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Evaluation of fibroblast growth factor-2 on the proliferation of osteogenic potential and protein expression of stem cell spheroids composed of stem cells derived from bone marrow

Tae JY., Ko Y., Park JB.

Laboratory Study, published in Exp Ther Med (2019) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Exp Ther Med (2019)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
31258669
PMCID
PMC6566042
DOI
10.3892/etm.2019.7543
Citations
16

Abstract (original English)

Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) is reported to have various functions and is considered a key human mesenchymal stem cell mitogen, often supplemented to increase human mesenchymal stem cell growth rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of FGF-2 on cellular viability and osteogenic differentiation using three-dimensional cell spheroids of stem cells. Three-dimensional cell spheroids were fabricated using concave silicon elastomer-based microwells in the presence of FGF-2 at concentrations of 0, 30, 60 and 90 ng/ml. Qualitative cellular viability was determined with a confocal microscope, and quantitative cellular viability was evaluated using a Cell Counting Kit-8 assay. Alkaline phosphatase activity and Alizarin Red S staining were used to assess osteogenic differentiation. Spheroids were well formed in silicon elastomer-based concave microwells on Day 1. The average spheroid diameters at Day 1 for FGF-2 at 0, 30, 60 and 90 ng/ml were 202.2±3.0, 206.6±22.6, 208.8±6.8 and 196.6±26.7 µm, respectively (P>0.05). The majority of the cells in the cell spheroids emitted green fluorescence. The relative Cell Counting Kit-8 assay values for FGF-2 at 0, 30, 60 and 90 ng/ml at Day 1 were 100.0±5.5, 101.8±8.8, 99.2±4.8 and 103.4±9.6% (P>0.05). The addition of FGF-2 at 60 ng/ml concentration produced the highest value for alkaline phosphatase activity. Mineralized e

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