title: Osteoblastic cells: differentiation and trans-differentiation.
abstract: The osteoblast is the bone forming cell and is derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) present among the bone marrow stroma. MSC are capable of multi-lineage differentiation into mesoderm-type cells such as osteoblasts and adipocytes. Understanding the mechanisms underlying osteoblast differentiation from MSC is a central topic in bone biology that can provide insight into mechanisms of bone maintenance and also novel pharmacological targets to increase osteoblast differentiation and consequently bone formation.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB), Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital & Medical Biotechnology Centre, University of Southern Denmark. mkassem@health.sdu.dk
authors.forename: Moustapha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kassem
authors.forename: Basem M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Abdallah
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saeed
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019070:Cell Lineage; D054338:Cell Transdifferentiation; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology*