Research Article

Efficient One-Step Induction of Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (UC-MSCs) Produces MSC-Derived Neurospheres (MSC-NS) with Unique Transcriptional Profile and Enhanced Neurogenic and Angiogenic Secretomes

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Characterization of UC-MSC. (a) Osteogenesis was assessed by Alizarin Red staining, and chondrogenesis was assessed by Alcian Blue staining. (b) Representative cytometric analysis of UC-MSCs at passage 3. Black-lined histograms represent isotype-matched controls. UC-MSCs are positive for CD90, CD13, CD71, and CD105 and negative for CD14, CD34, CD45, and HLA-DR.
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