Madindoline A Affects the Osteogenic Potential and the Wnt Signaling Pathways during Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in vitro

Thorfve A^1,2*, Svala A³, Brisby H^2,4, Thomsen P^1,2, Lindahl A^2,5 and Tengvall P^1,2

¹Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

²BIOMATCELL, VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy, Gothenburg, Sweden

³Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Division of Pathology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

⁴Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

⁵Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden

^*Corresponding Author: Thorfve A, BIOMATCELL VINN Excellence Center of Biomaterials and Cell Therapy, Department of Biomaterials, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Box 412, SE- 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden, Tel: +46 31 786 29 19, Fax: +46 31 786 29 41 Email: