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KMID : 1147720090020010079
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Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
2009 Volume.2 No. 1 p.79 ~ p.82
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Bonghan System as Mesenchymal Stem Cell Niches and Pathways of Macrophages in Adipose Tissues
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Lee Byung-Cheon
Bae Kyung-Hee
Jhon Gil-Ja
Soh Kwang-Sup
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Abstract
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A new technique for visualizing Bonghan ducts (BHDs) and Bonghan corpuscles (BHCs) was developed by using a vivi-staining dye, Trypan blue. The dye stains BHDs and BHCs preferentially to adipocytes so that tracking a BHD and a BHC, even inside adipose tissues, is possible. Concerning the functions of the BHD and the BHC in adipose tissues, we propose conjectures: the Bonghan system may be niches for mesenchymal stem cells, which can differentiate into adipocytes, and pathways for macrophages involved in adipogenesis.
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KEYWORD
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acupuncture, adipose tissue, Bonghan corpuscle, Bonghan duct, macrophage, mesenchymal stem cell, obesity
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