Regulating Chondrogenesis of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells with a Retinoic Acid Receptor-Beta Inhibitor: Differential Sensitivity of Chondral Versus Osteochondral Development
Author(s) -
Solvig Diederichs,
Kerstin Zachert,
Patric Raiss,
Wiltrud Richter
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000358723
Subject(s) - chondrogenesis , mesenchymal stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , endochondral ossification , hyaline cartilage , type ii collagen , retinoic acid , cartilage , endocrinology , glycosaminoglycan , chondrocyte , medicine , biology , anatomy , biochemistry , pathology , osteoarthritis , articular cartilage , alternative medicine , gene
Main objective was to investigate whether the synthetic retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-β antagonist LE135 is able to drive in vitro chondrogenesis of human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) or improve differentiation by suppressing hypertrophic chondrocyte development.
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