Abstract
The restoration of damaged articular cartilage is a long-pursued goal in regenerative medicine. Chondrocyte-specific differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) may be an effective means of repairing damaged cartilage. We identified small molecule 6 with sulfonamide as an agent that promotes specific chondrogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived MSCs (hASCs). Unlike other chondrogenic differentiation media composed of various defined components, simply adding compound 6 into culture medium was sufficient to induce chondrogenesis in this study. In an animal osteoarthritis model, both the small molecule 6 and the 6-treated hASCs exhibited enhanced recovery of injured articular cartilage. This work provides new insight into MSC differentiation induced by small molecules and potential new therapeutic approaches for articular cartilage injury.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5098-5102 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Chondrogenesis
- Mesenchymal stem cells
- Osteoarthritis
- Regenerative medicine
- Sulfonamide