... summarizing 12 years of our team’s experience, skill and knowledge in the derivation, culture and expansion ofhuman embryonic stem cells, and more recently, ofhuman induced pluripotentstemcells The ... long-term culture, expansion and manipulation ofhumanpluripotentstemcells The culmination of two events has enabled the production ofhuman embryonic stem cells: the birth of the first IVF test-tube ... reprogramming of adult skin fibroblasts into induced pluripotentstemcells (Takahashi and Yamanaka, 2006) To realize the full potential of embryonic and induced pluripotentstem cells, technologies, and...
... akin to pluripotent embryonic stemcells (ESCs) andpluripotentcellsof the early embryo, thus gaining their characteristic developmental potential and other characteristics diagnostic ofpluripotent ... the process of pluripotential reprogramming in which the lineage restriction of differentiated cells is undone The resultant cells, known colloquially as induced pluripotentstemcells (iPSCs), ... SCREEN OF NUCLEAR RECEPTORS FOR THE ENHANCED AND ALTERNATIVE GENERATION OF INDUCED PLURIPOTENTSTEMCELLS DOMINIC HENG JIAN CHIEN (B.Sc (Hons), NTU) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF...
... stromal stemcells J Cell Sci Suppl :63-76 123 Beresford JN 1989;Osteogenic stemcellsand the stromal system of bone and marrow Clin Orthop Relat Res (240):270-280 124 Caplan AI 1991;Mesenchymal stem ... colony-forming cell and the haemopoietic stem cell Blood Cells (12):7-25 32 Moore KA, Lemischka IR 2006 ;Stem cellsand their niches Science (5769):1880-1885 33 Lemischka IR, Moore KA 2003 ;Stem cells: interactive ... 2009;Mesenchymal stem cell modification of endothelial matrix regulates their vascular differentiation J Cell Biochem (4):706-713 104 Kuhn NZ, Tuan RS 2010;Regulation of stemness andstem cell niche of mesenchymal...
... classes ofpluripotentstemcells in humans, other primates and mice These are embryonic stem cells, embryonic germ cells, embryonic carcinoma cellsand recently the discovery of a fourth class ofpluripotent ... somatic stemcells can be found in diverse tissues and organs The most common adult stemcells are the hematopoietic stem cells, mesechymal stemcellsand neuronal stemcells Adult stemcells have ... ofcells make up the human body viz., germ cells, somatic cellsandstemcells Somatic cells include the bulk of the cells that make up the human adult and each of these cells in their differentiated...
... 1-3 - total RNA ofhuman RBCs from different donors; B) typical electropherogram of total RNA ofhuman RBCs Microarray analysisof RNA from human RBCs Recent proteomic studies of RBCs based on ... mechanism of globin m-RNA stability in human RBCs Further experiments are needed to understand the mechanisms and the biological meaning of these findings But gene expression profiling ofhuman erythrocyte ... Microarray and serial analysisof gene expression analyses identify known and novel transcripts overexpressed in hematopoietic stemcells Cancer Res 2004;64:4434-4441 Wiersma PA, Cox GS Synthesis of...
... in adult cells (Figure 6, panel C) The differences in expression of these miRNA expression between adult cellsand hES cellsand between adult cellsand EB were significant (P < 0.05) Of note, ... 8-fold greater in hES cells than in EB cellsand it was not even detected in adult cells The expression of miR-520b was 26-fold greater in hES cells then in EB cells (P < 0.05) and it was detected ... 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...
... overexpression of Bcl-xL is associated with radioresistance ofhuman osteosarcoma cells In other human cancers, the association of Bcl-xL expression and radiosensitivity of tumor cells is also ... **P
... differentiation of mesenchymal progenitor cellsand to up regulate the levels of type II collagen and aggrecan in chondrocytes and chondroprogenitor cells [1,7-11] During development of the limbs, ... differentiation of cultured human mesenchymal stemcells from marrow Tissue Eng 1998, 4:415-428 35 Mueller MB, Tuan RS: Functional characterization of hypertrophy in chondrogenesis ofhuman mesenchymal stem ... cartilage, and CS4, one of the monomers of the polysaccharide portion of proteoglycan, showed significantly enhanced production of these cartilage matrix proteins at days 10 and 21 of culture...
... conception and design, collection and assembly of data, data analysisand interpretation, and manuscript writing, LLC assisted with collection and assembly of data, data analysisand interpretation, ... 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 ... differentiation of size-sieved stemcells into electrically active neural cellsStemCells 2002, 20(6):522-529 Tzeng SF, Tsai MJ, Hung SC, Cheng H: Neuronal morphological change of size-sieved stem cells...
... Differentiation of the BMP2+ cells to cardiac cells Differentiation of the BMP2+ cells to cardiac cells (a) RT-PCR analysisof the cardiac markers in BMP2+ cellsand other controls (b) Schematic outline of ... Detection of smooth muscle cells after differentiation of the BMP2+ cells Figure Detection of smooth muscle cells after differentiation of the BMP2+ cells (a) Expression of SMA in the BMP2+ cells ... the peripheral nervous system, such as Schwann and glia cellsof the autonomic and enteric nervous systems, endocrine cells, such as the adrenal medulla, and C -cells of the thyroid as well as...
... concentrations of BMP4 and VEGF, plus SCF, Tpo and FLT3 ligand (20 ng/ml; R&D Systems), and PTD-HoxB4 (1.5 μg/ml) to expand out BCs and their precursor After 3.5 days, EBs were collected and dissociated ... H, Baker SC, et al.: Genome wide profiling ofhuman embryonic stemcells (hESCs), their derivatives and embryonal carcinoma cells to develop base profiles of U.S Federal government approved hESC ... Cytokines and BMP-4 promote hematopoietic differentiation ofhuman embryonic stemcells Blood 2003, 102:906-915 Woll PS, Martin CH, Miller JS, Kaufman DS: Human embryonic stem cell-derived NK cells...
... detailing the derivation and maintenance of induced pluripotentstem (iPS) cells (Takahashi et al 2007; Takahashi and Yamanaka 2006) iPS cells are generated from mouse andhuman adult fibroblasts ... and Fraser 2005) However, unhindered analysisof developmental events was made possible with the isolation of embryonic stemcells Extensive investigation of the properties and capabilities of ... isolation and study ofpluripotent ES cells was accomplished in the mouse in 1981 (Evans and Kaufman 1981; Martin 1981) The ease with which mouse embryonic stemcells (mESCs) can be derived and manipulated...
... Introduction 1.1 Human embryonic stemcells 1.1.1 Overview and characteristics ofhuman embryonic stemcells Embryonic stem (ES) cells are isolated from the inner cell mass (ICM) of embryos of blastocyst ... List of Figures VIII List of Abbreviations IX Introduction 1.1 1.2 Human embryonic stemcells 1.1.1 Overview and characteristics ofhuman embryonic stemcells 1.1.2 Regulatory networks and transcription ... assessment of the differentiation status ofhuman ES cells (Bhattacharya et al., 2005) Analysisof expression profile of undifferentiated, partially differentiated and differentiated human ES cells...
... An efficient and safe xeno-free cryopreservation method for the storage ofhuman embryonic stemcellsStemCells 2004;22(5):779-89 10 Speicher MR, Ballard SG, Ward DC Karyotyping human chromosomes ... (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 ... include quick handling outside the incubator, as well as the use of pre-warmed and pre-equilibrated culture media [15, 16] Indeed, minimizing low temperature exposure ofhuman embryos and oocytes...
... in thalassemic stemcells While previous attempts have focused on the cell culture system, in this study the phosphoproteomeof the primary cells from the immediate collection of HSCs from patient ... signal transduction pathways, the understanding of the mechanism of disease progression, and the development of therapeutic applications [12] The phosphoproteomeof HSCs in HbE/b-thalassemic patients ... Thailand and two normal donors All patients were children 3-12 years-old and had symptoms of severe anemia and hepatosplenomegaly Hemoglobin analysis showed no expression of the b-hemoglobin band...
... in thalassemic stemcells While previous attempts have focused on the cell culture system, in this study the phosphoproteomeof the primary cells from the immediate collection of HSCs from patient ... signal transduction pathways, the understanding of the mechanism of disease progression, and the development of therapeutic applications [12] The phosphoproteomeof HSCs in HbE/b-thalassemic patients ... Thailand and two normal donors All patients were children 3-12 years-old and had symptoms of severe anemia and hepatosplenomegaly Hemoglobin analysis showed no expression of the b-hemoglobin band...
... stimulation of endogenous neural progenitor or stemcellsand the transplantation of adult-derived neural progenitor andstemcells [39] Self-renewing multipotent neural progenitor andstemcells have ... residual stemcells The existence ofstemcells in the adult brain suggests that it has the potential for self-repair and that newborn neuronal cells may contribute to the functioning, and physioand ... regeneration and repair [43] Systemic injection provides a model of choice for delivering adult derived-neural progenitor andstemcells for the treatment of neurological diseases and injuries,...
... transcripts Expression of BMP-2 and chordinstem cells during osteogenic differentiation ofhuman mesenchymal stemcells (a) Temporal progression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 and chordin expression ... Lecanda F, Avioli LV, Cheng SL: Regulation of bone matrix protein expression and induction of differentiation ofhuman osteoblasts andhuman bone marrow stromal cells by bone morphogenetic protein-2 ... designed candidate siRNAs Subsequently, the cells were transfected with chordin-specific siRNA and were cultured for days (for mRNA analysis) , 10 days (for mRNA analysisand ALP assay), and 21 days...
... images of 2D (A and B), the outer surface of 3D (C and D) and the center of 3D (E and F) electrospun PLLA/Col nanofibrous scaffolds cultured with human MSCs in the Ost medium on day 28 Figures C and ... nanofibrous bundles and (12) reservoir 183 Figure 6.2 The macroscopic images of 2D (A) and 3D (B); and the SEM images of 2D (C) and 3D (D) at 20000X magnification of electrospun PLLA/Col nanofibrous ... PLLA and TCPS In Figure b, OCN expression ofhuman MSCs on the PLLA nanofibers was considerably lower than on the TCPS plates In Figures c and d, the expression levels of BSP and WNT5A of the cells...