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Review
. 2013 Oct;20(10):1137-43.
doi: 10.1177/1933719113477484. Epub 2013 Feb 18.

Reproductive stem cell differentiation: extracellular matrix, tissue microenvironment, and growth factors direct the mesenchymal stem cell lineage commitment

Atanásio S Vidane  1 , Helena D Zomer, Bruna M M Oliveira, Carina F Guimarães, Cláudia B Fernandes, Felipe Perecin, Luciano A Silva, Maria A Miglino, Flávio V Meirelles, Carlos E Ambrósio
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Reproductive stem cell differentiation: extracellular matrix, tissue microenvironment, and growth factors direct the mesenchymal stem cell lineage commitment

Atanásio S Vidane et al. Reprod Sci. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

The mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have awakened interest in regenerative medicine due to its high capability to proliferate and differentiate in multiple specialized lineages under defined conditions. The reproductive system is considered a valuable source of MSCs, which needs further investigations. Many factors have been reported as critical for these cell lineage specification and determination. In this review, we discuss the main effects of extracellular matrix or tissue environment and growth factors in the cell lineage commitment, including the reproductive stem cells. The MSCs responses to culture medium stimuli or to soluble factors probably occur through several intracellular activation pathways. However, the molecular mechanisms in which the cells respond to these mechanical or chemical perturbations remain elusive. Recent findings suggest a synergic effect of microenvironment and soluble cell culture factors affecting cell differentiation. For future applications in cell therapy, protocols of reproductive MSCs differentiation must be established.

Keywords: cell differentiation; extracellular matrix; growth factors; mesenchymal stem cells.

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