Comparison of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta1 and Lovastatin on Differentiating Mesenchymal Stem Cells toward Nucleus Pulposus-like Phenotype: An Cell Culture Study

Study Design In Vitro cell culture study. Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) and lovastatin on differentiating human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) toward nucleus pulposus (NP)-like phenotype. Overview of Literature MSCs offer a cell source...

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Main Authors: Shu-Hua Yang, Kai-Chiang Yang, Chih-Wei Chen, Ting-Chun Huang, Yuan-Hui Sun, Ming-Hsiao Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2019-10-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-0257.pdf