Hyaluronan Esters Drive Smad Gene Expression and Signaling Enhancing Cardiogenesis in Mouse Embryonic and Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Margherita Maioli,

  Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Sara Santaniello,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Andrea Montella,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Pasquale Bandiera,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

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• Silvia Cantoni,

  Affiliations National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, Cardiovascular Department, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, S. Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Claudia Cavallini,

  Affiliations National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, Cardiovascular Department, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, S. Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Francesca Bianchi,

  Affiliations National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, Cardiovascular Department, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, S. Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• Vincenzo Lionetti,

  Affiliations National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Sector of Medicine, Scuola Superiore Sant 'Anna, Pisa, Italy

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• Flavio Rizzolio,

  Affiliation Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Irene Marchesi,

  Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Luigi Bagella,

  Affiliations Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Carlo Ventura

  * E-mail: carlo.ventura@unibo.it

  Affiliations National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Stem Cell Engineering, Cardiovascular Department, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, S. Orsola - Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, Bioscience Institute, Falciano, Republic of San Marino

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