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High–efficiency generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human foreskin fibroblast cells using the Sagunja-tang herbal formula

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, December 2017
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Title
High–efficiency generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from human foreskin fibroblast cells using the Sagunja-tang herbal formula
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12906-017-2043-2
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Ki Mo Kim, Deok Rim Heo, Joo Young Lee, Chang-Seob Seo, Sun-Ku Chung

Abstract

Sagunja-Tang (SGT-4) is a traditional herbal formula in Korean medicine that is used to treat anti-metabolic syndrome, and has antioxidant activity. In this study, we evaluated the effects of SGT-4 on the formation efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from human foreskin fibroblasts (HFFs) by four reprogramming transcription factors: Oct4, Sox2, KIf4, and c-Myc (OSKM). SGT-4 contained four different herbal medicines that are composed of Ginseng Radix, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba, and Poria Sclerotium. The composition of SGT-4 was analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). HFFs were transfected with episomal vectors contained by four OSKM. Western blotting, RT-PCR, immunofluroescence, and in vitro differentiation were used to assess the pluripotency of the iPSC cells. SGT-4 exhibited antioxidant activity against the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as promoted the activation of superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), catalase, gluthathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1), and glutathione (GSH). Moreover, the ATP level was not significantly fluctuated depending on the concentration of SGT-4 in the hiPSCs. Our results indicate that the SGT-4, herbal formula significantly increases the efficiency of human iPSC generation via the transcription factors (Oct4, Sox2, KIf4, and c-Myc).

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Unknown 15 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 4 27%
Researcher 3 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 2 13%
Professor 1 7%
Student > Bachelor 1 7%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 5 33%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 20%
Chemical Engineering 1 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 7%
Neuroscience 1 7%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 27%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 December 2017.
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#14,960,787
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Outputs from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#1,853
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#253,115
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#48
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