L-Ascorbic acid 2-phosphate and fibroblast growth factor-2 treatment maintains differentiation potential in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells through expression of hepatocyte growth factor

Sung Hae Bae, Hoon Ryu, Ki Jong Rhee, Ji Eun Oh, Soon Koo Baik, Kwang Yong Shim, Jee Hyun Kong, Shin Young Hyun, Hyun Sung Pack, Changjo Im, Ha Cheol Shin, Yong Man Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Young Woo Eom, Jong In Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)71-78
Number of pages8
JournalGrowth Factors
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Apr 1

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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

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