Small molecules for stem cells
| Autor: | Andrei Kochegarov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Pharmacology
Induced stem cells Stem Cells Cellular differentiation Clinical uses of mesenchymal stem cells Cell Differentiation General Medicine Embryoid body Biology Cellular Reprogramming Stem cell marker Embryonic stem cell Cell biology Patents as Topic Drug Discovery Animals Humans Stem cell Signal Transduction Adult stem cell |
| Zdroj: | Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents. 19:275-281 |
| ISSN: | 1744-7674 1354-3776 |
| DOI: | 10.1517/13543770802709010 |
| Popis: | Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells that can differentiate to any cell type. Stem-cell research promises great progress in regenerative medicine to replace damaged tissues and organs.There are two key scientific questions: i) what causes stem cells to maintain an undifferentiated state; and ii) what signals affect/initiate differentiation? Understanding molecular mechanisms and signals that determine stem cell fate, either differentiation or proliferation, will significantly promote the realization of therapeutic potential of stem cells.There are several ways to differentiate stem cells. This review focuses on a chemical approach of differentiation and nuclear reprogramming by small molecules.The effects on different signaling pathways, such as Wnt, IP-3K/Akt, and mitogen-activated protein kinase, of small-molecule modulators may direct differentiation of stem cells to different tissues or keep them undifferentiated and pluripotent. Within the last few years, reports of successful screening of small molecules, such as dcAMP, BIO, pluripotin, and others, have been published. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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