Based on previous protocols [5, 6] they have now created a 3D protocol for chondrogenic lineage differentiation via the generation of a putative chondrogenic
progenitor cell population, and have found that using this protocol C - iPSCs can be readily differentiated into cartilage in a manner comparable to that of mature chondrocytes [7].
AST - OPC1, an oligodendrocyte
progenitor cell population derived from human embryonic stem cells, has been shown in preclinical testing in animals and in vitro to have three potentially reparative functions that address the complex pathologies observed in demyelination disorders, such as spinal cord injuries, and multiple neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis and white matter stroke.
The researchers found that a specific stem /
progenitor cell population was inhibited following radiation in mice missing Nrf2, and that alveolar type 2 cells in these mice were more likely to change into myofibroblasts — a cell type implicated in fibrosis.
Further challenges include the identification of signaling molecules that promote the generation of beneficial populations of astrocytes, identification of appropriate stem and / or
progenitor cell populations that can be the source of such cells, and determination of whether there are situations in which it is more useful to transplant astrocytes themselves rather than to transplant stem or progenitor cells that might generate astrocytes in vivo in response to signals present in the host environment.
Zonari E, Desantis G, Petrillo C, Boccalatte FE, Lidonnici MR, Kajaste - Rudnitski A, Aiuti A, Ferrari G, Naldini L, Gentner B. Efficient ex vivo engineering and expansion of highly purified human hematopoietic stem and
progenitor cell populations for gene therapy.
Not exact matches
For that, they quantified how 85 nanoparticles delivered DNA barcodes to eight
cell populations in the spleen, and found that
cell types derived from myeloid
progenitors tended to be targeted by similar nanoparticles.
Researchers have identified a
population of «
progenitor»
cells in the skin that are solely responsible for the generation and maintenance of touch - sensing Merkel
cells.
In those cases, the NPCs often matured into adult kidney
cells in a manner of days, leaving no steady
population of
progenitor cells to study.
When Kirkland took
progenitor fat
cells from human fats — subcutaneous, omental, and mesenteric — and cultured them, they retained their distinctive characteristics even after 40
population doublings.
The researchers also found that another
population known as
progenitor cells — differentiated daughter
cells of stem
cells — started to behave like stem
cells: They began to live much longer than their usual lifespan of a few days, and they could also generate mini-intestines when grown outside of the body.
Using white fat tissue from liposuction or weight - loss surgery, «we might purify a
population of these
progenitor cells from an obese individual expressing C29 with high potential to become energy - dissipating
cells,» she explains.
The postnatal adipose tissue contains a heterogeneous
population of
cells which includes adult stem
cells (i.e., MSCs), endothelial
progenitor cells, leukocytes, endothelial
cells, and vascular smooth muscle
cells.
Opening the way to accurately profile the chromatin states of in vivo stem
cells, lineage
progenitors and other scarce
cell populations.
This approach not only enables us to get highly pure
populations of DA
progenitor cells (> 90 %), but it also increases our final yield of transplantable
cells > 40 times when compared to previous embryoid body protocols starting with the same number of
cells.
Discovered a series of signaling events beginning with the morphogen Sonic hedgehog (Shh) that are essential for guiding a
population of late cardiac
progenitor cells in the outflow tract of the heart.
These five types of stem
cells are described in the Discovery database as a general dental pulp stem
cell population, which includes the following stem
cell types: dental pulp stem
cell (DPSCs), stem
cells from exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED), periodontal ligament stem
cells (PDLSCs), stem
cells from apical papilla (SCAP), and dental follicle
progenitor cells (DFPCs).
This approach reveals that a single
population of
progenitor cells maintains normal
cell turnover of the epidermis and oesophageal epithelium.
This two - volume reference integrates this exciting area of biology, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem
cells, the tools, methods, and experimental protocols needed to study and characterize stem
cells and
progenitor populations, as well as a presentation by the world's experts of what is currently known about each specific organ system.
The outcome of a given division is unpredictable, but in homeostasis the probabilities of producing two
progenitor and two differentiating daughters are the same, so that on average, equal numbers of
progenitors and differentiating
cells are produced across whole
population of
progenitors.
Starting with transplants of human oligodendrocytes in the late 1980s [40], and more recently with
populations of human oligodendrocyte
progenitor cells isolated from the developing or adult CNS, or from human embryonic stem
cells, it has been possible to generate extensive myelination upon transplantation into spinal cord injury or into congenital mouse models of hypomyelination [41]--[48].
As a first step towards determining whether human glial
progenitor cells (hGPCs) can generate functionally distinct astrocyte
populations, we exposed embryonic hGPCs isolated from spinal cords of 9.5 week old abortuses to BMP or CNTF.
Additional wells containing
cells from the negative sort
population were cultured as above and after 17 days, pebble - like clusters of small
cells were excised and transferred to ENStem - A neural
progenitor media (cat.
No significant differences were seen between the normoxic and hypoxic anoikis - resistant
populations collected from MCF7
cells and a single significant gene change (PIP) was seen in T47D (Table 1) suggesting that the CSC - enriched
population remains virtually unchanged following hypoxic culture and the increase in MFC, HFC, and tumor initiating
cells is, therefore, due to expansion of the
population, perhaps by increased symmetric self - renewal of the CSC or de-differentiation of early
progenitor cells, rather than simply the acquisition of anoikis resistance in non-CSC.
This models depicts the ES
cell as a highly plastic but nevertheless discrete and stable cellular entity, one that in turn gives rise through a massive switch in gene expression to discrete
progenitor populations with more limited developmental potential.
The researchers suggest that a single expandable embryonic lung
progenitor population with broader developmental competence may eventually be used as an alternative for region - restricted adult tissue stem
cells in regenerative medicine.
Within the
population of transcriptionally similar stem and
progenitor cells, our analysis reveals considerable
cell - to -
cell differences in their probability to transition to another committed state.
The success of marker - based approaches for dissecting haematopoiesis in mouse and human is reliant on the presence of well - defined
cell surface markers specific for diverse
progenitor populations.
Our previous work has shown that the CD44 + and CD44 + α2β1 + prostate cancer
cell populations are enriched in tumorigenic and metastatic CSCs, whereas the α2β1 + prostate cancer
cells most likely mark fast - proliferating tumor
progenitors (28, 29).
Satellite
cells (SCs) are a heterogeneous
population of stem and
progenitor cells that have been demonstrated to play a pivotal role in skeletal muscle (SkM) regeneration.
The low density culture protocol helps in generating larger number of CD133 + endothelial
population from initially fewer CD133 + endothelial
progenitor cells; EPCs (Figure S1).
Considering that miR - 142 is highly expressed in human BCSCs, but weakly expressed or undetectable in the stem /
progenitor population of the mammary epithelial
cells, our result suggest that the upregulation of miR - 142 and its enhancement of the miR - 150 expression seem to be especially relevant in the breast tumor progression in vivo.