... form all the 200 or so cell types in the body There are four classes of pluripotent stemcells in humans, other primates and mice These are embryonicstem cells, embryonic germ cells, embryonic carcinoma ... stemcells versus embryonicstemcellsThe general differences between the characteristics of adult andembryonicstemcells are summarised in Table The contention that somatic stemcells alone ... murine) leads to the 19 development of an embryonicstem cell line In nature however, embryonicstemcells are ephemeral and present only in the ICM of blastocysts Thecellsofthe ICM are destined...
... Materials and Methods 26 Materials and methods 2.1 Isolation of Rat Bone Marrow StemCellsThe Bone Marrow StemCells (BMSCs), a type of mesenchymal stemcells extracted from the femurs and tibias of ... degradation by NK cells (Uccelli et al., 2008) In addition, BMSCs have the ability to suppress of B cell proliferation by blocking the G0/G1 phases ofthe cell cycle, and reducing the expression of ... The degree and direction of differentiation vary among individuals because ofthe variation of method and extent of induce Lastly, there is persistent doubt whether the BMSCs differentiated cells...
... EW The roles 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 onthe degree of polymerization ... application to proliferationand cytotoxicity assays J Immunol Methods 1983; 65: 55-63 Heng BC, Liu H, Rufaihah AJ, Cao T Humanembryonicstem cell (HESC) colonies display a higher degree of spontaneous ... 2000;18(4):399-404 Richards M, Fong CY, Tan S, Chan WK, Bongso A An efficient and safe xeno-free cryopreservation method for the storage ofhumanembryonicstemcellsStemCells 2004;22(5):779-89 10...
... transcriptional network for pluripotency ofembryonicstemcells Cell 2008, 132(6):1049-1061 Heo JS, Lee MY, Han HJ: Sonic hedgehog stimulates mouse embryonicstem cell proliferation by cooperation of ... Correlation coefficients of miRNA-target gene pairs The expression of miR-302c and miR-502b and their predicted target genes was analyzed by correlation analysis The distribution ofthe correlation ... cells by microarray analysis, and by qRT-PCR its expression was increased by only 3-fold in hES cells compared to EB cellsand 25-fold to adult cells This discrepancy may have resulted from the...
... acetylation of lysine 27 of histone H3; H3K27me3, trimethylation of lysine 27 of histone H3; H3K36me3, trimethylation of lysine 36 of histone H3; MacroH2A, histone variant MacroH2A; meC, methylcytosine ... represents hydroxymethylation Unique DNA methylation patterns Another, previously unappreciated modification of DNA, hydroxymethylation, has become a subject of considerable attention DNA hydroxymethylation ... pluripotent stem cell; H2AZ, histone variant H2AZ; H3ac, acetylation of histone H3; H4ac, acetylation of histone H4; H3K4me1/2/3, (mono-, di- and tri) methylation of lysine of histone H3; H3K27ac, acetylation...
... transgene expression cassette VII Finally, the effects ofthe baculoviral transduction ofthehumanembryonicstemcells were investigated The transduction ofhumanembryonicstemcells by baculovirus ... 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 research began with the ... transient and stable expression in humanembryonicstemcells for the purpose of genetic modification, thus facilitating the realization ofthe great potential of these cells in basic researches and...
... observation is the expression of VE markers which initially mark thecells overlying both embryonicand extraembryonic regions and are subsequently restricted to the visceral layer ofthe yolk sac ... established by the expression of relevant markers like CD45, CD14, CD34, CD83 and CD86 andthe formation of colony forming units in methylcellulose cultures The combination and concentrations ofthe cytokines ... development in the mouse In the mouse, haematopoietic lineages first appear in the form of blood islands in the yolk sac, a derivative ofthe extraembryonic mesoderm by embryonic day E7.5 of gestation (Russell...
... of hES 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 ... Although, these cells have a high capacity to self renew in culture, their ability to expand is less than that for embryonicstemcellsTheselfrenewalandthe proliferative capacity of these stemcells ... hematopoietic stem cells) and (2) embryonicstemandembryonic germ cells derived from discarded human embryos and germ line stemcells Adult stemcells can be derived from various parts ofthe body including...
... Table of Contents II 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 ofhumanembryonic ... characteristics ofhumanembryonicstemcellsEmbryonicstem (ES) cells are isolated from the inner cell mass (ICM) of embryos of blastocyst stage (Martin, 1981; Evans and Kaufman, 1981; Thomson et al., ... via self- renewal by the prevention of differentiation andthe promotion ofproliferation under proper culture conditions (Niwa, 2007) Figure ES cells two defining features: self- renewal and...
... mesenchymal transcripts Expression of BMP-2 and chordinstem cells during osteogenic differentiation ofhuman mesenchymal stemcells (a) Temporal progression of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 and ... result of chordin knockdown in cells from all donors tested Another factor to consider is whether the age ofthe donors had an influence onthe results of this study Four donors were over 70 years ... years old and one donor was aged 19 The relative increase in expression ofthe osteogenic markers in the young donor, as a result of chordin knockdown, was within the range of that ofthe donors...
... chondrogenesis of primary MSCs and to investigate whether levels and extent of hypertrophy in vitro is influenced by the choice of transgene Materials and methods Construction and preparation of ... and CS4, one ofthe monomers ofthe polysaccharide portion of proteoglycan, showed significantly enhanced production of these cartilage matrix proteins at days 10 and 21 of culture in the aggregates ... calcifying zone of cartilage could be clearly separated by the proximity ofthecells to the joint space andthe bone Page 10 of 15 (page number not for citation purposes) respectively, alignment of...
... the study were therefore to test the effects of hNE and EPI-hNE4 on ENaC activity and transepithelial Na+ transport in vitro in primary cultures ofhuman nasal epithelial cells from control and ... airway inflammation, and that the stimulatory effect of hNE on ENaC could be unmasked On this condition, the use of EPI-hNE4 could be of interest to reduce ENaC hyperactivity in CF airways In ... tested the effect of hNE on transepithelial Na+ transport in control and CF HNEC monolayers As shown in Figure 1, increasing concentrations of hNE (final concentration in the apical bath: 10 and...
... within the LCR and was only detected at the core regions [14,15] Localization of RNA Pol II to the LCR was independent of active transcription elongation; the addition ofthe elongation inhibitor ... containing leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) These cells express the Rex-1 and b-actin genes but not theembryonicand adult globin genes (Fig 2) Upon differentiation the embryonic- and adult-specific b-globin ... Discussion B Fig Transcription of LCR hypersensitive site in undifferentiated murine embryonicstemcellsand in human CD 133+ bone marrow cells (A) Transcription of LCR regions andthe bmaj-globin gene...
... cardiomyocytes, as demonstrated recently by three groups in the mouse ESC system [68-70] Simultaneous isolation and characterization of functionally distinct colonies and analysis of gene expression ... multi-comparison analysis is demonstrated by the consistent identification of a set of genes among multiple comparisons, of which a subset of genes were confirmed by immunocytochemistry For immunochemistry ... analyses The reliability ofthe microarray data generated from our multi-comparison analysis is demonstrated by the consistent identification of a set of genes among multiple comparisons, of which...
... A, Conget P 2001;Mesenchymal stemcells Exp Biol Med (Maywood) (6):507-520 115 Aratani Y, Kitagawa Y 1988;Enhanced synthesis and secretion of type IV collagen and entactin during adipose conversion ... regulation of niche, self- renewaland differentiation Arthritis Res Ther (1):204 121 Owen M, Peck W 1985;Lineage of osteogenic cellsand their relationship to the stromal system In ed Bone and MineralAmsterdam ... alpha5beta1-fibronectin interactions using inhibitory anti-alpha5 and anti-beta1 monoclonal antibodies Evidence that the synergy sequence of fibronectin is recognized by the amino-terminal repeats ofthe alpha5 subunit...
... 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 ... pathway is one ofthe key pathways that control the development ofthe central nervous system in mammals It is also important in the development of many other organs such as the limbs, bone, lung and ... 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...
... embryonicstem cells: the birth ofthe first IVF test-tube baby in 1978 (Steptoe and Edwards 1978) andthe discovery in 1981 by Martin (1981) and Evans and Kaufman (1981) of mouse embryonicstemcells ... stem cells, and more recently, ofhuman induced pluripotent stemcellsThe exploration and realization ofthe incredible potential of these pluripotent stemcells for studying the fundamentals of ... paved the way to the derivation ofthe first five humanembryonicstem cell lines by Thomson et al in Madison, Wisconsin, 1998 (Thomson et al 1998) More recently, Yamanaka and team enthused the scientific...
... recovery of impaired motor function by quantification ofthe time from the start ofthe exercise until collapse on an accelerating rota-rod just before the experiments (= day 0) andon day and 28 ... Functional endothelial cells derived from rhesus monkey embryonicstemcells Blood 2004, 103:1325-1332 Saeki K, Yoshiko Y, Nakahara M, Nakamura N, Matsuyama S, Koyanagi A, Yagita H, Koyanagi M, Kondo ... obtain only MCs derived from human ES cells (hES-MCs) for the transplantation (Figure 1) Onthe day of transplantation, these cells were washed with PBS twice and harvested with 0.05% trypsin and...
... ECM bind to cells by activating signaling molecules such as Akt and ERK Therefore, we analyzed the effect of FN and LAM onthe phosphorylation status of Akt and ERK for stage III cells There was ... phosphorylation of AKT approximately 1.7-fold and 2.1-fold compared to the control, respectively (Figure 4B), and activated phosphorylation of ERK roughly 2.4-fold and 4-fold compared to the control, ... collection and assembly of data, data analysis and interpretation, and manuscript writing, LLC assisted with collection and assembly of data, data analysis and interpretation, SHC assisted with conception...
... formed by the fusion of mononuclear progenitors ofthe monocyte/macrophage family Therefore, it is a member ofthe mononuclear phagocyte series and may be thought as a specialized type of macrophage ... nanofibers was considerably lower than onthe TCPS plates In Figures c and d, the expression levels of BSP and WNT5A ofthecellsonthe nanofibers were significantly higher than onthe controls ... between the clear zone andthe resorption area of bone surface The ruffled border is the site where enzymes and acids are released to facilitate the degradation of matrix andthe dissolution of minerals...