Abstract
l-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate (Asc-2P) acts as an antioxidant and a stimulator of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) production. Previously, we reported that depletion of growth factors such as fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2, epidermal growth factor (EGF), FGF-4 and HGF during serial passage could induce autophagy, senescence and down-regulation of stemness (proliferation via FGF-2/-4 and differentiation via HGF). In this study, we investigated the proliferation and differentiation potential of BMSCs by FGF-2 and Asc-2P. Co-treatment with FGF-2 and Asc-2P induced optimal proliferation of BMSCs and increased the accumulation rate of BMSC numbers during a 2-month culture period. Moreover, differentiation potential was maintained by co-treatment with FGF-2 and Asc-2P via HGF expression. Adipogenic differentiation potential by FGF-2 and Asc-2P was dramatically suppressed by c-Met inhibitors (SU11274). These data suggest that co-treatment with FGF-2 and Asc-2P would be beneficial in obtaining BMSCs that possess "stemness" during long-term culture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-78 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Growth Factors |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 Apr 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors report no conflicts of interest. This research was partly supported by a research grant from Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine (YUWCM-2005-02) and Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2012R1A1A2004981).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Endocrinology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology