[Application of small molecule compounds inducing differentiation of stem cells]

Yao Xue Xue Bao. 2011 Feb;46(2):121-6.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

With the development of stem cells and regenerative medicine (treatment of various diseases using stem cells) research, the induction of differentiation of human stem cell technology has also made significant progress. The development of chemical biology offers a variety of small biological molecules for stem cell biology. This review focuses on how small molecule compounds (natural and synthetic) induce differentiation of stem cells.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / isolation & purification
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
  • Embryonic Stem Cells / cytology
  • High-Throughput Screening Assays / methods
  • Humans
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Regenerative Medicine / trends*
  • Signal Transduction
  • Small Molecule Libraries* / chemistry
  • Small Molecule Libraries* / pharmacology
  • Stem Cells / cytology*
  • Wnt Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal
  • Small Molecule Libraries
  • Wnt Proteins