Abstract
This study aimed to determine the cellular characteristics and behaviors of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) expanded in media in a hypoxic or normoxic condition and with or without fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) treatment. hBMSCs isolated from the vertebral body and expanded in these four groups were evaluated for cellular proliferation/migration, colony-forming units, cell-surface characterization, in vitro differentiation, in vivo transplantation, and gene expression. Culturing hBMSCs using a particular environmental factor (hypoxia) and with the addition of FGF-2 increased the cellular proliferation rate while enhancing the regenerative potential, modulated the multipotency-related processes (enhanced chondrogenesis-related processes/osteogenesis, but reduced adipogenesis), and increased cellular migration and collagen formation. The gene expression levels in the experimental samples showed activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 pathway and glycolysis in the hypoxic condition, with this not being affected by the addition of FGF-2. The concurrent application of hypoxia and FGF-2 could provide a favorable condition for culturing hBMSCs to be used in clinical applications associated with bone tissue engineering, due to the enhancement of cellular proliferation and regenerative potential.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-95 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Stem Cell Research |
Volume | 28 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Apr |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Grant No. 2012M3A9B2052521), and by an NRF grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2015R1A2A1A15053961).
Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Grant No. 2012M3A9B2052521 ), and by an NRF grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2015R1A2A1A15053961 ). Appendix A
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology