isolated from WJ, such as enzymatic, enzymatic-explant, and explant methods. In the explant method, valuable time is wasted, but the cost and biological contaminations are reduced and the number of isolated cells is high. However, other features, such as immune phenotype and multiline-age differentiation capacity, do not differ from other methods. There are also several differentiation methods for hepatocyte-like cell including the induction of MSC by cytokines and growth factors, and the differentiation of MSC in 2- and 3-dimensional matrix (2D and 3D). Among several cytokines, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) are essential. In the early stage of the differentiation, 2D culture is useful, and in the development stage, 3D culture system with HGF and FGF cytokines are more effective in the process of differentiation. Some studies have used 3D culture system in biocompatible scaffolds, such as alginate, collagen, gelatin, and peptide-Gly-Leu-amide (PGLA). In conclusion, Wharton's jelly-Mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) can be considered as an appropriate source for hepatocyte differentiation. Moreover, we introduced the explant method as the most effective protocol. This review attempted to highlight factors in hepatocyte differentiation, but the most effective protocol is not still unknown.
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