Open AccessFibroblast growth factor-4 and hepatocyte growth factor induce differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells into hepatocytes
Author(s) -
X. Kang,
Wei-Jin Zang,
Lijun Bao,
Dongling Li,
Taek Lyul Song,
Xiaoli Xu,
Xin Yu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v11.i47.7461
Subject(s) - hepatocyte growth factor , mesenchymal stem cell , umbilical cord , andrology , basic fibroblast growth factor , biology , fibroblast growth factor , microbiology and biotechnology , cord blood , growth factor , endocrinology , medicine , immunology , biochemistry , receptor
To investigate the differentiation of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into hepatocytes by induction of fibroblast growth factor-4 (FGF-4) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and to find a new source of cell types for therapies of hepatic diseases.