Diferenciação hepatocítica de células-tronco mesenquimais da medula óssea humana

  • Penteado, F. C L
  • Orellana, M. D.
  • Fontes, A. M.
  • Kashima, S.
  • Covas, Dimas Tadeu
Publication date
December 2007
Journal
issn:2179-443X

Abstract

Some recent articles have reported that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be induced to express hepatocyte markers by transplanting them into animal models of liver damage, or by in vitro culture with growth factors and cytokines. In this study, the aim is to evaluate the behavior of MSCs subjected to induction of hepatocyte differentiation. The MSCs were isolated from the bone marrow of 4 normal donors, characterized and subjected to both in vitro and in vivo induction of hepatocyte differentiation. The in vitro induced cells showed morphological changes, acquiring hepatocyte-like features. However, the immunophenotype of these cells was not modified. The induced cells exhibited no increase in albumin, cytokeratin 18 or cytokeratin 19 tran...

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