Bottom-up signaling from HGF-containing surfaces promotes hepatic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

Morphogenetic signals from chondrocytes

Morphogenetic signals from chondrocytes promote chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

✍ Nathaniel S. Hwang; Shyni Varghese; Christopher Puleo; Zijun Zhang; Jennifer Eli 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 230 KB

## Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are potentially useful cells for musculoskeletal tissue engineering. However, controlling MSC differentiation and tissue formation in vivo remains a challenge. There is a significant need for well‐defined and efficient protocols for directing MSC behaviors