Effects of keratinocyte growth factor on skin epithelial differentiation of human amnion epithelial cells

• Main Authors: Simat Siti, Fatimah,, Geok Chin, Tan,, Kienhui, Chua,, Ay Eeng, Tan,, Abdul Ghani, Nur Azurah,, Abdul Rahman, Hayati,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Sci Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Amnion Cells; Differentiation; Epithelial; Keratin; Keratinocyte Growth Factor; Stemness; Skin

The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of KGF on the differentiation of cultured human amnion epithelial cells (HAECs) towards skin keratinocyte. HAECs at passage 1 were cultured in medium HAM's F12: Dulbecco's Modified Eagles Medium (1:1) supplemented with different con...