Recent Progresses in Stem Cell Multiponent Differentiation

Ungrin MD, Joshi C, Nica A, Bauwens C, Zandstra PW.

Reproducible, Ultra High-Throughput Formation of Multicellular Organization from Single Cell Suspension-Derived Human Embryonic Stem Cell Aggregates.
PLoS ONE. 2008 Feb 13;3(2):e1565.

Dalby MJ, Andar A, Nag A, Affrossman S, Tare R, McFarlane S, Oreffo RO.

Genomic expression of mesenchymal stem cells to altered nanoscale topographies.
J R Soc Interface. 2008 Feb 12; [Epub ahead of print]

Xu Y, Liu Z, Liu L, Zhao C, Xiong F, Zhou C, Li Y, Shan Y, Peng F, Zhang C.

Neurospheres from rat adipose-derived stem cells could be induced into functional Schwann cell-like cells in vitro.
BMC Neurosci. 2008 Feb 12;9(1):21 [Epub ahead of print]

Arnes JB, Collett K, Akslen LA.

Independent prognostic value of the basal-like phenotype of breast cancer and associations with EGFR and candidate stem cell marker BMI-1.
Histopathology. 2008 Feb;52(3):370-80.

Fan H, Zhang C, Li J, Bi L, Qin L, Wu H, Hu Y.

Gelatin Microspheres Containing TGF-beta3 Enhance the Chondrogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Modified Pellet Culture.
Biomacromolecules. 2008 Feb 13; [Epub ahead of print]

[Germ track and stem cells in higher plants]
Tsitol Genet. 2007 Sep-Oct;41(5):67-80. Ukrainian.

Müller EJ, Williamson L, Kolly C, Suter MM.

Outside-in signaling through integrins and cadherins: a central mechanism to control epidermal growth and differentiation?
J Invest Dermatol. 2008 Mar;128(3):501-16.

Hurt EM, Kawasaki BT, Klarmann GJ, Thomas SB, Farrar WL.
(+)CD24(-) prostate cells are early cancer progenitor/stem cells that provide a model for patients with poor prognosis.
Br J Cancer. 2008 Feb 12; [Epub ahead of print]

Bruns I, Steidl U, Fischer JC, Czibere A, Kobbe G, Raschke S, Singh R, Fenk R, Rosskopf M, Pechtel S, von Haeseler A, Wernet P, Tenen DG, Haas R, Kronenwett R.

Pegylated G-CSF mobilizes CD34+ cells with different stem and progenitor subsets and distinct functional properties in comparison with unconjugated G-CSF.
Haematologica. 2008 Feb 11; [Epub ahead of print]

Toth ZE, Leker R, Shahar T, Pastorino S, Szalayova I, Asemenew B, Key S, Parmelee A, Mayer B, Nemeth K, Bratincsak A, Mezey E.

The combination of granulocyte colony stimulatory factor and stem cell factor significantly increases the number of bone marrow derived endothelial cells in brains of mice following cerebral ischemia.
Blood. 2008 Feb 11; [Epub ahead of print]

Quinlan MP, Quatela SE, Philips MR, Settleman J.

Activated Kras, but not Hras or Nras, may initiate tumors of endodermal origin via stem cell expansion.
Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Feb 11; [Epub ahead of print]

McMahon LA, Prendergast PJ, Campbell VA.

A comparison of the involvement of p38, ERK1/2, and PI3K in growth factor-induced chondrogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2008 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print]

Xu J, Liu X, Jiang Y, Chu L, Hao H, Liu Z, Verfaillie C, Zweier J, Gupta K, Liu Z.

MAPK/ERK signaling mediates VEGF-induced bone marrow stem cell differentiation into endothelial cell.
J Cell Mol Med. 2008 Feb 4; [Epub ahead of print]

Lu ZF, Zandieh Doulabi B, Wuisman PI, Bank RA, Helder MN.

Influence of collagen type II and nucleus pulposus cells on aggregation and differentiation of adipose tissue-derived stem cells.
J Cell Mol Med. 2008 Feb 8; [Epub ahead of print]

Burkert J, Otto W, Wright N.

Side populations of gastrointestinal cancers are not enriched in stem cells.
J Pathol. 2007 Dec 11; [Epub ahead of print]

Li L, Sharma N, Chippada U, Jiang X, Schloss R, Yarmush ML, Langrana NA.

Functional Modulation of ES-Derived Hepatocyte Lineage Cells via Substrate Compliance Alteration.
Ann Biomed Eng. 2008 Feb 12; [Epub ahead of print]

Duan X, Yang L, Dong S, Xin R, Chen G, Guo L.

Characterization of EGFP-labeled mesenchymal stem cells and redistribution of allogeneic cells after subcutaneous implantation.
Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2008 Feb 12; [Epub ahead of print]


Kovacevic D, Rodeo SA.

Biological augmentation of rotator cuff tendon repair.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2008 Mar;466(3):622-33. Epub 2008 Feb 10.


Jiang J, Chan YS, Loh YH, Cai J, Tong GQ, Lim CA, Robson P, Zhong S, Ng HH.

A core Klf circuitry regulates self-renewal of embryonic stem cells.
Nat Cell Biol. 2008 Feb 10; [Epub ahead of print]