Differentiation of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells to hepatocyte cells by transfection of miR-106a, miR-574-3p, and miR-451. Khosravi, M., Azarpira, N., Shamdani, S., Hojjat-Assari, S., Naserian, S., & Karimi, M. H. Gene, 667:1–9, August, 2018.
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Studying the profile of micro RNAs (miRs) elucidated the highest expressed miRs in hepatic differentiation. In this study, we investigated to clarify the role of three embryonic overexpressed miRs (miR-106a, miR-574-3p and miR-451) during hepatic differentiation of human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs). We furthermore, aimed to explore whether overexpression of any of these miRs alone is sufficient to induce the differentiation of the UC-MSCs into hepatocyte-like cells. UC-MSCs were transfected either alone or together with miR-106a, miR-574-3p and miR-451 and their potential hepatic differentiation and alteration in gene expression profile, morphological changes and albumin secretion ability were investigated. We found that up-regulation of any of these three miRs alone cannot induce expression of all hepatic specific genes. Transfection of each miR alone, led to Sox17, FoxA2 expression that are related to initiation step of hepatic differentiation. However, concurrent ectopic overexpression of three miRs together can induce UC-MSCs differentiation into functionally mature hepatocytes. These results show that miRs have the capability to directly convert UC-MSCs to a hepatocyte phenotype in vitro.
@article{khosravi_differentiation_2018,
	title = {Differentiation of umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells to hepatocyte cells by transfection of {miR}-106a, {miR}-574-3p, and {miR}-451},
	volume = {667},
	issn = {1879-0038},
	doi = {10.1016/j.gene.2018.05.028},
	abstract = {Studying the profile of micro RNAs (miRs) elucidated the highest expressed miRs in hepatic differentiation. In this study, we investigated to clarify the role of three embryonic overexpressed miRs (miR-106a, miR-574-3p and miR-451) during hepatic differentiation of human umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs). We furthermore, aimed to explore whether overexpression of any of these miRs alone is sufficient to induce the differentiation of the UC-MSCs into hepatocyte-like cells. UC-MSCs were transfected either alone or together with miR-106a, miR-574-3p and miR-451 and their potential hepatic differentiation and alteration in gene expression profile, morphological changes and albumin secretion ability were investigated. We found that up-regulation of any of these three miRs alone cannot induce expression of all hepatic specific genes. Transfection of each miR alone, led to Sox17, FoxA2 expression that are related to initiation step of hepatic differentiation. However, concurrent ectopic overexpression of three miRs together can induce UC-MSCs differentiation into functionally mature hepatocytes. These results show that miRs have the capability to directly convert UC-MSCs to a hepatocyte phenotype in vitro.},
	language = {eng},
	journal = {Gene},
	author = {Khosravi, Maryam and Azarpira, Negar and Shamdani, Sara and Hojjat-Assari, Suzzan and Naserian, Sina and Karimi, Mohammad Hossein},
	month = aug,
	year = {2018},
	pmid = {29763649},
	keywords = {Cell Differentiation, Cells, Cultured, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Regulatory Networks, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 3-beta, Hepatocyte differentiation, Hepatocytes, Humans, Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Micro RNA, MicroRNAs, SOXF Transcription Factors, Tissue engineering, Transfection, Umbilical Cord, Umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stem cells},
	pages = {1--9},
}

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