| Literature DB >> 21341371 |
Ina Kurth1, Katja Franke, Tilo Pompe, Martin Bornhäuser, Carsten Werner.
Abstract
Polymeric microcavities functionalized with extracellular matrix components were used as an experimental in vitro model to investigate principles of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) fate control. Using human CD133+ HSPC we could demonstrate distinct differences in HSPC cycling and differentiation dependence on the adhesion ligand specificity (i.e., heparin, collagen I) and cytokine levels. The presented microcavity platform provides a powerful in vitro approach to explore the role of exogenous cues in HSPC fate decisions and can therefore be instrumental to progress in stem cell biology and translational research toward new therapies.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21341371 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201000432
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Macromol Biosci ISSN: 1616-5187 Impact factor: 4.979