Mesenchymal Cell News Volume 12.32 | Aug 18 2020

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    MESCN 12.32 | Aug 18 2020


    Mesenchymal Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 12.32 – 18 August, 2020
    TOP STORY

    Articular Cartilage Regeneration by Activated Skeletal Stem Cells

    Investigators demonstrated that aging was associated with progressive loss of skeletal stem-cells and diminished chondrogenesis in the joints of both mice and humans.
    [Nature Medicine]

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    Virtual Conference Exhibition: Pluripotent Stem Cells
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    Impact of Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound on Transcription and Metabolite Compositions in Proliferation and Functionalization of Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Researchers investigated the effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on the proliferation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and uncovered its stimulation mechanism.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Adipose Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Loaded with miR-10a Promote the Differentiation of Th17 and Treg from Naive CD4+ T Cell

    Exosomes isolated form adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells were transfected with miR-10a and added to naïve T cells purified from mouse spleen.
    [Life Sciences]

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    Limited Potential of AAV-Mediated Gene Therapy in Transducing Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Bone Repair Applications

    Researchers tested the ability of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors carrying the cDNA for BMP-2 to transduce human mesenchymal stem cells, produce BMP-2, and induce osteogenesis in vitro as compared with lentiviral gene therapy with a two-step transcriptional amplification system lentiviral vector.
    [Gene Therapy]

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    Heparin/Collagen Surface Coatings Modulate the Growth, Secretome and Morphology of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Response to Interferon-Gamma

    Scientists examined the impact of heparin and collagen I multilayers on the growth, morphology and secretome of bone marrow and adipose-derived human mesenchymal stromal cells.
    [Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A]

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    Evidence of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Adaptation to Local Microenvironment following Subcutaneous Transplantation

    Researchers showed that upon subcutaneous transplantation in mice, MSC formed multicellular aggregates and did not migrate significantly from the site of injection.
    [Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine]

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    GMP-Compliant Sponge-Like Dressing Containing MSC Lyo-Secretome: Proteomic Network of Healing in a Murine Wound Model

    Investigators prove that the in vivo activity of the whole secretome formulated in a sponge-like alginate wound dressing to obtain the controlled release of bioactive substances.
    [European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics]

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    REVIEWS

    Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Repair

    The authors cover the latest advances in the understanding of the molecular mechanisms that regulate fibroblast growth factor signaling during normal joint development and in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.
    [Nature Reviews Rheumatology]

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    The Role of Selenium Metabolism and Selenoproteins in Cartilage Homeostasis and Arthropathies

    Scientists discuss the potential of therapeutic strategies targeting the biological functions of selenium and selenoproteins for osteoarthritis treatment.
    [Experimental and Molecular Medicine]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    TRACON Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Clearance of ENVASARC Pivotal Trial

    TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the clearance of the pivotal ENVASARC protocol after filing the protocol with the FDA as part of an Investigational New Drug application.
    [TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc.]

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