Roles of FGF-2 and TGF-beta/FGF-2 on differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells towards nucleus pulposus-like phenotype

Cartilage derived morphogenetic protein 2 – A potential therapy for intervertebral disc regeneration?

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Activation of multiple signaling pathways during the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells cultured in a silicon nanowire microenvironment

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Growth differentiation factor 6 and transforming growth factor-beta differentially mediate mesenchymal stem cell differentiation, composition, and micromechanical properties of nucleus pulposus constructs

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TGF-β1 induces a nucleus pulposus-like phenotype in Notch 1 knockdown rabbit bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

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Basic fibroblast growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor in the serum from severe burn patients stimulates the proliferation of cultured human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells via activation of Notch signaling pathways

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Identification and Characterization of FGF2-Dependent mRNA: microRNA Networks During Lens Fiber Cell Differentiation

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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) dictates osteogenic and/or chondrogenic lineage commitment of mesenchymal stem cells under dynamic compression

(2012) Daniel Pelaez et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Wnt signaling induces epithelial–mesenchymal transition with proliferation in ARPE-19 cells upon loss of contact inhibition

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Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells towards a nucleus pulposus-like phenotype utilizing simulated microgravity In vitro

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Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (Fgf2) Inhibits Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Inducing Twist2 and Spry4, Blocking Extracellular Regulated Kinase Activation, and Altering Fgf Receptor Expression Levels

(2011) Wen-Tzu Lai et al.   STEM CELLS

Characterization of the human nucleus pulposus cell phenotype and evaluation of novel marker gene expression to define adult stem cell differentiation

(2010) Ben M. Minogue et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Variations in gene and protein expression in human nucleus pulposus in comparison with annulus fibrosus and cartilage cells: potential associations with aging and degeneration

(2009) J. Rutges et al.   OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE

Action of fibroblast growth factor-2 on the intervertebral disc

(2008) Xin Li et al.   ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY

Human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to NP-like cells in chitosan–glycerophosphate hydrogels

(2007) Stephen M. Richardson et al.   BIOMATERIALS