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In vitro transdifferentiation of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells to neural lineage cells - a stage-specific incidence.

Radhakrishnan S., Trentz OA., Reddy MS., Rela M., Kandasamy M., Sellathamby S.

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

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Study type
Laboratory Study
Journal
Adipocyte (2019)
Country
United States
Reported sample size
—
Source database
PubMed
PMID
31033391
PMCID
PMC6768268
DOI
10.1080/21623945.2019.1607424
Citations
22

Abstract (original English)

The present Study investigated the intrinsic ability of adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and their neural transdifferentiation in a stage-specific manner. Woodbury's Chemical induction was implemented with modifications to achieve neural transdifferentiation. In Group I, ADSCs were preinduced with β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME) and later, with neural induction medium (NIM). In Group II, ADSCs were directly treated with NIM. In Group III, a DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor 5-azacytidine was applied to understand whether transdifferentiation is controlled by epigenetic marks. Irrespective of the presence of (β-ME), the differentiation protocol resulted in glial-lineage cells. Group III produced poorly -differentiated neural cells with neuron-specific enolase positivity. A neuroprogenitor stage (NPC) was identified at d 11 after induction only in Group I. In other groups, this stage was not morphologically distinct. We explored the stage-specific incidence NPC, by alternatively treating them with basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), and antioxidants to validate if different signalling could cause varied outcomes (Group IV). They differentiated into neurons, as defined by cell polarity and expression of specific proteins. Meanwhile, neuroprogenitors exposed to NIM (Group I) produced glial-lineage cells. Further refinement and study of the occurrence and terminal differen

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Adipose TissueAgedAntioxidantsCell TransdifferentiationCells, CulturedCellular Reprogramming TechniquesFibroblast Growth FactorsHumansMercaptoethanolMesenchymal Stem Cells

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