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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2005, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (2): 191-195.

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Effects of emodin on differentiation of bone marrow stroma cell into osteoblast in rats in vitro

LIU Yu-yu, YAO Wei-min1, AI Chun-mei2, XU Bi-lian, ZOU Li-yi, CUI Liao, WU Tie   

  1. Department of Pharmacology, 1Institune of Respiratory Disease, 2Guangdong Key Laboratory For Research And Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2004-10-13 Revised:2004-11-21 Online:2005-02-06 Published:2020-11-18

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effects of emodin on the differentiation of MSCs into osteoblast in rats in vitro.METHODS: The MSCs were isolated from onemonth old SD rats by density-gradient centrifugation and the ALP activity and osteocalcin content were examined by PNPP and radioimmunoassay.RESULTS: Through density-gradient centrifugation isolation and subculture attachment selection, the cultured MSCs became much purified.Emodin induced the differentiation of MSCs into osteoblast by increasing ALP activity.No significant effects of emodin on osteocalcin content of MSCs were observed at concentration from 2.5×10-7 to 10-5 mol°L-1. CONCLUSION: Emodin can partly induce the osteogenic differentiation.

Key words: emodin, bone marrow stromal cells, osteoblast, differentiation, rat

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