{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Tan YZ"],"funding":["Changjiang Scholar Program of Chinese Ministry of Education","Shaanxi Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team","National Natural Science Foundation of China","National Key Research and Development Program of China"],"pagination":["254"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8082824"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Stem cells that have undergone long-term ex vivo expansion are most likely functionally compromised (namely cellular senescence) in terms of their stem cell properties and therapeutic potential. Due to its ability to attenuate cellular senescence, melatonin (MLT) has been proposed as an adjuvant in long-term cell expansion protocols, but the mechanism underlying MLT-induced cell rejuvenation remains largely unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) were isolated and cultured ex vivo for up to 15 passages, and cells from passages 2, 7, and 15 (P2, P7, and P15) were used to investigate cellular senescence and autophagy change in response to long-term expansion and indeed the following MLT treatment. Next, we examined whether MLT could induce ce"],"journal":["Stem cell research & therapy"],"pubmed_title":["Melatonin induces the rejuvenation of long-term ex vivo expanded periodontal ligament stem cells by modulating the autophagic process."],"pmcid":["PMC8082824"],"funding_grant_id":["81991503","2018YFC1105204","81970947","81800971","81530050","2017KCT-32","82001052","81700971"],"pubmed_authors":["Tan YZ","Yin Y","Zhang YL","Chen FM","Dai JM","Tian BM","Xu XY","An Y","He XT","Zhu TX"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Melatonin induces the rejuvenation of long-term ex vivo expanded periodontal ligament stem cells by modulating the autophagic process.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Stem cells that have undergone long-term ex vivo expansion are most likely functionally compromised (namely cellular senescence) in terms of their stem cell properties and therapeutic potential. Due to its ability to attenuate cellular senescence, melatonin (MLT) has been proposed as an adjuvant in long-term cell expansion protocols, but the mechanism underlying MLT-induced cell rejuvenation remains largely unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Human periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) were isolated and cultured ex vivo for up to 15 passages, and cells from passages 2, 7, and 15 (P2, P7, and P15) were used to investigate cellular senescence and autophagy change in response to long-term expansion and indeed the following MLT treatment. Next, we examined whether MLT could induce ce","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Apr","modification":"2025-04-04T19:19:32.355Z","creation":"2022-02-09T17:59:35.112Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8082824","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33926537"],"doi":["10.1186/s13287-021-02322-9"]}}