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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2020

[Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells differentiate into neuron-like cells after induction with B27-supplemented serum-free medium].

Yunyi Li, Jinpei Yang, Guo Fu, Pan Zhou, Yang Liu, Zhizhong Li, Genlong Jiao

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yunyi LiFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Jinpei YangFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Guo FuFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Pan ZhouFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Yang LiuFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Zhizhong LiShenhe Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Heyuan 517000, China.
Genlong JiaoFirst Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.

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objectiveTo evaluate the capacity and efficiency of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HUCMSCs) to differentiate into neuron- like cells after induction with B27- supplemented serum- free medium.

methodsHUCMSCs at passage 4 were cultured for 14 days with serum-containing medium (SCM) (group A), SCM supplemented with 20 ng/mL nerve growth factor (NGF) and 10 ng/mL basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) (group B), serum-free medium (SFM) (group C), or SFM supplemented with 20 ng/mL NGF and 10 ng/mL bFGF. The culture medium were changed every 3 days and the growth of the neurospheres was observed using an inverted microscope. The cell markers were analyzed with flow cytometry and the expressions of nestin, neuron- specific enolase (NSE), neurofilament heavy polypeptide (NEFH), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were quantified by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting.

resultsBefore induction, HUCMSCs expressed abundant mesenchymal stem cell surface markers including CD29 (99.5%), CD44 (49.6%) and CD105 (77.7%). Neuron-like cells were observed in the cultures on days 7, 10, and 14, and the cell differentiation was the best in group D, followed by groups C, B and A. In all the 4 groups, the cellular expressions of nestin and GFAP gradually lowered while those of NEFH and NSE increased progressively. The expressions of GFAP, NEFH, nestin and NSE were significantly different between group A and the other 3 groups (

conclusionsB27-supplemented SFM effectively induces the differentiation of HUCMSCs into neuron- like cells, and the supplementation with cytokines (NGF and bFGF) strongly promotes the cell differentiation.

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Mesenchymal Stem CellsCells, CulturedDietary SupplementsHumansNeuronsUmbilical Corddifferentiationhuman umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cellsneuron-like cellsserum-free medium

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PMID32990222
PMCPMC7544586

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