Apigenin promotes osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and accelerates bone fracture healing via activating Wnt/β-catenin signaling
Feifei Pan, Jiang Shao, Chuan-Jian Shi, Zhipeng Li, Weiming Fu, Jinfang Zhang
Abstract
1) API promoted osteogenic differentiation of human MSCs in vitro; 2) API facilitated bone formation and accelerated fracture healing in vivo; 3) API stimulated Wnt/β-catenin signaling during osteogenesis of human MSCs.
Topics & Concepts
Wnt signaling pathwayMesenchymal stem cellBone healingCell biologyIn vivoChemistrySignal transductionBiologyAnatomyBiotechnologyBone Metabolism and DiseasesWnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancerMesenchymal stem cell research