Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells

Mesenchymal stem cells have been increasingly introduced to have great potential in regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and gene therapy due to their unique properties of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple cell lineages. Studies have shown that these properties may be limited and chang...

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Main Authors: Salehinejad, Parvin, Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Mandegary, Ali, Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin, Janzamin, Ehsan
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2013
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author Salehinejad, Parvin
Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
Mandegary, Ali
Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin
Janzamin, Ehsan
author_facet Salehinejad, Parvin
Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
Mandegary, Ali
Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin
Janzamin, Ehsan
author_sort Salehinejad, Parvin
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description Mesenchymal stem cells have been increasingly introduced to have great potential in regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and gene therapy due to their unique properties of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple cell lineages. Studies have shown that these properties may be limited and changed by senescence-associated growth arrest under different culture conditions. This study aimed to present the ability of some growth factors on human umbilical cord mesenchymal (hUCM) cells expansion and telomerase activity. To optimize hUCM cell growth, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) were utilized in culture media, and the ability of these growth factors on the expression of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene and cell cycle phases was investigated. TERT mRNA expression increased in the hUCM cells treated by EGF and FGF. So, the untreated hUCM cells expressed 30.49 ± 7.15% of TERT, while EGF-treated cells expressed 51.82 ± 12.96% and FGF-treated cells expressed 33.77 ± 11.55% of TERT. Exposure of hUCM cells to EGF or FGF also promoted the progression of cells from G1 to S phase of the cell cycle and induced them to decrease the number of cells entering the G2/M phase. Our study showed that EGF and, to a lesser extent, FGF amplify the proliferation and expansion of hUCM cells.
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spelling upm-280932016-04-22T04:05:27Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/ Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells Salehinejad, Parvin Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu Mandegary, Ali Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin Janzamin, Ehsan Mesenchymal stem cells have been increasingly introduced to have great potential in regenerative medicine, immunotherapy, and gene therapy due to their unique properties of self-renewal and differentiation into multiple cell lineages. Studies have shown that these properties may be limited and changed by senescence-associated growth arrest under different culture conditions. This study aimed to present the ability of some growth factors on human umbilical cord mesenchymal (hUCM) cells expansion and telomerase activity. To optimize hUCM cell growth, epidermal growth factor (EGF) and fibroblast growth factor (FGF) were utilized in culture media, and the ability of these growth factors on the expression of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene and cell cycle phases was investigated. TERT mRNA expression increased in the hUCM cells treated by EGF and FGF. So, the untreated hUCM cells expressed 30.49 ± 7.15% of TERT, while EGF-treated cells expressed 51.82 ± 12.96% and FGF-treated cells expressed 33.77 ± 11.55% of TERT. Exposure of hUCM cells to EGF or FGF also promoted the progression of cells from G1 to S phase of the cell cycle and induced them to decrease the number of cells entering the G2/M phase. Our study showed that EGF and, to a lesser extent, FGF amplify the proliferation and expansion of hUCM cells. Springer 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/1/28093.pdf Salehinejad, Parvin and Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu and Mandegary, Ali and Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin and Janzamin, Ehsan (2013) Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 49 (7). pp. 515-523. ISSN 1071-2690; ESSN: 1543-706X http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11626-013-9631-3 10.1007/s11626-013-9631-3
spellingShingle Salehinejad, Parvin
Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu
Mandegary, Ali
Nematollahi-Mahani, Seyed Noureddin
Janzamin, Ehsan
Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title_full Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title_fullStr Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title_full_unstemmed Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title_short Effect of EGF and FGF on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
title_sort effect of egf and fgf on the expansion properties of human umbilical cord mesenchymal cells
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28093/1/28093.pdf