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Interaction and mechanism of various regulatory factors in osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

CHEN Xiao-ting, GAO Yan-hong   

  1. Department of Geriatrics, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Online:2017-05-28 Published:2017-05-31
  • Supported by:

    National Natural Science Foundation of China, 81101360;Natural Science Foundation of Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipality, 16ZR1422000; Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, 20134701

Abstract:

Osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is an important link of bone metabolism and bone repair, the mechanism of which is usually complicated. Recent studies have found that BMP, FGF, Wnt, Hedgehog, NELL1, IGF, Notch and other signaling molecules are involved in the regulation of osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. These signaling molecules themselves have been shown to have a strong ability to promote osteogenic differentiation. They can activate the corresponding receptors by specific ligands, thus initiating the specific signal transduction pathways in the cell, and finally promote the transcription and translation of the genes related to bone formation. Furthermore, all the signaling pathways form a complex network which regulates and influences the osteogenic differentiation of MSCs. Further researches on the mechanism of the interaction of these signaling pathways is of great significance in promoting the development of bone tissue engineering and the treatment of bone metabolic diseases.

Key words: signaling pathway, mesenchymal stem cells, osteogenic differentiation