... classes of pluripotent stemcells in humans, other primates and mice These are embryonicstem cells, embryonic germ cells, embryonic carcinoma cellsand recently the discovery of a fourth class of ... somatic cellsof the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cellsHumanEmbryonic Germ (hEG) cells, also a form ofstemcells are isolates of PGCs from the developing gonadal ridge of to ... prove informative for the in vitro manipulation ofstemcells 35 CHAPTER Derivationand Propagation ofHumanEmbryonicStem Cell Lines on Xeno-Free Support Systems and in the Presence of Xeno-Free...
... expression pattern of undifferentiated and differentiated humanembryonicstemcellsStemCells Dev 2007, 16(6):1003-1016 Page 15 of 17 (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational ... and BG01v are names ofhumanembryonicstem (hES) cells lines P denoted the number of passages of the cell lines H9-EB denoted embryoid body (EB) prepared from cell line H9 and the day indicates ... either hES cells or adult cells (Figure 6, panel B) For miR-106b, miR-92, miR-93, miR-130a and miR-190, the difference in their expression between EB and hES cellsand between EB and adult cells were...
... the mouse vii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Embryonic origin ofhumanembryonicstemcellsand their in vitro characterisation Figure 1.2 Lineage tree of embryo-derived cellsand cell lines Figure ... Sumitha, Aji and Tamanna, and Susan, thank you for the joy you bring to my life and my world Pappa and Mamma, thank you for your love and unconditional support My grandparents and the rest of my extended ... GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Embryonicstemcells The isolation of mouse andhumanembryonicstemcells (ES cells) heralded a new era in regenerative medicine, raising hopes for effective cellular therapies...
... Summary V List of Tables VII List of Figures VIII List of Abbreviations IX Introduction 1.1 1.2 Humanembryonicstemcells 1.1.1 Overview and characteristics ofhumanembryonicstemcells 1.1.2 ... Humanembryonicstemcells 1.1.1 Overview and characteristics ofhumanembryonicstemcellsEmbryonicstem (ES) cells are isolated from the inner cell mass (ICM) of embryos of blastocyst stage ... HES3 HumanEmbryonicStemCells Undifferentiated HES4 HumanEmbryonicStemCells SAGE _Embryonic_ stem_ cell_H9_normal_p38_CL_SHES1 LSAGE _Embryonic_ stem_ cell_BG01_normal_p20_CL_SHE19 LSAGE _Embryonic_ stem_ cell_H13_normal_p22_CL_SHE15...
... An efficient and safe xeno-free cryopreservation method for the storage ofhumanembryonicstemcellsStemCells 2004;22(5):779-89 10 Speicher MR, Ballard SG, Ward DC Karyotyping human chromosomes ... VS, Jones JM Embryonicstem cell lines derived fromhuman blastocysts Science 1998;282(5391):1145-7 Reubinoff BE, Pera MF, Fong CY, Trounson A, Bongso A Embryonicstem cell lines fromhuman blastocysts: ... (n=200); and 97.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% respectively for 24h exposure to 25oC (n=200) The proportion of Grade A, B and C colonies were 95.5%, 2.5% and 2.0% respectively for 48h exposure to 4oC (n=200); and...
... specific diseases in the course of ex vivo gene therapy 1.1.1 HumanEmbryonicStemCellsHumanembryonicstem (hES) cells are cells derived from the inner cell mass ofhuman blastocysts The hES cell ... TRANSDUCTION OFHUMANEMBRYONICSTEMCELLS 11 2.1 Introduction hES cells hold great potential as a system for the study of lineage specification and as an unlimited source ofcellsfor the regenerative ... MODIFICATION OFHUMANEMBRYONICSTEMCELLS DU JUAN (B Sc.) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AND INSTITUTE OF...
... cellsfrom the adult tissue (autologous or allogenic) andfrom the bone marrow (mesenchymal stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells) and (2) embryonicstemandembryonic germ cells derived from discarded ... differentiation of hES cells is mandatory 1.5 HumanEmbryonicstemcells As the name suggests, the humanembryonicstemcells are derived from the early embryo These cells have the capacity to self renew and ... METHODS Culture and maintenance ofHumanEmbryonicStemCellsHumanembryonicstemcells (hESCs) used in this study were the H1 cell lines (isolated and established at the University of Wisconsin)...
... explored for their potential as viable cell sources for cartilage tissue engineering (Chung et al., 2008) Humanembryonicstemcells (hESCs) are stem cell lines ofembryonic origin, isolated from ... differentiation and tissue engineering, and the challenges that need to be overcome before clinical application which include issues of tumorigenicity and functionality of ESCs 2.2 HumanEmbryonicStemCells ... potential of hESCs for cartilage regeneration and tissue engineering 2.2.1 Expansion of hESCs Humanembryonicstemcells are conventionally co-cultured on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeder cells...
... their derivation sources, named embryonicstemcells Literature review (ESCs), embryonic germ cells, fetal stem cells, umbilical cord stem cells, adult stemcellsand induced pluripotent stem ... cell source for future clinical applications Literature review Table Characterization ofstemcells by derivation source Category EmbryonicstemcellsEmbryonic germ cells Fetal stemcells Umbilical ... hESCs for prolonged periods in culture See Figure for schematic diagram ofderivationof hESC lines from a human blastocyst Figure Schematic diagram ofderivationof hESC lines from a human blastocyst...
... 2.7 Embryonicstemcellsand induced pluripotent stemcellsEmbryonicstemcells (ESC) have two characteristics that distinguish them from other stem cells, in that they are capable of long-term ... specification of the neuroectoderm (Muñoz-Sanjuán and Brivanlou, 2002) Bmp are secreted from roof plate cells in the dorsal neural tube and induce formation of neural crest stemcellsand dorsal ... Preparation of conditioned media from !E-MEFs 33! 3.2.3! Humanembryonicstemcellsand induced pluripotent stemcells 33! 3.2.4! Embryoid body formation 33! 3.2.5! Generation of stable...
... literature review and comparison for all three types ofstem cells, adult stem cells, embryonicstemcellsand induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonicstemcells are inevitable and irreplaceable ... use ofstemcells 1.2.2 Definition ofstemcells 1.2.2.1 Adult stemcells 1.2.2.2 Embryonicstemcells 1.2.2.3 Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells ii Chapter II Culture and Propagation of H9 ... ofstem cells, adult stemcells (also named as somatic stem cells) , andembryonicstem cells[ 5] However, a third type of pluripotent cell was introduced in 2007 through genetic manipulation of...
... Institute (BTI) and the Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) Thanks to Prof Wang Nai-Dy, Prof Miranda Yap, Prof Tan Bor Leung, Prof James Chen, and Dr Paul Robson for their guidance, ... particular, thank you to Prof Too Heng-Phon for providing countless days of humor and inspiration, and providing invaluable thoughts on science and life, and all things in between Table of Contents Abstract ... Culturing of Mouse EmbryonicStemCells (mESC) a Culturing Conditions Initial culturing methods for mESC required a layer of co-cultured fibroblasts to provide a biochemical and physical support for...
... ES cellsand in human hematopoietic progenitor cells Discussion B Fig Transcription of LCR hypersensitive site in undifferentiated murine embryonicstemcellsand in human CD 133+ bone marrow cells ... erythroid differentiation of murine embryonicstemcells PCR analysis of DNase I treated and reverse-transcribed total RNA extracted from differentiating embryonicstemcells at the indicated time ... regions of the LCR (HS2 and HS3) but not at the ec- and bmajor-globin genes in undifferentiated ES cells (day 0, Fig 3) indicating that dimethylation of H3K4 and recruitment of RNA Pol II and TBP...
... composed of almost the same number of ECs and MCs We resorted the VE-cadherin+ cellsfrom these expanded cells to obtain ECs for transplantation (Figure 1) The ECs derived fromhuman ES cells (hES-ECs) ... Characterization of the transplanted vascular cells derived fromhuman ES cells (HES-3) Characterization of the transplanted vascular cells derived fromhuman ES cells (HES-3) A, Flow cytometric analysis of ... muscle actin; hESECs+MCs: a mixture of ECs and MCs derived fromhuman ES cells; hES-ECs: ECs derived fromhuman ES cells; hESMCs: MCs derived fromhuman ES cells http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/6/1/54...
... Gokhale PJ, Andrews PW Culture and characterization ofhumanembryonicstemcellsStemCells Dev 2004, 13, 325-336 18 Drukker M, Benvenisty N The immunogenicity ofhumanembryonic stem- derived cells ... limitation of adult stemcells is their inability to effectively grow in Humanembryonicstemcellsand therapeutic cloning culture Therefore, obtaining clinically significant amounts of adult stemcells ... approaches in human clinical trails that employ adult stemcells (such as blood-forming hematopoietic stemcellsand cartilage-forming cells) A potential advantage of using adult stemcells is that...
... membranes and understand better their pharmacological behaviour For delivery of the HIV-1 CAI into humancells a bi-modular peptide was developed and constructed consisting of a transport unit for ... N-terminus of p55 is myristoylated triggering its association to the cytoplasmic side of cell membranes [7] and the release of the budding of viral particles from the surface of infected cells After ... capable of forming significant amounts of α-helical conformation and it is induced to this at relatively low concentration of TFE The three control peptides never formed large stretches of α-helical...
... and AR50249 from to National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to SCG and CHE, by grant STE 1051/2-1 from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) to AFS and UN, and ... differentiation of cultured human mesenchymal stemcellsfrom marrow Tissue Eng 1998, 4:415-428 35 Mueller MB, Tuan RS: Functional characterization of hypertrophy in chondrogenesis ofhuman mesenchymal stem ... and the surface areas of 10 randomly chosen lacunae by two independent investigators (AFS and BP) in a blinded fashion were measured from each of three representative microscope views taken from...
... phosphorylation status of Akt and ERK for stage III cells There was a baseline of Akt and ERK phosphorylation without adding ECM FN and LAM increased phosphorylation of Akt and ERK, and LAM had greater ... mechanism of pancreatic islets FN and LAM enhances activation of Akt and ERK The ECM bind to cells by activating signaling molecules such as Akt and ERK Therefore, we analyzed the effect of FN and ... done for stage IV cells Quantification of Akt (C) and ERK (D) phosphorylation shows PD98059 and LY294002 increase the activation of Akt and ERK, respectively Quantitative RT-PCR for (E) insulin and...
... sites, for example Ara h3 contains eight distinct epitopes and most of these differ from the corresponding regions of other legume and tree-nut allergens [41] Identification of specific allergens and ... Casarotto and Elaine Smith for valuable technical assistance and Lars Kamphius and T.J Higgins for helpful comments on the manuscript This work was supported by CSIRO and the Centre of Food and Genomic ... fixation and uptake of N from the soil [26] Proteins involved in cell division are abundant during early stages of seed development, and their level decreases before the accumulation of the major...