The differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells towards a urothelium-like phenotype in vitro and the dynamic temporal changes of related cytokines by both paracrine and autocrine signal regulation.

PURPOSE: To investigate the differentiation ability of human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) towards urothelium-like cells in vitro and the dynamic changes of related cytokines and cytokine receptors in the culture medium. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The ASCs were induced using both conditioned media (...

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Main Authors: Ming Zhang, Ming-Xi Xu, Zhe Zhou, Ke Zhang, Juan Zhou, Yang Zhao, Zhong Wang, Mu-Jun Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994076?pdf=render