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SJA710-6 (a Hepatic Differentiation Inducer) is a novel, potent and cell-permeable small molecule imidazopyridinamine compound that is able to induce the differentiation of rat MSCs (rMSCs) toward hepatocyte-like cells (~47% at 5 µM).in vitro, where rMSCs treated with SJA710-6 have typical morphological and functional characteristics of hepatic cells, including glycogen storage, urea secretion, uptake of low density lipoprotein (LDL) and expression of hepatocyte-specific genes and proteins. Within 14 days of treatment with SJA710-6, the differentiated cells exhibit typical morphological characteristics of hepatocytes and are able to store glycogen, secret albumin, produce urea, and uptake LDL. Also, shown to increase the mRNA levels of hepatocyte-specific genes, such as albumin, AFP, CK18, c-Met, CYP1A1, CYP2B1, HNF3β and FoxH1 . |
