Sequential hepatogenic transdifferentiation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells: Relevance of different extracellular signaling molecules, transcription factors involved, and expression of new key marker genes

Cell Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1319-1340

  Bonora Centelles, A ^a,b   Jover, R ^a,b,c   Mirabet, V ^d   Lahoz, A ^a,b   Carbonell, F ^d   Castell, J V ^a,b,c   Gomez Lechon M J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d Centro de Transfusion de la Comunidad Valenciana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Hepatocyte differentiation; Mesenchymal stem cell; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN C3; APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN BETA; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 4; FRUCTOSE BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE; INSULIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; NICOTINAMIDE; ONCOSTATIN M; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE (GTP); SCATTER FACTOR; SELENIUM; SELENOPROTEIN P; THY 1 ANTIGEN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 6; TRANSFERRIN;

ADENOVIRUS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CELL; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MARKER GENE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; STEM CELL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTORS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HEP G2 CELLS; HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; HEPATOCYTE NUCLEAR FACTOR 4; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; INSULIN; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; NIACINAMIDE; ONCOSTATIN M; SELENIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFERRIN;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 77349110490     PISSN: 09636897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/096368909X12483162197321     Document Type: Article

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