Effects of Hydrocortisone, Glycerophosphate and Retinol on the Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Vascular Endothelial Cells to Osteoblasts
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51519#.VG2xf2fHRK0 Author(s) Naofumi Shiomi , Keiko Watanabe Affiliation(s) School of Human Sciences, Kobe College, Nishinomiya, Japan . ABSTRACT Vascular calcification, which causes occlusion and rupture of the vascular, is often observed in patients in the advanced stages of arteriosclerosis. One of the best procedures for inhibiting the accumulation of vascular calcification is to obstruct the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and/or vascular endothelial cells (VECs) in the vascular to osteoblasts. In this study, we evaluated the biochemical and genetic characteristics of the process of differentiation of MSCs...