Stem Cells International

Research Article

Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem/Multipotent Stromal Cells from Decidua Basalis of Human Term Placenta

Table 6

The expression of growth factors and growth factor receptors in DBMSCs as determined by real-time PCR. Each experiment was performed using DBMSCs from passages three of five individual placentae.


Growth factor receptors	Results	Growth factor/receptors and immune molecule	Results

PDGFRA: platelet-derived growth factor receptor α	+++	FPR2: formyl peptide receptor 2	++
PDGFRB: platelet-derived growth factor receptor β	+++	OGFR: opioid growth factor receptor (OGFR)	+++
FGFR4: fibroblast growth factor receptor 2	+++	IGF1R: insulin-like growth factor 1	+++
FGFR2: fibroblast growth factor receptor 4	++	CSF2RB: Colony stimulating factor 2 receptor, β	+++
IFNGR1: interferon gamma receptor 1	+++	EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor	+++
IFNGR2: interferon gamma receptor 2	+++	NPTN: neuroplastin	+++
IFNAR1: interferon (alpha, beta, and omega) receptor 1	+++	HRH4: histamine receptor H4	+
IFNAR2: interferon (alpha, beta, and omega) receptor 2	+++	FLT4: fms-related tyrosine kinase 4	+++
NGFR: nerve growth factor receptor	+++	FLT1: fms-related tyrosine kinase 1 (vascular endothelial growth factor)	+++
KDR: kinase insert domain receptor (type III receptor tyrosine kinase)	++	TNFRSF1A: tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A	+++
IFNK: interferon, kappa	+	TNFRSF1B: tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1B	+++
FGFR1: fibroblast growth factor receptor 1	+++	MET: met protooncogene (hepatocyte growth factor receptor)	+++
FGFR3: fibroblast growth factor receptor 3	+	EGF: epidermal growth factor	−
TGFBR1: transforming growth factor beta receptor 1	+++	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase	+
TGFBR2: transforming growth factor beta receptor II	+++

Note. (−) no expression; (+) weak expression; (++) moderate expression; (+++) strong expression of mRNA.