Nucleus pulposus cells

Determination of the potential of induced pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into mouse nucleus pulposus cells in vitro

K. Liu, Chen, Z., Luo, X. W., Song, G. Q., Wang, P., Li, X. D., Zhao, M., Han, X. W., Bai, Y. G., Yang, Z. L., and Feng, G., Determination of the potential of induced pluripotent stem cells to differentiate into mouse nucleus pulposus cells in vitro, vol. 14, pp. 12394-12405, 2015.

We determined the potential for induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells to differentiate into nucleus pulposus (NP)-like cells in mice. iPS cells were generated from tail-tip fibroblasts. We used a pellet culture model with the aim of determining the applicability of iPS cell-based therapy to intervertebral disc degeneration (IVD). The cell pellet was cultured in an NP cell basal medium comprising Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium supplemented with transforming growth factor beta 1, dexamethasone, ascorbate-2-phosphate, and 1% ITS-Premix.

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