Review Article

Vitamin C in Stem Cell Biology: Impact on Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis and Epigenetics

Table 1


Cell typeEffect of exogenously supplied vitamin CConcentrationRef.

ASCs (adipocyte stem cells)↑ Proliferation250 μg/ml[149]
hMSCs (human mesenchymal stem cells)↑ Proliferation50 μg/ml[143]
CPC (cardiac progenitor cells)↑ Proliferation10–250 μg/ml[150]
ISCs (intestinal stem cells)↑ Proliferation/self-renewal10–250 μM[151]
Caprine SSCs (spermatogonial stem cells)↑ Proliferation40 μM[152]
Cord blood-derived MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells)↓ Proliferation500 μM[163]
TBV2 ESCs↑ Naive state of plurypotency50–150 μg/ml[1]
ESCs↑ Naive state of plurypotency10–500 mM[3]
Ovarian follicles↑ Survival50 μg/ml[182]
Porcine oocytes↑ Maturation50 μg/ml[181]
J1 ESCs↑ Pluripotency marker expression50 μg/ml[154]
Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs)↑ Telomerase activity20–50 μg/ml[156]
Bone marrow-derived MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells)↑ Osteoblastic differentiation50 μg/ml[162]
Cord blood-derived MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells)↑ Osteogenesis250 μM[163]
ESCs↑ Osteoclastogenesis50 μg/ml[145]
hMSCs (human mesenchymal stem cells)↑ Tenogenesis50 μg/ml[93]
E14 ESCs↑ Adipocyte differentiation25 μg/ml[165]
C6R8 mESCs↑ Cardiogenesis10–100 μM[170]
Fgfr1−⁄− R1 mESCs↑ Rescue of cardiomyocyte differentiation10 μM[171]
iPSCs↑ Cardiogenesis10–250 μg/ml[150]
HaCaT cells↑ Epidermal keratinocyte differentiation1 mM[141]
Bone marrow-derived MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells)↑ Smooth muscle cell differentiation (SMCs)30 μM[169]; [168]
Mesencephalic precursor cells↑ Dopaminergic neuron differentiation100 μM[167]; [166]
Pre-iPSCs from MEF↑ Reprogramming25–50 μg/ml[2]
B-cells↑ Reprogramming50 ng/ml[125]
Porcine somatic cells↑ Reprogramming50 μg/ml[179]
MEFs↑ Reprogramming25–50 μg/ml[131]