objective: cartilage mass produced from mesenchymal stem cell (msc) differentiation would be a suitable candidate for use in regenerative medicine. since the proper function of cartilage tissue is largely dependent on matrix glycosaminoglycan (gag) contents, the objective of this study was to investigate the enhancing effect of two gsk3 inhibitors on the gag content of cartilage produced by hum...

background bone marrow and adipose tissue are two main sources of mesenchymal stem cells (mscs). some of studies suggest that there are some differences in gene expression profile of mscs-derived from various tissues. to investigate gene expression profile by qrt-pcr, an appropriate reference gene with stable expression level should be chosen for normalizing data.  this study was designed to ev...

Early cell biology reports demonstrated the presence of cells with stem-like properties in bone marrow, both hematopoietic and mesenchymal lineages. Over years, various investigations have purified characterized stromal/stem (MSCs) from different human tissues as multilineage differentiation potential under appropriate conditions. Due to their appealing characteristics versatile potentials, MSC...

We previously demonstrated that human pericytes, which encircle capillaries and microvessels, give rise in culture to genuine mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). This raised the question as to whether all MSC are derived from pericytes. Pericytes and other cells defined on differential expression of CD34, CD31, and CD146 were sorted from the stromal vascular fraction of human white adipose tissue. B...

mesenchymal stem cells can be obtained from deferent tissues like adipose tissue, umbilical cord, placenta, skin, bone marrow, etc. these cells have regulatory effects on all types of immune cells such as dendritic cell, natural killers and lymphocytes. mesenchymal stem cells induce inhibitory phenotypes of antigen presenting cells (apcs) following their activity. they also change t cells pheno...

up-regulation of cd4+cd25+cd127low/- regulatory t cells (tregs) is a new target in the treatment of asthma. human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells can up-regulate cd4+cd25+cd127low/- regulatory t cells in vitro,  meanwhile, heme oxygenase-1 (ho-1) plays an important role in the development and maintenance of cd4+cd25+ regulatory t cells. however the mechanism has not yet been adequately under...

AIMS Adult human bone marrow contains a population of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) that contributes to the regeneration of tissues such as bone, cartilage, muscle, tendon, and fat. In recent years, it has been shown that functional stem cells exist in the adult bone marrow, and they can contribute to renal remodelling or reconstitution of injured renal glomeruli, especially mesangial cells. The...

OBJECTIVE To characterize equine muscle tissue- and periosteal tissue-derived cells as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and assess their proliferation capacity and osteogenic potential in comparison with bone marrow- and adipose tissue-derived MSCs. SAMPLE Tissues from 10 equine cadavers. PROCEDURES Cells were isolated from left semitendinosus muscle tissue, periosteal tissue from the distomed...

multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) are recently found to alter the tumor condition. however their exact role in tumor development is not yet fully unraveled. mscs were established to perform many of their actions through paracrine effect. thus investigation of msc secretome interaction with tumor cells may provide important information for scientists who are attempting to apply stem cell...