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Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Biomaterials for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment
Joint Authors
Neuss, Sabine
Knuechel, Ruth
Rath, Bjoern
Jahnen-Dechent, Wilhelm
van de Kamp, Julia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
Human adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be readily harvested from bone marrow through aspiration.
MSC are involved in tissue regeneration and repair, particularly in wound healing.
Due to their high self-renewal capacity and excellent differentiation potential in vitro, MSC are ideally suited for regenerative medicine.
The complex interactions of MSC with their environment and their influence on the molecular and functional levels are widely studied but not completely understood.
MSC secrete, for example, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), whose concentration is enhanced in wounded areas and which is shown to act as a chemoattractant for MSC.
We produced HGF-loaded biomaterials based on collagen and fibrin gels to develop a recruitment system for endogenous MSC to improve wound healing.
Here, we report that HGF incorporated into collagen or fibrin gels leads to enhanced and directed MSC migration in vitro.
HGF-loaded biomaterials might be potentially used as in vivo wound dressings to recruit endogenous MSC from tissue-specific niches towards the wounded area.
This novel approach may help to reduce costly multistep procedures of cell isolation, in vitro culture, and transplantation usually used in tissue engineering.
American Psychological Association (APA)
van de Kamp, Julia& Jahnen-Dechent, Wilhelm& Rath, Bjoern& Knuechel, Ruth& Neuss, Sabine. 2013. Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Biomaterials for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment. Stem Cells International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505900
Modern Language Association (MLA)
van de Kamp, Julia…[et al.]. Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Biomaterials for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment. Stem Cells International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505900
American Medical Association (AMA)
van de Kamp, Julia& Jahnen-Dechent, Wilhelm& Rath, Bjoern& Knuechel, Ruth& Neuss, Sabine. Hepatocyte Growth Factor-Loaded Biomaterials for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Recruitment. Stem Cells International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505900
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505900