IGF-1 enhances BMSC viability, migration, and anti-apoptosis in myocardial infarction via secreted frizzled-related protein 2 pathway.
Mingzhuo LinXinyue LiuHaoxiao ZhengXiaohui HuangYu WuAnqing HuangHailan ZhuYunzhao HuWeiyi MaiYuli HuangPublished in: Stem cell research & therapy (2020)
These results suggest that in BMSCs overexpressing IGF-1, SFRP2 is an important mediator for the enhancement of stem cell viability via activating, rather than antagonizing, the Wnt/β-catenin pathway.