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Li J, Liu L, Zhang J, Qu X, Kawamura T, Miyagawa S, Sawa Y. Engineered Tissue for Cardiac Regeneration: Current Status and Future Perspectives. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:605. [PMID: 36354516 PMCID: PMC9688015 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9110605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is the leading cause of death worldwide. The most effective HF treatment is heart transplantation, the use of which is restricted by the limited supply of donor hearts. The human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC), including human embryonic stem cell (hESC) and the induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), could be produced in an infinite manner and differentiated into cardiomyocytes (CMs) with high efficiency. The hPSC-CMs have, thus, offered a promising alternative for heart transplant. In this review, we introduce the tissue-engineering technologies for hPSC-CM, including the materials for cell culture and tissue formation, and the delivery means into the heart. The most recent progress in clinical application of hPSC-CMs is also introduced. In addition, the bottleneck limitations and future perspectives for clinical translation are further discussed.
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- Junjun Li
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Police Hospital, Tennoji, Osaka 543-0035, Japan
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The Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Articular Cartilage Regeneration and Disease Modelling: Are We Ready for Their Clinical Use? Cells 2022; 11:cells11030529. [PMID: 35159338 PMCID: PMC8834349 DOI: 10.3390/cells11030529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The development of induced pluripotent stem cells has brought unlimited possibilities to the field of regenerative medicine. This could be ideal for treating osteoarthritis and other skeletal diseases, because the current procedures tend to be short-term solutions. The usage of induced pluripotent stem cells in the cell-based regeneration of cartilage damages could replace or improve on the current techniques. The patient’s specific non-invasive collection of tissue for reprogramming purposes could also create a platform for drug screening and disease modelling for an overview of distinct skeletal abnormalities. In this review, we seek to summarise the latest achievements in the chondrogenic differentiation of pluripotent stem cells for regenerative purposes and disease modelling.
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Christelle M, Lise M, Ben M'Barek K. Challenges of cell therapies for retinal diseases. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF NEUROBIOLOGY 2022; 166:49-77. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.irn.2022.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Somatic Reprogramming-Above and Beyond Pluripotency. Cells 2021; 10:cells10112888. [PMID: 34831113 PMCID: PMC8616127 DOI: 10.3390/cells10112888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Pluripotent stem cells, having long been considered the fountain of youth, have caught the attention of many researchers from diverse backgrounds due to their capacity for unlimited self-renewal and potential to differentiate into all cell types. Over the past 15 years, the advanced development of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has displayed an unparalleled potential for regenerative medicine, cell-based therapies, modeling human diseases in culture, and drug discovery. The transcription factor quartet (Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc) reprograms highly differentiated somatic cells back to a pluripotent state recapitulated embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in different aspects, including gene expression profile, epigenetic signature, and functional pluripotency. With the prior fruitful studies in SCNT and cell fusion experiments, iPSC finds its place and implicates that the differentiated somatic epigenome retains plasticity for re-gaining the pluripotency and further stretchability to reach a totipotency-like state. These achievements have revolutionized the concept and created a new avenue in biomedical sciences for clinical applications. With the advent of 15 years’ progress-making after iPSC discovery, this review is focused on how the current concept is established by revisiting those essential landmark studies and summarizing its current biomedical applications status to facilitate the new era entry of regenerative therapy.
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Kwon SP, Song SY, Yoo J, Kim HY, Lee JR, Kang M, Sohn HS, Go S, Jung M, Hong J, Lim S, Kim C, Moon S, Char K, Kim BS. Multilayered Cell Sheets of Cardiac Reprogrammed Cells for the Evaluation of Drug Cytotoxicity. Tissue Eng Regen Med 2021; 18:807-818. [PMID: 34251653 DOI: 10.1007/s13770-021-00363-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Various cell-culture systems have been used to evaluate drug toxicity in vitro. However, factors that affect cytotoxicity outcomes in drug toxicity evaluation systems remain elusive. In this study, we used multilayered sheets of cardiac-mimetic cells, which were reprogrammed from human fibroblasts, to investigate the effects of the layer number on drug cytotoxicity outcomes. METHODS Cell sheets of cardiac-mimetic cells were fabricated by reprogramming of human fibroblasts into cardiac-mimetic cells via coculture with cardiac cells and electric stimulation, as previously described. Double-layered cell sheets were prepared by stacking the cell sheets. The mono- and double-layered cell sheets were treated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), an anticancer drug, in vitro. Subsequently, apoptosis and lipid peroxidation were analyzed. Furthermore, effects of cardiac-mimetic cell density on cytotoxicity outcomes were evaluated by culturing cells in monolayer at various cell densities. RESULTS The double-layered cell sheets exhibited lower cytotoxicity in terms of apoptosis and lipid peroxidation than the mono-layered sheets at the same 5-FU dose. In addition, the double-layered cell sheets showed better preservation of mitochondrial function and plasma membrane integrity than the monolayer sheets. The lower cytotoxicity outcomes in the double-layered cell sheets may be due to the higher intercellular interactions, as the cytotoxicity of 5-FU decreased with cell density in monolayer cultures of cardiac-mimetic cells. CONCLUSION The layer number of cardiac-mimetic cell sheets affects drug cytotoxicity outcomes in drug toxicity tests. The in vitro cellular configuration that more closely mimics the in vivo configuration in the evaluation systems seems to exhibit lower cytotoxicity in response to drug.
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- Sung Pil Kwon
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. .,Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. .,Institute of Chemical Processes, Institute of Engineering Research, BioMAX, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Petrash CC, Palestine AG, Canto-Soler MV. Immunologic Rejection of Transplanted Retinal Pigmented Epithelium: Mechanisms and Strategies for Prevention. Front Immunol 2021; 12:621007. [PMID: 34054796 PMCID: PMC8153373 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.621007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Replacement of dysfunctional retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) with grafts derived from stem cells has the potential to improve vision for patients with retinal disorders. In fact, the potential is such that a great number of groups are attempting to realize this therapy through individual strategies with a variety of stem cell products, hosts, immunomodulatory regimen, and techniques to assess the success of their design. Comparing the findings of different investigators is complicated by a number of factors. The immune response varies greatly between xenogeneic and allogeneic transplantation. A unique immunologic environment is created in the subretinal space, the target of RPE grafts. Both functional assessment and imaging techniques used to evaluate transplants are susceptible to erroneous conclusions. Lastly, the pharmacologic regimens used in RPE transplant trials are as numerous and variable as the trials themselves, making it difficult to determine useful results. This review will discuss the causes of these complicating factors, digest the strategies and results from clinical and preclinical studies, and suggest places for improvement in the design of future transplants and investigations.
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- Carson C Petrash
- CellSight Ocular Stem Cell and Regeneration Research Program, Department of Ophthalmology, Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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- CellSight Ocular Stem Cell and Regeneration Research Program, Department of Ophthalmology, Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States.,Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
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Vitillo L, Durance C, Hewitt Z, Moore H, Smith A, Vallier L. GMP-grade neural progenitor derivation and differentiation from clinical-grade human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:406. [PMID: 32948237 PMCID: PMC7501686 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-01915-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A major challenge for the clinical use of human pluripotent stem cells is the development of safe, robust and controlled differentiation protocols. Adaptation of research protocols using reagents designated as research-only to those which are suitable for clinical use, often referred to as good manufacturing practice (GMP) reagents, is a crucial and laborious step in the translational pipeline. However, published protocols to assist this process remain very limited. METHODS We adapted research-grade protocols for the derivation and differentiation of long-term neuroepithelial stem cell progenitors (lt-NES) to GMP-grade reagents and factors suitable for clinical applications. We screened the robustness of the protocol with six clinical-grade hESC lines deposited in the UK Stem Cell Bank. RESULTS Here, we present a new GMP-compliant protocol to derive lt-NES, which are multipotent, bankable and karyotypically stable. This protocol resulted in robust and reproducible differentiation of several clinical-grade embryonic stem cells from which we derived lt-NES. Furthermore, GMP-derived lt-NES demonstrated a high neurogenic potential while retaining the ability to be redirected to several neuronal sub-types. CONCLUSIONS Overall, we report the feasibility of derivation and differentiation of clinical-grade embryonic stem cell lines into lt-NES under GMP-compliant conditions. Our protocols could be used as a flexible tool to speed up translation-to-clinic of pluripotent stem cells for a variety of neurological therapies or regenerative medicine studies.
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- Loriana Vitillo
- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AW, UK.
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- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AW, UK
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- The Centre for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- The Centre for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AW, UK
- Living Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre; Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0AW, UK
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Quality Standards of Stem Cell Sources for Clinical Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1266:9-19. [PMID: 33105492 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4370-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A large number of experimental and clinical studies have shown that cell transplantation has therapeutic effects for PD, AD and other neurodegenerative diseases or damages. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidance must be defined to produce clinical-grade cells for transplantation to the patients. Standardized quality and clinical preparation procedures of the transplanted cells will ensure the therapeutic efficacy and reduce the side-effect risk of cell therapy. Here we review the cell quality standards governing the clinical transplantation of stem cells for neurodegenerative diseases to clinical practitioners. These quality standards include cell quality control, minimal suggested cell doses for undergoing cell transplantation, documentation of procedure and therapy, safety evaluation, efficacy evaluation, policy of repeated treatments, not charging the patients for unproven therapies, basic principles of cell therapy, and publishing responsibility.
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Paiva S, Joanne P, Migdal C, Soler EL, Hovhannisyan Y, Nicolas A, Agbulut O. Polyacrylamide Hydrogels with Rigidity-Independent Surface Chemistry Show Limited Long-Term Maintenance of Pluripotency of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells on Soft Substrates. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 6:340-351. [DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Solenne Paiva
- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, Inserm ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, Inserm ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, 75005 Paris, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, Inserm, BIG-BGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, Inserm ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, 75005 Paris, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LTM, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine (IBPS), CNRS UMR 8256, Inserm ERL U1164, Biological Adaptation and Ageing, 75005 Paris, France
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Huang CY, Liu CL, Ting CY, Chiu YT, Cheng YC, Nicholson MW, Hsieh PCH. Human iPSC banking: barriers and opportunities. J Biomed Sci 2019; 26:87. [PMID: 31660969 PMCID: PMC6819403 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-019-0578-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
The introduction of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) has opened up the potential for personalized cell therapies and ushered in new opportunities for regenerative medicine, disease modeling, iPSC-based drug discovery and toxicity assessment. Over the past 10 years, several initiatives have been established that aim to collect and generate a large amount of human iPSCs for scientific research purposes. In this review, we compare the construction and operation strategy of some iPSC banks as well as their ongoing development. We also introduce the technical challenges and offer future perspectives pertaining to the establishment and management of iPSC banks.
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- Ching-Ying Huang
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Medical Genomics and Proteomics and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Cardiovascular Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Doss MX, Sachinidis A. Current Challenges of iPSC-Based Disease Modeling and Therapeutic Implications. Cells 2019; 8:cells8050403. [PMID: 31052294 PMCID: PMC6562607 DOI: 10.3390/cells8050403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 245] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-based disease modelling and the cell replacement therapy approach have proven to be very powerful and instrumental in biomedical research and personalized regenerative medicine as evidenced in the past decade by unraveling novel pathological mechanisms of a multitude of monogenic diseases at the cellular level and the ongoing and emerging clinical trials with iPSC-derived cell products. iPSC-based disease modelling has sparked widespread enthusiasm and has presented an unprecedented opportunity in high throughput drug discovery platforms and safety pharmacology in association with three-dimensional multicellular organoids such as personalized organs-on-chips, gene/base editing, artificial intelligence and high throughput "omics" methodologies. This critical review summarizes the progress made in the past decade with the advent of iPSC discovery in biomedical applications and regenerative medicine with case examples and the current major challenges that need to be addressed to unleash the full potential of iPSCs in clinical settings and pharmacology for more effective and safer regenerative therapy.
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- Michael Xavier Doss
- Technology Development Division, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, 105 Digital Drive, Novato, CA 94949, USA.
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- Institute of Neurophysiology and Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Cologne, Robert-Koch Str. 39, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
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Aijaz A, Li M, Smith D, Khong D, LeBlon C, Fenton OS, Olabisi RM, Libutti S, Tischfield J, Maus MV, Deans R, Barcia RN, Anderson DG, Ritz J, Preti R, Parekkadan B. Biomanufacturing for clinically advanced cell therapies. Nat Biomed Eng 2018; 2:362-376. [PMID: 31011198 PMCID: PMC6594100 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-018-0246-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The achievements of cell-based therapeutics have galvanized efforts to bring cell therapies to the market. To address the demands of the clinical and eventual commercial-scale production of cells, and with the increasing generation of large clinical datasets from chimeric antigen receptor T-cell immunotherapy, from transplants of engineered haematopoietic stem cells and from other promising cell therapies, an emphasis on biomanufacturing requirements becomes necessary. Robust infrastructure should address current limitations in cell harvesting, expansion, manipulation, purification, preservation and formulation, ultimately leading to successful therapy administration to patients at an acceptable cost. In this Review, we highlight case examples of cutting-edge bioprocessing technologies that improve biomanufacturing efficiency for cell therapies approaching clinical use.
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- Ayesha Aijaz
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, Allendale, NJ, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA
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- Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, Allendale, NJ, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Division of Health Science and Technology, and the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, RUCDR, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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- Cellular Immunotherapy Program, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Division of Health Science and Technology, and the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Cell Manipulation Core Facility, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, Allendale, NJ, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
- Department of Surgery, Center for Surgery, Innovation, and Bioengineering, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
- Sentien Biotechnologies, Inc, Lexington, MA, USA.
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Sonntag KC, Song B, Lee N, Jung JH, Cha Y, Leblanc P, Neff C, Kong SW, Carter BS, Schweitzer J, Kim KS. Pluripotent stem cell-based therapy for Parkinson's disease: Current status and future prospects. Prog Neurobiol 2018; 168:1-20. [PMID: 29653250 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, which affects about 0.3% of the general population. As the population in the developed world ages, this creates an escalating burden on society both in economic terms and in quality of life for these patients and for the families that support them. Although currently available pharmacological or surgical treatments may significantly improve the quality of life of many patients with PD, these are symptomatic treatments that do not slow or stop the progressive course of the disease. Because motor impairments in PD largely result from loss of midbrain dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta, PD has long been considered to be one of the most promising target diseases for cell-based therapy. Indeed, numerous clinical and preclinical studies using fetal cell transplantation have provided proof of concept that cell replacement therapy may be a viable therapeutic approach for PD. However, the use of human fetal cells as a standardized therapeutic regimen has been fraught with fundamental ethical, practical, and clinical issues, prompting scientists to explore alternative cell sources. Based on groundbreaking establishments of human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, these human pluripotent stem cells have been the subject of extensive research, leading to tremendous advancement in our understanding of these novel classes of stem cells and promising great potential for regenerative medicine. In this review, we discuss the prospects and challenges of human pluripotent stem cell-based cell therapy for PD.
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- Kai-C Sonntag
- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Laboratory for Translational Research on Neurodegeneration, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States; Program for Neuropsychiatric Research, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States
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- Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, United States; Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, United States; Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Program in Neuroscience and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478, United States.
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Shi Y, Inoue H, Wu JC, Yamanaka S. Induced pluripotent stem cell technology: a decade of progress. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2017; 16:115-130. [PMID: 27980341 PMCID: PMC6416143 DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2016.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 886] [Impact Index Per Article: 126.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Since the advent of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology a decade ago, enormous progress has been made in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine. Human iPSCs have been widely used for disease modelling, drug discovery and cell therapy development. Novel pathological mechanisms have been elucidated, new drugs originating from iPSC screens are in the pipeline and the first clinical trial using human iPSC-derived products has been initiated. In particular, the combination of human iPSC technology with recent developments in gene editing and 3D organoids makes iPSC-based platforms even more powerful in each area of their application, including precision medicine. In this Review, we discuss the progress in applications of iPSC technology that are particularly relevant to drug discovery and regenerative medicine, and consider the remaining challenges and the emerging opportunities in the field.
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- Yanhong Shi
- Division of Stem Cell Biology Research, Department of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, California 91010, USA
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, 265 Campus Drive, Room G1120B, Stanford, California 94305-5454, USA
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
- Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, California 94158, USA
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Ilic D, Ogilvie C. Concise Review: Human Embryonic Stem Cells-What Have We Done? What Are We Doing? Where Are We Going? Stem Cells 2016; 35:17-25. [DOI: 10.1002/stem.2450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dusko Ilic
- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine; King's College London; London United Kingdom
- Assisted Conception Unit; London United Kingdom
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Miere C, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL037 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:149-51. [PMID: 27345800 PMCID: PMC4757723 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL037 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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- Cristian Miere
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Devito L, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL039 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:170-2. [PMID: 27345806 PMCID: PMC4757724 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL039 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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- Liani Devito
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys'' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Jacquet L, Hewitson H, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Hobbs C, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL028 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in the HTT gene. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:278-81. [PMID: 27345983 PMCID: PMC4823669 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The KCL028 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation affecting one allele of the HTT gene encoding huntingtin (43 trinucleotide repeats; 21 for the normal allele). The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Laureen Jacquet
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Hewitson H, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL024 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in NF1 gene. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:243-5. [PMID: 27345975 PMCID: PMC4823759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The KCL024 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation in the NF1 gene encoding neurofibromin (c.3739–3742 ∆ TTTG). Mutations in this gene have been linked to neurofibromatosis type 1, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia and Watson syndrome. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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- Heema Hewitson
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Hewitson H, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL025 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in NF1 gene. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:256-8. [PMID: 27345978 PMCID: PMC4823762 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The KCL025 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation in the NF1 gene encoding neurofibromin (c.3739–3742 ΔTTTG). Mutations in this gene have been linked to neurofibromatosis type 1, juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia and Watson syndrome. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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- Heema Hewitson
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Devito L, Petrova A, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL033 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:296-9. [PMID: 27345988 PMCID: PMC4823760 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL033 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays. The line was also validated for sterility and specific and non-specific human pathogens.
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- Liani Devito
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Jacquet L, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Hobbs C, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL031 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:195-8. [PMID: 27345813 PMCID: PMC4757722 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL031 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Laureen Jacquet
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Jacquet L, Hewitson H, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Hobbs C, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL027 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in the HTT gene. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:274-7. [PMID: 27345982 PMCID: PMC4823767 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL027 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation affecting one allele of the HTT gene encoding huntingtin (43 trinucleotide repeats; 21 for the normal allele). The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Laureen Jacquet
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Miere C, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL032 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:17-9. [PMID: 27345778 PMCID: PMC4757725 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL032 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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- Cristian Miere
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Devito L, Jacquet L, Petrova A, Miere C, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL034 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:184-8. [PMID: 27345810 PMCID: PMC4757774 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The KCL034 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays. The line was also validated for sterility, specific and non-specific human pathogens.
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- Liani Devito
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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Jacquet L, Hewitson H, Wood V, Kadeva N, Cornwell G, Codognotto S, Hobbs C, Stephenson E, Ilic D. Generation of KCL036 research grade human embryonic stem cell line carrying a mutation in the HTT gene. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:345-8. [PMID: 27346001 PMCID: PMC4823766 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2016.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Revised: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The KCL036 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from an embryo donated for research that carried an autosomal dominant mutation affecting one allele of the HTT gene encoding huntingtin (38 trinucleotide repeats; 14 for the normal allele). The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro and in vivo assays.
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- Laureen Jacquet
- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Generation of KCL038 clinical grade human embryonic stem cell line. Stem Cell Res 2016; 16:137-9. [PMID: 27345799 PMCID: PMC4757727 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2015.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The KCL038 human embryonic stem cell line was derived from a normal healthy blastocyst donated for research. The ICM was isolated using laser microsurgery and plated on γ-irradiated human foreskin fibroblasts. Both the derivation and cell line propagation were performed in an animal product-free environment and under current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) standards. Pluripotent state and differentiation potential were confirmed by in vitro assays.
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Cortese FAB, Santostasi G. Whole-Body Induced Cell Turnover: A Proposed Intervention for Age-Related Damage and Associated Pathology. Rejuvenation Res 2016; 19:322-36. [PMID: 26649945 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2015.1763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In both biomedicine in general and biomedical gerontology in particular, cell replacement therapy is traditionally proposed as an intervention for cell loss. This article presents a proposed intervention-whole-body induced cell turnover (WICT)-for use in biomedical gerontology that combines cell replacement therapy with a second therapeutic component (targeted cell ablation) so as to broaden the therapeutic utility of cell therapies and increase the categories of age-related damage that are amenable to cell-based interventions. In particular, WICT may allow cell therapies to serve as an intervention for accumulated cellular and intracellular damage, such as telomere depletion, genomic DNA and mitochondrial DNA damage and mutations, replicative senescence, functionally deleterious age-related changes in gene expression, accumulated cellular and intracellular aggregates, and functionally deleterious posttranslationally modified gene products. WICT consists of the gradual ablation and subsequent replacement of a patient's entire set of constituent cells gradually over the course of their adult life span through the quantitative and qualitative coordination of targeted cell ablation with exogenous cell administration. The aim is to remove age-associated cellular and intracellular damage present in the patient's endogenous cells. In this study, we outline the underlying techniques and technologies by which WICT can be mediated, describe the mechanisms by which it can serve to negate or prevent age-related cellular and intracellular damage, explicate the unique therapeutic components and utilities that distinguish it as a distinct type of cell-based intervention for use in biomedical gerontology, and address potential complications associated with the therapy.
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- 2 Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University , Chicago, Illinois
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Techniques of Human Embryonic Stem Cell and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derivation. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2016; 64:349-70. [PMID: 26939778 PMCID: PMC5021740 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-016-0385-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Developing procedures for the derivation of human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) gave rise to novel pathways into regenerative medicine research. For many years, stem cells have attracted attention as a potentially unlimited cell source for cellular therapy in neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and spinal cord injuries, for example. In these studies, adult stem cells were insufficient; therefore, many attempts were made to obtain PSCs by other means. This review discusses key issues concerning the techniques of pluripotent cell acquisition. Technical and ethical issues hindered the medical use of somatic cell nuclear transfer and embryonic stem cells. Therefore, induced PSCs (iPSCs) emerged as a powerful technique with great potential for clinical applications, patient-specific disease modelling and pharmaceutical studies. The replacement of viral vectors or the administration of analogous proteins or chemical compounds during cell reprogramming are modifications designed to reduce tumorigenesis risk and to augment the procedure efficiency. Intensified analysis of new PSC lines revealed other barriers to overcome, such as epigenetic memory, disparity between human and mouse pluripotency, and variable response to differentiation of some iPSC lines. Thus, multidimensional verification must be conducted to fulfil strict clinical-grade requirements. Nevertheless, the first clinical trials in patients with spinal cord injury and macular dystrophy were recently carried out with differentiated iPSCs, encouraging alternative strategies for potential autologous cellular therapies.
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Canham MA, Van Deusen A, Brison DR, De Sousa PA, Downie J, Devito L, Hewitt ZA, Ilic D, Kimber SJ, Moore HD, Murray H, Kunath T. The Molecular Karyotype of 25 Clinical-Grade Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17258. [PMID: 26607962 PMCID: PMC4660465 DOI: 10.1038/srep17258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The application of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) derivatives to regenerative medicine is now becoming a reality. Although the vast majority of hESC lines have been derived for research purposes only, about 50 lines have been established under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) conditions. Cell types differentiated from these designated lines may be used as a cell therapy to treat macular degeneration, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, diabetes, osteoarthritis and other degenerative conditions. It is essential to know the genetic stability of the hESC lines before progressing to clinical trials. We evaluated the molecular karyotype of 25 clinical-grade hESC lines by whole-genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array analysis. A total of 15 unique copy number variations (CNVs) greater than 100 kb were detected, most of which were found to be naturally occurring in the human population and none were associated with culture adaptation. In addition, three copy-neutral loss of heterozygosity (CN-LOH) regions greater than 1 Mb were observed and all were relatively small and interstitial suggesting they did not arise in culture. The large number of available clinical-grade hESC lines with defined molecular karyotypes provides a substantial starting platform from which the development of pre-clinical and clinical trials in regenerative medicine can be realised.
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- Maurice A Canham
- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Roslin Cells Limited, Nine Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh, UK.,Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Roslin Cells Limited, Nine Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh, UK
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Guy's Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Stem Cell Laboratories, Guy's Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Biomedical Science, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Roslin Cells Limited, Nine Edinburgh BioQuarter, Edinburgh, UK
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- MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Stem Cell Research, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, UK
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Noli L, Dajani Y, Capalbo A, Bvumbe J, Rienzi L, Ubaldi FM, Ogilvie C, Khalaf Y, Ilic D. Developmental clock compromises human twin model created by embryo splitting. Hum Reprod 2015; 30:2774-84. [PMID: 26489438 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Is the quality of the human embryos generated by twinning in vitro comparable to the quality of the embryos created by fertilization? SUMMARY ANSWER Our data suggest that the human twin embryos created in vitro are unsuitable not only for clinical use but also for research purposes. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Pregnancy from in vitro generated monozygotic twins by embryo splitting or twinning leads to live birth of healthy animals. Similar strategies, however, have been less successful in primates. Recent reports suggest that the splitting of human embryos might result in viable, morphologically adequate blastocysts, although the qualitative analyses of the embryos created in such a way have been very limited. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This study was a comparative analysis of embryos generated by twinning in vitro and the embryos created by in vitro fertilization. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS We analysed morphokinetics and developmental competence of 176 twin embryos created by splitting of 88 human embryos from either early (2-5 blastomeres, n = 43) or late (6-10 blastomeres, n = 45) cleavage stages. We compared the data with morphometrics of embryos created by in vitro fertilization and resulting in pregnancy and live birth upon single blastocyst transfer (n = 42). MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The morphokinetic data suggested that the human preimplantation development is subjected to a strict temporal control. Due to a 'developmental clock', the size of twin embryos was proportionate to the number of cells used for their creation. Furthermore, the first fate decision was somewhat delayed; the inner cell mass (ICM) became distinguishable later in the twin than in the normal blastocysts obtained through fertilization. If an ICM was present at all, it was small and of poor quality. The majority of the cells in the twin embryos expressed ICM and trophectoderm markers simultaneously. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION We created monozygotic twins by blastomere separation from cleavage stage embryos. Embryo twinning by blastocyst bisection may circumvent limitations set by the developmental clock. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Taken together, our data suggest that the human twin embryos created in vitro are unsuitable not only for clinical use but also for research purposes.
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- Laila Noli
- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome 00197, Italy GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Via Fermi 1, Marostica 36063, Italy
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- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome 00197, Italy GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Via Fermi 1, Marostica 36063, Italy
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome 00197, Italy GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Via Fermi 1, Marostica 36063, Italy
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- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Division of Women's Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London and Assisted Conception Unit, Guys' Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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Capalbo A, Ubaldi FM, Cimadomo D, Noli L, Khalaf Y, Farcomeni A, Ilic D, Rienzi L. MicroRNAs in spent blastocyst culture medium are derived from trophectoderm cells and can be explored for human embryo reproductive competence assessment. Fertil Steril 2015; 105:225-35.e1-3. [PMID: 26453979 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Revised: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether extracellular microRNAs (miRNAs) can be accurately profiled from spent blastocyst culture media (SBM) and used as embryonic biomarkers. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Private and academic in vitro fertilization centers. PATIENT(S) Inner cell mass-free trophectoderm (TE) samples and their relative SBM from five good-quality human blastocysts. INTERVENTION(S) Protocol for miRNA purification and analysis based on quantitative polymerase chain reaction set and validated on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and on SBM with and without biological variability. MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURE(S) Analysis of miRNAs in culture media in relation with TE cells and comparison of miRNA profiles between implanted and unimplanted euploid blastocysts. RESULT(S) Culture media from embryos in the cleavage, morula, and blastocyst stages were collected to investigate the presence of miRNAs. The SBM were prospectively collected from euploid implanted (n = 25) and unimplanted blastocysts (n = 28) for comparison. We hypothesized that human embryos secrete miRNAs in culture media that can be used as biomarkers. The comparative analysis of TE and SBM samples revealed that 96.6% (57 of 59; 95 CI, 88.3-99.6) of the miRNAs detected in the SBM were expressed from TE cells, suggesting a TE origin. The culture media collected from cleavage and morula stage embryos showed a pattern similar to blanks, suggesting that miRNAs profiling from spent culture media applies only for blastocysts. MicroRNAs analysis of SBM from euploid implanted and unimplanted blastocysts highlighted two miRNAs (miR-20a, miR-30c) that showed increased concentrations in the former and were predicted in silico to be involved in 23 implantation-related pathways. CONCLUSION(S) MicroRNAs secreted from human blastocysts in culture media can be profiled with high reproducibility, and this approach can be further explored for noninvasive embryo selection.
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- Antonio Capalbo
- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy; GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Vicenza, Italy.
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy; GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Vicenza, Italy
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy; GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Vicenza, Italy
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- Division of Women's Health and Assisted Conception Unit, King's College of London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health and Assisted Conception Unit, King's College of London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Women's Health and Assisted Conception Unit, King's College of London, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- GENERA, Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy; GENETYX, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Vicenza, Italy
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Cvoro A, Devito L, Milton FA, Noli L, Zhang A, Filippi C, Sakai K, Suh JH, H Sieglaff D, Dhawan A, Sakai T, Ilic D, Webb P. A thyroid hormone receptor/KLF9 axis in human hepatocytes and pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells 2015; 33:416-28. [PMID: 25330987 PMCID: PMC6317531 DOI: 10.1002/stem.1875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Biological processes require close cooperation of multiple transcription factors that integrate different signals. Thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) induce Krüppel-like factor 9 (KLF9) to regulate neurogenesis. Here, we show that triiodothyronine (T3) also works through TR to induce KLF9 in HepG2 liver cells, mouse liver, and mouse and human primary hepatocytes and sought to understand TR/KLF9 network function in the hepatocyte lineage and stem cells. Knockdown experiments reveal that KLF9 regulates hundreds of HepG2 target genes and modulates T3 response. Together, T3 and KLF9 target genes influence pathways implicated in stem cell self-renewal and differentiation, including Notch signaling, and we verify that T3 and KLF9 cooperate to regulate key Notch pathway genes and work independently to regulate others. T3 also induces KLF9 in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) and this effect persists during differentiation to definitive endoderm and hiPSC-derived hepatocytes. Microarray analysis reveals that T3 regulates hundreds of hESC and hiPSC target genes that cluster into many of the same pathways implicated in TR and KLF9 regulation in HepG2 cells. KLF9 knockdown confirms that TR and KLF9 cooperate to regulate Notch pathway genes in hESC and hiPSC, albeit in a partly cell-specific manner. Broader analysis of T3 responsive hESC/hiPSC genes suggests that TRs regulate multiple early steps in ESC differentiation. We propose that TRs cooperate with KLF9 to regulate hepatocyte proliferation and differentiation and early stages of organogenesis and that TRs exert widespread and important influences on ESC biology.
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- Aleksandra Cvoro
- Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, Texas, USA
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Neofytou E, O'Brien CG, Couture LA, Wu JC. Hurdles to clinical translation of human induced pluripotent stem cells. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:2551-7. [PMID: 26132109 DOI: 10.1172/jci80575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Human pluripotent stem cells are known to have the capacity to renew indefinitely, being intrinsically able to differentiate into many different cell types. These characteristics have generated tremendous enthusiasm about the potential applications of these cells in regenerative medicine. However, major challenges remain with the development and testing of novel experimental stem cell therapeutics in the field. In this Review, we focus on the nature of the preclinical challenges and discuss potential solutions that could help overcome them. Furthermore, we discuss the use of allogeneic versus autologous stem cell products, including a review of their respective advantages and disadvantages, major clinical requirements, quality standards, time lines, and costs of clinical grade development.
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Jacquet L, Neueder A, Földes G, Karagiannis P, Hobbs C, Jolinon N, Mioulane M, Sakai T, Harding SE, Ilic D. Three Huntington's Disease Specific Mutation-Carrying Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Have Stable Number of CAG Repeats upon In Vitro Differentiation into Cardiomyocytes. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126860. [PMID: 25993131 PMCID: PMC4438866 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Huntington disease (HD; OMIM 143100), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is caused by an expanded trinucleotide CAG (polyQ) motif in the HTT gene. Cardiovascular symptoms, often present in early stage HD patients, are, in general, ascribed to dysautonomia. However, cardio-specific expression of polyQ peptides caused pathological response in murine models, suggesting the presence of a nervous system-independent heart phenotype in HD patients. A positive correlation between the CAG repeat size and severity of symptoms observed in HD patients has also been observed in in vitro HD cellular models. Here, we test the suitability of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines carrying HD-specific mutation as in vitro models for understanding molecular mechanisms of cardiac pathology seen in HD patients. We have differentiated three HD-hESC lines into cardiomyocytes and investigated CAG stability up to 60 days after starting differentiation. To assess CAG stability in other tissues, the lines were also subjected to in vivo differentiation into teratomas for 10 weeks. Neither directed differentiation into cardiomyocytes in vitro nor in vivo differentiation into teratomas, rich in immature neuronal tissue, led to an increase in the number of CAG repeats. Although the CAG stability might be cell line-dependent, induced pluripotent stem cells generated from patients with larger numbers of CAG repeats could have an advantage as a research tool for understanding cardiac symptoms of HD patients.
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- Laureen Jacquet
- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women’s Health, King’s College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, ICTEM, 4th Floor, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King's College London, London, SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, ICTEM, 4th Floor, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The University of Liverpool, Sherrington Building, Ashton Street, Liverpool, L69 3GE, United Kingdom
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, ICTEM, 4th Floor, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Rd, London, W12 0NN, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women’s Health, King’s College London, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Simonson OE, Domogatskaya A, Volchkov P, Rodin S. The safety of human pluripotent stem cells in clinical treatment. Ann Med 2015; 47:370-80. [PMID: 26140342 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2015.1051579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) have practically unlimited proliferation potential and a capability to differentiate into any cell type in the human body. Since the first derivation in 1998, they have been an attractive source of cells for regenerative medicine. Numerous ethical, technological, and regulatory complications have been hampering hPSC use in clinical applications. Human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), parthenogenetic human ESCs, human nuclear transfer ESCs, and induced pluripotent stem cells are four types of hPSCs that are different in many clinically relevant features such as propensity to epigenetic abnormalities, generation methods, and ability for development of autologous cell lines. Propensity to genetic mutations and tumorigenicity are common features of all pluripotent cells that complicate hPSC-based therapies. Several recent advances in methods of derivation, culturing, and monitoring of hPSCs have addressed many ethical concerns and technological challenges in development of clinical-grade hPSC lines. Generation of banks of such lines may be useful to minimize immune rejection of hPSC-derived allografts. In this review, we discuss different sources of hPSCs available at the moment, various safety risks associated with them, and possible solutions for successful use of hPSCs in the clinic. We also discuss ongoing clinical trials of hPSC-based treatments.
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- Oscar E Simonson
- a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anesthesiology, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery , Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital , 171 77 Stockholm , Sweden
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Hovatta O, Rodin S, Antonsson L, Tryggvason K. Concise review: animal substance-free human embryonic stem cells aiming at clinical applications. Stem Cells Transl Med 2014; 3:1269-74. [PMID: 25298372 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2014-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Human embryonic stem cells have been considered the gold standard as a cell source for regenerative medicine since they were first cultured in 1998. They are pluripotent and can form principally all the cells types in the body. They are obtained from supernumerary human in vitro fertilization embryos that cannot be used for infertility treatment. Following studies on factors regulating pluripotency and differentiation, we now have techniques to establish and effectively expand these cells in animal substance-free conditions, even from single cells biopsied from eight-cell stage embryos in chemically defined feeder-free cultures. The genetic stability and absence of tumorigenic mutations can be determined. There are satisfactory animal tests for functionality and safety. The first clinical trials are ongoing for two indications: age-related macular degeneration and spinal cord injury.
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- Outi Hovatta
- Departments of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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- Departments of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology and Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore
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Cheng A, Kapacee Z, Peng J, Lu S, Lucas RJ, Hardingham TE, Kimber SJ. Cartilage repair using human embryonic stem cell-derived chondroprogenitors. Stem Cells Transl Med 2014; 3:1287-94. [PMID: 25273540 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2014-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In initial work, we developed a 14-day culture protocol under potential GMP, chemically defined conditions to generate chondroprogenitors from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The present study was undertaken to investigate the cartilage repair capacity of these cells. The chondrogenic protocol was optimized and validated with gene expression profiling. The protocol was also applied successfully to two lines of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Chondrogenic cells derived from hESCs were encapsulated in fibrin gel and implanted in osteochondral defects in the patella groove of nude rats, and cartilage repair was evaluated by histomorphology and immunocytochemistry. Genes associated with chondrogenesis were upregulated during the protocol, and pluripotency-related genes were downregulated. Aggregation of chondrogenic cells was accompanied by high expression of SOX9 and strong staining with Safranin O. Culture with PluriSln1 was lethal for hESCs but was tolerated by hESC chondrogenic cells, and no OCT4-positive cells were detected in hESC chondrogenic cells. iPSCs were also shown to generate chondroprogenitors in this protocol. Repaired tissue in the defect area implanted with hESC-derived chondrogenic cells was stained for collagen II with little collagen I, but negligible collagen II was observed in the fibrin-only controls. Viable human cells were detected in the repair tissue at 12 weeks. The results show that chondrogenic cells derived from hESCs, using a chemically defined culture system, when implanted in focal defects were able to promote cartilage repair. This is a first step in evaluating these cells for clinical application for the treatment of cartilage lesions.
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- Aixin Cheng
- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences and Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom; Institute of Orthopaedics, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Devito L, Petrova A, Miere C, Codognotto S, Blakely N, Lovatt A, Ogilvie C, Khalaf Y, Ilic D. Cost-effective master cell bank validation of multiple clinical-grade human pluripotent stem cell lines from a single donor. Stem Cells Transl Med 2014; 3:1116-24. [PMID: 25122690 DOI: 10.5966/sctm.2014-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Standardization guidelines for human pluripotent stem cells are still very broadly defined, despite ongoing clinical trials in the U.S., U.K., and Japan. The requirements for validation of human embryonic (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in general follow the regulations for other clinically compliant biologics already in place but without addressing key differences between cell types or final products. In order to realize the full potential of stem cell therapy, validation criteria, methodology, and, most importantly, strategy, should address the shortfalls and efficiency of current approaches; without this, hESC- and, especially, iPSC-based therapy will not be able to compete with other technologies in a cost-efficient way. We addressed the protocols for testing cell lines for human viral pathogens and propose a novel strategy that would significantly reduce costs. It is highly unlikely that the multiple cell lines derived in parallel from a tissue sample taken from one donor would have different profiles of endogenous viral pathogens; we therefore argue that samples from the Master Cell Banks of sibling lines could be safely pooled for validation. We illustrate this approach with tiered validation of two sibling clinical-grade hESC lines, KCL033 and KCL034 (stage 1, sterility; stage 2, specific human pathogens; and stage 3, nonspecific human pathogens). The results of all tests were negative. This cost-effective strategy could also be applied for validation of Master Cell Banks of multiple clinical-grade iPSC lines derived from a single donor.
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- Liani Devito
- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; St8Biologics, QA Consultancy, London, United Kingdom
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- Guy's & St. Thomas' Centre for Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Genetics Centre and
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- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's & St. Thomas' National Health Services Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom;
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Petrova A, Celli A, Jacquet L, Dafou D, Crumrine D, Hupe M, Arno M, Hobbs C, Cvoro A, Karagiannis P, Devito L, Sun R, Adame LC, Vaughan R, McGrath JA, Mauro TM, Ilic D. 3D In vitro model of a functional epidermal permeability barrier from human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cell Reports 2014; 2:675-89. [PMID: 24936454 PMCID: PMC4050479 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2014.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2013] [Revised: 03/25/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Cornification and epidermal barrier defects are associated with a number of clinically diverse skin disorders. However, a suitable in vitro model for studying normal barrier function and barrier defects is still lacking. Here, we demonstrate the generation of human epidermal equivalents (HEEs) from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). HEEs are structurally similar to native epidermis, with a functional permeability barrier. We exposed a pure population of hESC/iPSC-derived keratinocytes, whose transcriptome corresponds to the gene signature of normal primary human keratinocytes (NHKs), to a sequential high-to-low humidity environment in an air/liquid interface culture. The resulting HEEs had all of the cellular strata of the human epidermis, with skin barrier properties similar to those of normal skin. Such HEEs generated from disease-specific iPSCs will be an invaluable tool not only for dissecting molecular mechanisms that lead to epidermal barrier defects but also for drug development and screening. Manufacture of HEEs with a functional epidermal barrier in vitro from hESCs/iPSCs Unique model for skin diseases with defective epidermal permeability barriers Easily adaptable model for use in regenerative and aesthetic medicine Cost-effective model for testing new drugs and cosmetics
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- Anastasia Petrova
- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK ; St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, King's College London School of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Genomics Centre, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, UK
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- Histology Laboratory, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Genomic Medicine, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Clinical Transplantation Laboratory, GSTS and MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, King's Health Partners, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- St John's Institute of Dermatology, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA
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- Stem Cell Laboratory, Assisted Conception Unit, Division of Women's Health, Women's Health Academic Centre, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK
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Ilic D, Stephenson E. Promises and challenges of the first clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cell bank. Regen Med 2013; 8:101-2. [PMID: 23477390 DOI: 10.2217/rme.12.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Dusko Ilic
- Embryonic Stem Cell Laboratories, Guy's Assisted Conception Unit, London, UK.
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Lomax GP, Trounson AO. Correcting misperceptions about cryopreserved embryos and stem cell research. Nat Biotechnol 2013; 31:288-90. [DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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