Reference gene expression in adipose-derived stromal cells undergoing adipogenic differentiation

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Dessels, Carla
Pepper, Michael Sean

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Mary Ann Liebert

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Adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) are becoming increasingly attractive as cellular therapy products. Their differentiation potential, the secretion of growth and differentiation factors, and the ability to cryopreserve the cells over extended periods are important features. Changes in experimental conditions result in changes in gene expression, and reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) has become an important tool for measuring these changes. There is, however, the potential to introduce technical bias in the process, which can be diminished through the selection of stable reference genes (RGs). Using geNorm software, in this in vitro study we explore the effects that adipogenic differentiation for a 21 day induction period, cryopreservation (freshly isolated ASCs or previously cryopreserved/frozen ASCs), and culture medium supplementation (fetal bovine serum vs. pooled human platelet lysate) have on the stability of 11 RGs. We found that RG stability is markedly affected by the different experimental conditions. Of the RGs assessed, YWHAZ, HPRT, TBP, andACTB were stably expressed genes under all experimental conditions. We recommend that a panel of stable RGs should be selected before studying gene expression during adipogenesis, and that this is based on the experimental condition(s) being investigated.

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Fetal bovine serum, Human platelet lysate, Adipogenesis, Reference genes, Cryopreservation, Adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs)

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Dessels, C. & Pepper, M. S. 2019, 'Reference gene expression in adipose-derived stromal cells undergoing adipogenic differentiation', Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods, vol. 25, no, 6. pp. 353-366.