... Characterization ofstemcells by derivation source Category EmbryonicstemcellsEmbryonic germ cells Fetal stemcells Umbilical cord stemcells Umbilical cord blood stemcells Umbilical cord matrix stemcells ... to their derivation sources, named embryonicstemcells Literature review (ESCs), embryonic germ cells, fetal stem cells, umbilical cord stem cells, adult stemcells and induced pluripotent stem ... while others have also demonstrated an alternative of culturing hESCs on a feeder-free system with the aid of MatrigelTM But none of them has systematically compared the supportive abilities of these...
... of ATP in the dynamics ofthe actin filaments ofthe cytoskeleton Biol Chem 2006;387(4):401-6 Lopez LA, Bertini F The in vivo effect of low body temperatures on the degree of polymerization of ... that these cells were also highly sensitive to low temperature exposure, just like the embryos from which they originated Hence, the first few reported studies [7, 8] on theestablishmentofnew ... new hESC lines emphasized the use of temperature-heated stage and pre-warmed and pre-equilibrated culture media Nevertheless, the results of this study would prove otherwise hESC ofthe H9 line...
... vascular cells on the CBF in the ipsilateral side Effects ofthe transplanted vascular cells on the CBF in the ipsilateral side A-C: LDPI analysis ofthe CBF by LDPI evaluated in mice with the scalp ... quantifying the ratio ofthe pixels ofhuman and/or mouse PECAM-1-positive cells to 512 × 512 pixels in that field: the ratio was expressed as %area The number of transplanted MCs detected in the ischemic ... and MCs derived from human ES cells (hESECs+MCs) The cell mixture was composed of almost the same number of ECs and MCs We resorted the VE-cadherin+ cells from these expanded cells to obtain ECs...
... are names ofhumanembryonicstem (hES) cellslines P denoted the number of passages ofthe cell lines H9-EB denoted embryoid body (EB) prepared from cell line H9 and the day indicates the time ... names of hES cellslines P denotes the number of passages ofthe cell lines H9-EB denotes embryoid body (EB) prepared from cell line H9 and the day indicates the time in culture HMVEC = human ... development of immune system [15] Signature miRNAs, such as the miR-302 family, the miR-200 family have been reported in human [16,17] and mouse embryonicstemcells [18-20] The unique patterns of miRNA...
... embryonicstem cell; hESC, humanembryonicstem cell; H3K4me3, trimethylation of lysine of histone H3; H3K27ac, acetylation of lysine 27 of histone H3; H3K27me3, trimethylation of lysine 27 of ... epigenomic profiling of a cohort ofhumanembryonicstem cell (hESC) lines can be used to generate hESC reference epigenomes (left panels) The extent of reprogramming and differentiation potential of individual ... the functional regulatory space, or ‘regulatome’, of a given cell type and to study the significance ofthe non-coding genetic variation in human disease (a) The vast non-coding fraction of the...
... characterized by the breakdown ofthe joint’s cartilage Cartilage is the part ofthe joint that cushions the ends ofthe bones and allows easy movement of joints The breakdown of cartilage causes the bones ... functionality of ESCs 2.2 HumanEmbryonicStemCells (hESCs) Embryonicstemcells (ESCs) are derived from the inner cell mass ofthe blastocyst-stage embryos and are characterized by their capacity ... model system set up to study the effect of growth factors on chondrogenic differentiation of hESCs would be useful for the dissection ofthe role of growth factors and their signaling in embryonic...
... 2006) 2.7 Embryonicstemcells and induced pluripotent stemcellsEmbryonicstemcells (ESC) have two characteristics that distinguish them from other stem cells, in that they are capable of long-term ... 161! vii SUMMARY Humanembryonicstemcells (hESC) are pluripotent stemcells that have the unique ability to differentiate into cellsofthe three germ line lineages Hence, they have wide potential ... understanding ofthe role of SHH in humans, that is based largely on the mouse model Figure 2.6 Humanembryonicstemcells (hESC) derived from the blastocyst are able to differentiate into cells from...
... characterized the integration sites ofthe transgene expression cassette VII Finally, the effects ofthe baculoviral transduction ofthehumanembryonicstemcells were investigated The transduction ofhuman ... with new functional properties to combat specific diseases in the course of ex vivo gene therapy 1.1.1 HumanEmbryonicStemCellsHumanembryonicstem (hES) cells are cells derived from the inner ... 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...
... classes of pluripotent stemcells in humans, other primates and mice These are embryonicstem cells, embryonic germ cells, embryonic carcinoma cells and recently the discovery of a fourth class of ... entails the delivery ofstemcells to the tissues in which they are needed Current practice involves either the injection ofstemcells directly into the targeted tissue, or injection ofthestemcells ... cells include the bulk ofthecells that make up thehuman adult and each of these cells in their differentiated state has its own copy or copies ofthe genome with the only exception being cells...
... either side ofthe primitive streak (Tam and Behringer 1997) Extensive studies on cellsofthe cardiac mesoderm showed that the timing of ingression through the streak and the position of these ... events was made possible with the isolation ofembryonicstemcells Extensive investigation ofthe properties and capabilities of these cells has led to the development of several experimental approaches ... Working with the simple goal of replacing defective, diseased or lost cell types, embryonicstem cell-based therapy promised the repair of damaged tissue/s or organs ofthehuman body ES cells are...
... cells is mandatory 1.5 HumanEmbryonicstemcells As the name suggests, thehumanembryonicstemcells are derived from the early embryo These cells have the capacity to self renew and can be directed ... Although, these cells have a high capacity to self renew in culture, their ability to expand is less than that for embryonicstemcellsThe self renewal and the proliferative capacity of these stemcells ... from the bone marrow (mesenchymal stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells) and (2) embryonicstem and embryonic germ cells derived from discarded human embryos and germ line stemcells Adult stem cells...
... Introduction 1.1 Humanembryonicstemcells 1.1.1 Overview and characteristics ofhumanembryonicstemcellsEmbryonicstem (ES) cells are isolated from the inner cell mass (ICM) of embryos of blastocyst ... indicated the uniqueness ofthehuman ES cells from the rest ofthe cells, cancerous or normal and that human EC cells shared a common core set of pluripotency genes with human ES cells In the ES/EC ... 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...
... examined the expression profile of HLA molecules on the surface ofhuman ES cells, EB cells and blast-like cells We demonstrated extremely low levels of HLA-A2 expression in the undifferentiated H9 human ... blast cellsThe bipotentiality of hemangioblast and blast cells provides the opportunity to use them in future cellular therapies ofhuman disorders Moreover, the blast cells can possibly find their ... however, that the expression levels of HLA-A2 proteins on the surface ofhuman ES-derived blast cells were still lower than those observed in the control human somatic cells This lower level of HLA-A2...
... Culture and characterization ofhumanembryonicstemcellsStemCells Dev 2004, 13, 325-336 18 Drukker M, Benvenisty N The immunogenicity ofhumanembryonic stem- derived cells Trends Biotechnol 2004, ... numbers of ES cells can be relatively easily obtained in vitro culture Therefore, ES cells could be the choice ofcells in stem cell therapy for various diseases One ofthe critical steps for stem ... oviductal fluid (SOF) with amino acids (hmSOFaa) by supplementing mSOFaa with human serum Establishment and characterization ofhuman cloned ES cells Having thoroughly the proved concept of therapeutic...
... three types ofstem cells, adult stem cells, embryonicstemcells and induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonicstemcells are inevitable and irreplaceable source to be studied Hence, for the projects ... discussed above, the problems we face today, may severely limit the use of adult stemcells either in research or clinical applications 1.2.2.2 Embryonicstem cells: Another type ofstemcells by conventional ... Material of implants 1.1.2 Biocompatibility 1.2 Stemcells ………………………………………………………………….4 1.2.1 Significance in the use ofstemcells 1.2.2 Definition ofstemcells 1.2.2.1 Adult stemcells 1.2.2.2 Embryonic...
... However, established cell lines poorly reflect human physiology Lack of standardization is also a limitation with the use of primary explanted cellsHumanembryonicstemcells (hESCs) have been ... Determination of Genotoxicity using Mitomycin C…………………………… 26 iii CHAPTER 4 RESULTS……………………………………………………… 27 4.1 Characterization ofhumanembryonicstemcells …………………… 27 4.2 Temperature tolerance ofhuman ... evidenced by the lower levels of chromosomal aberration in hESCs compared to IMR-90 The resistance of hESCs to genotoxic damage highlights the possibility of efficient repair mechanisms in these cells...
... pluripotent stemcells However, less is known about the conservation and variability of DNA methylation across different stem cell lines A recent analysis of about 1% ofthe genome of HESC lines shows ... unconserved The number of cytosines in the groups is compared to a null model that assumes the independence of methylation between the two cell lines Thus, the more significant the deviation between the ... with the changes ofthe expression levels of their associated genes The coordinates of TFBSs were downloaded from Motifmap [39] (sites with FDR < 0.1) We determined the methylation level of these...
... derivation ofhumanembryonicstemcellsStemcells 2005, 23:1228-1233 Moon SY, Park YB, Kim D-S, Oh SK, Kim D-W: Generation, culture, and differentiation ofhumanembryonicstemcells for therapeutic ... differentiation ofhuman embryonicstemcells Blood 2003, 102:906-915 Wang L, Li L, Menendez P, Cerdan C, Bhatia M: Humanembryonicstemcells maintained in the absence of mouse embryonic fibroblasts ... Background Humanembryonicstemcells (hES cells) show great promise for many novel cellular therapies due to their pluripotent nature [1] These cells have the capacity to give rise to mature cells...
... presents a substantial ethical obstacle for the advancement ofhuman ESC research With the vast therapeutic promise ofhuman ESC seen against the destruction ofhuman embryos required to realize such ... obtained for further analysis Refinement and increased efficiency of these two ESC protocols brings the potential to offer a reliable supply ofembryonicstemcells without production of whole embryos ... 114:1364-1370 Donovan PJ, Gearhart J: The end ofthe beginning for pluripotent stemcells Nature 2001, 414:92-97 23 24 25 26 Doerflinger RM: The ethics of funding embryonicstem cell research: a Catholic...
... 2007, Background Theestablishmentofhumanembryonicstemcells (hESCs) raised the possibility of being able to treat/cure many human diseases that are nowadays untreatable This therapeutic potential, ... al.: Genome wide profiling ofhumanembryonicstemcells (hESCs), their derivatives and embryonal carcinoma cells to develop base profiles of U.S Federal government approved hESC lines BMC Dev Biol ... derived from humanembryonicstemcells Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2002, 99:4391-4396 Choi K: The hemangioblast: a common progenitor of hematopoietic and endothelial cells J Hematother Stem Cell Res...