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Kale VP. A chimeric feeder comprising transforming growth factor beta 1- and basic fibroblast growth factor-primed bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells suppresses the expansion of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. Cell Biol Int 2022; 46:2132-2141. [PMID: 36073008 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BMSCs) physically associate with the hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), forming a unique HSC niche. Owing to this proximity, the signaling mechanisms prevailing in the BMSCs affect the fate of the HSCs. In addition to cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions, various cytokines and growth factors present in the BM milieu evoke signaling mechanisms in the BMSCs. Previously, I have shown that priming of human BMSCs with transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1), a cytokine consistently found at active sites of hematopoiesis, boosts their hematopoiesis-supportive ability. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), another cytokine present in the marrow microenvironment, positively regulates hematopoiesis. Hence, I examined whether priming human BMSCs with bFGF improves their hematopoiesis-supportive ability. I found that bFGF-primed BMSCs stimulate hematopoiesis, as seen by a significant increase in colony formation from the bone marrow cells briefly interacted with them and the extensive proliferation of CD34+ HSCs cocultured with them. However, contrary to my expectation, I found that chimeric feeders comprising a mixture of TGF-primed and bFGF-primed BMSCs exerted a suppressive effect. These data demonstrate that though the TGF- and bFGF-primed BMSCs exert a salutary effect on hematopoiesis when used independently, they exert a suppressive effect when presented as a chimera. These findings suggest that the combinatorial effect of various priming agents and cytokines on the functionality of BMSCs toward the target tissues needs to be critically evaluated before they are clinically applied.
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- Vaijayanti P Kale
- Symbiosis Centre for Stem Cell Research, Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Pune, Maharashtra, India.,National Centre for Cell Science, Ganeshkhind, Pune, India
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Zidarič T, Milojević M, Vajda J, Vihar B, Maver U. Cultured Meat: Meat Industry Hand in Hand with Biomedical Production Methods. FOOD ENGINEERING REVIEWS 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12393-020-09253-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu G, Liu K, Wei H, Li L, Zhang S. Generation of porcine fetal fibroblasts expressing the tetracycline-inducible Cas9 gene by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:2527-33. [PMID: 27430306 PMCID: PMC4991725 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cas9 endonuclease, from so-called clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) systems of Streptococcus pyogenes, type II functions as an RNA-guided endonuclease and edits the genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including deletion and insertion by DNA double-stranded break repair mechanisms. In previous studies, it was observed that Cas9, with a genome-scale lentiviral single-guide RNA library, could be applied to a loss-of-function genetic screen, although the loss-of-function genes have yet to be verified in vitro and this approach has not been used in porcine cells. Based on these observations, lentiviral Cas9 was used to infect porcine primary fibroblasts to achieve cell colonies carrying Cas9 endonuclease. Subsequently, porcine fetal fibroblasts expressing the tetracycline-inducible Cas9 gene were generated by somatic cell nuclear transfer, and three 30 day transgenic porcine fetal fibroblasts (PFFs) were obtained. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription-PCR and western blot analysis indicated that the PFFs were Cas9-positive. In addition, one of the three integrations was located near to known functional genes in the PFF1 cell line, whereas neither of the integrations was located in the PFF1 or PFF2 cell lines. It was hypothesized that these transgenic PFFs may be useful for conditional genomic editing in pigs, and for generating ideal modified porcine models.
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- Guoqian Liu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro‑Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro‑Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro‑Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro‑Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro‑Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, P.R. China
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Lee YM, Kim TH, Lee JH, Lee WJ, Jeon RH, Jang SJ, Ock SA, Lee SL, Park BW, Rho GJ. Overexpression of Oct4 in porcine ovarian stem/stromal cells enhances differentiation of oocyte-like cells in vitro and ovarian follicular formation in vivo. J Ovarian Res 2016; 9:24. [PMID: 27067537 PMCID: PMC4828771 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-016-0233-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background Recent findings have revealed that the female gonad may have regenerative activity with having germ line stem cells in juveniles and adults. Application of these germ line stem cells could be an alternative therapy for reproductive disorders in regenerative medicine. Methods To enhance the potency of differentiation into oocyte-like cells (OLCs) and folliculogenesis, we overexpressed Oct4 in ovarian stem/stromal cell (OvSCs) and examined the cellular properties related to stemness and self-renewal ability and finally demonstrated the ability of in vitro differentiation and folliculogenesis. Results Ovarian cortex included putative stem cells in terms of AP activity, cell cycle status, cell proliferation, expression of mesenchymal lineage surface markers and pluripotent transcriptional markers. Further, Oct4 transfected OvSCs (Oct4-OvSCs) were enhanced their AP activity and cell proliferation compared to OvSCs. The potential on in vitro differentiation into OLCs and in vivo folliculogenesis was also evaluated in OvSCs and Oct4-OvSCs, respectively. Oct4-OvSCs possessed higher oogenesis potential in vitro than OvSCs, in terms of expression of germ cell markers by RT-PCR and the number of OLCs. When OvSCs and Oct4-OvSCs were xeno-transplanted into infertile mice ovaries, the OvSCs transplantation induced new primary follicle formation and hormonal levels of estradiol and FSH remained similar to that of normal mice. However, Oct4-OvSCs possessed higher ability for folliculogenesis based on inducing developing follicles with thecal layer and granulosa cells and more similar estradiol level to normal mice. Conclusions These findings demonstrated that putative stem cells were present in ovarian cortex and exhibited differentiation ability into OLCs and folliculogenesis in vivo, and Oct4-overexpression enhanced these ability, suggesting their cellular models based on gene therapy in understanding the mechanisms of oogenesis and folliculogenesis, and finally in view of reproductive cell therapy.
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- Yeon-Mi Lee
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Animal Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Administration, Suwon, 441-706, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine and Institute of Health Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-702, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea. .,Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, 501, Jinju-daero, Jinju, 660-701, Republic of Korea.
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Subbarao RB, Ullah I, Kim EJ, Jang SJ, Lee WJ, Jeon RH, Kang D, Lee SL, Park BW, Rho GJ. Characterization and evaluation of neuronal trans-differentiation with electrophysiological properties of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from porcine endometrium. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:10934-51. [PMID: 26006231 PMCID: PMC4463684 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160510934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Endometrial stromal cells (EMSCs) obtained from porcine uterus (n = 6) were positive for mesenchymal stem cell markers (CD29, CD44 and CD90), and negative for epithelial marker CD9 and hematopoietic markers CD34, CD45 analyzed by flow cytometry. Further the cells were positive for expression of mesenchymal markers, CD105, CD140b, and CD144 by PCR. Pluripotent markers OCT4, SOX2, and NANOG were positively expressed in EMSCs analyzed by Western blotting and PCR. Further, differentiation into adipocytes and osteocytes was confirmed by cytochemical staining and lineage specific gene expression by quantitative realtime-PCR. Adipocyte (FABP, LPL, AP2) and osteocyte specific genes (ON, BG, RUNX2) in differentiated EMSCs showed significant (p < 0.05) increase in expression compared to undifferentiated control cells. Neurogenic transdifferentiation of EMSCs exhibited distinctive dendritic morphology with axon projections and neuronal specific genes, NFM, NGF, MBP, NES, B3T and MAP2 and proteins, B3T, NFM, NGF, and TRKA were positively expressed in neuronal differentiated cells. Functional analysis of neuronal differentiated EMSCs displayed voltage-dependence and kinetics for transient outward K+ currents (Ito), at holding potential of -80 mV, Na+ currents and during current clamp, neuronal differentiated EMSCs was more negative than that of control EMSCs. Porcine EMSCs is a suitable model for studying molecular mechanism of transdifferentiation, assessment of electrophysiological properties and their efficiency during in vivo transplantation.
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- Raghavendra Baregundi Subbarao
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Physiology and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Physiology and Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Health Science, School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
- Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Korea.
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Wu G, Schöler HR. Role of Oct4 in the early embryo development. CELL REGENERATION 2014; 3:7. [PMID: 25408886 PMCID: PMC4230828 DOI: 10.1186/2045-9769-3-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 04/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Oct4 is a key component of the pluripotency regulatory network, and its reciprocal interaction with Cdx2 has been shown to be a determinant of either the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) or their differentiation into trophoblast. Oct4 of maternal origin is postulated to play critical role in defining totipotency and inducing pluripotency during embryonic development. However, the genetic elimination of maternal Oct4 using a Cre-lox approach in mouse revealed that the establishment of totipotency in maternal Oct4–depleted embryos was not affected, and that these embryos could complete full-term development without any obvious defect. These results indicate that Oct4 is not essential for the initiation of pluripotency, in contrast to its critical role in maintaining pluripotency. This conclusion is further supported by the formation of Oct4-GFP– and Nanog- expressing inner cell masses (ICMs) in embryos with complete inactivation of both maternal and zygotic Oct4 expression and the reprogramming of fibroblasts into fully pluripotent cells by Oct4-deficient oocytes.
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- Guangming Wu
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Röntgenstrasse 20, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Röntgenstrasse 20, 48149 Münster, Germany ; Medical Faculty, University of Münster, Domagkstr. 3, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Sun YC, Cheng SF, Sun R, Zhao Y, Shen W. Reconstitution of Gametogenesis In Vitro: Meiosis Is the Biggest Obstacle. J Genet Genomics 2014; 41:87-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Revised: 12/08/2013] [Accepted: 12/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Adult stem cells derived from skeletal muscle — biology and potential. Open Life Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.2478/s11535-013-0137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractSkeletal muscle contains at least two distinct populations of adult stem cells — satellite cells and multipotent muscle-derived stem cells. Monopotential satellite cells are located under the basal lamina of muscle fibers. They are capable of giving rise only to cells of myogenic lineage, which play an important role in the processes of muscle regeneration. Multipotent muscle-derived stem cells are considered to be predecessors of the satellite cells. Under proper conditions, both in vitro and in vivo, they undergo myogenic, cardiogenic, chondrogenic, osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation. The main purpose of the present article is to summarize current information about adult stem cells derived from skeletal muscle, and to discuss their isolation and in vitro expansion techniques, biological properties, as well as their potential for regenerative medicine.
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Park BW, Shen W, Linher-Melville K, Li J. Deleted in azoospermia-like enhances in vitro derived porcine germ cell formation and meiosis. Stem Cells Dev 2012; 22:939-50. [PMID: 23259838 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2012.0323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Evidence supporting that deleted in azoospermia-like (DAZL) plays a key role during gametogenesis and meiosis continues to emerge. Our study aimed to determine whether overexpression of DAZL using a lentiviral approach in a somatic stem cell to germ cell in vitro differentiation culture could enhance the formation of primordial germ cell-like cells (PLCs) and oocyte-like cells (OLCs). Introduction of DAZL at the beginning of induced differentiation significantly increased the formation of Fragilis-positive PLCs, which was independent of mitotic proliferation. In addition, mRNA levels of the germ cell markers Oct4, Stella, and Vasa were also higher in the DAZL-transduced group and suppressed when DAZL was knocked down using small interference RNA. At later stages of differentiation, the expression of several genes associated with meiosis, including Scp3, Dmc1, Rec8, and Stra8, was determined to be significantly higher when DAZL was overexpressed, which was abrogated by its knockdown. Exogenous introduction of DAZL also increased the protein levels of SCP3 and VASA, which again was reversed by its knockdown. Although not a common phenomenon in the in vitro differentiation system, the percentage of SCP3-positive cells displaying meiotic chromosome patterns in the DAZL-transduced group was higher than in the control, as was the overall percentage of OLCs that were generated. The introduction of factors such as DAZL into a stem cell-to-germ cell differentiation culture may provide an opportunity to better understand the key genes and their interactions during gametogenesis, also providing a means to enhance the generation of germ cells in vitro.
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- Bong-Wook Park
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Tang L, Yin Y, Zhou H, Song G, Fan A, Tang B, Shi W, Li Z. Proliferative capacity and pluripotent characteristics of porcine adult stem cells derived from adipose tissue and bone marrow. Cell Reprogram 2012; 14:342-52. [PMID: 22775457 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2011.0098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Direct reprogramming of somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provides an invaluable resource for regenerative medicine. Because of some ethical and logistical barriers, human iPSCs cannot be used to generate a chimera, which is one of markers representing pluripotency. As the most attractive model for preclinical studies, pigs offer another path to improve clinical medicine. In this study, porcine adult stem cells (pASCs), including adipose mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), were collected and cultured under the same conditions in vitro. Real-time PCR, immunocytochemical staining, apoptosis analysis, and induced differentiation and reprogramming techniques were used to investigate the proliferative capacity and pluripotent characteristics of pASCs. Our results showed that both AMSCs and BMSCs displayed a similar immunophenotype, and their proliferative capacity appeared as a downward trend as the cell passage number increased. The cell proliferative capacity of AMSCs was significantly lower than that of BMSCs (p<0.05). Moreover, each type of pASCs went through 20 passages without undergoing alterations in the expression of reprogramming transcriptional factors (Oct4, Sox2, c-Myc, and Nanog). All pASCs had adipogenic and osteogenic differentiation potential. In addition, they also could be reprogrammed to pig induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs) with similar time and efficiency. In conclusion, porcine BMSCs had a higher proliferative capacity than AMSCs, and the pluripotency of pASCs was stable in long-term culture.
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- Lina Tang
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, the Center for Animal Embryo Engineering of Jilin Province, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Petersen B, Ramackers W, Lucas-Hahn A, Lemme E, Hassel P, Queisser AL, Herrmann D, Barg-Kues B, Carnwath JW, Klose J, Tiede A, Friedrich L, Baars W, Schwinzer R, Winkler M, Niemann H. Transgenic expression of human heme oxygenase-1 in pigs confers resistance against xenograft rejection during ex vivo perfusion of porcine kidneys. Xenotransplantation 2012; 18:355-68. [PMID: 22168142 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2011.00674.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The major immunological hurdle to successful porcine-to-human xenotransplantation is the acute vascular rejection (AVR), characterized by endothelial cell (EC) activation and perturbation of coagulation. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and its derivatives have anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory effects and protect against reactive oxygen species, rendering HO-1 a promising molecule to control AVR. Here, we report the production and characterization of pigs transgenic for human heme oxygenase-1 (hHO-1) and demonstrate significant protection in porcine kidneys against xenograft rejection in ex vivo perfusion with human blood and transgenic porcine aortic endothelial cells (PAEC) in a TNF-α-mediated apoptosis assay. METHODS Transgenic and non-transgenic PAEC were tested in a TNF-α-mediated apoptosis assay. Expression of adhesion molecules (ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin) was measured by real-time PCR. hHO-1 transgenic porcine kidneys were perfused with pooled and diluted human AB blood in an ex vivo perfusion circuit. MHC class-II up-regulation after induction with IFN-γ was compared between wild-type and hHO-1 transgenic PAEC. RESULTS Cloned hHO-1 transgenic pigs expressed hHO-1 in heart, kidney, liver, and in cultured ECs and fibroblasts. hHO-1 transgenic PAEC were protected against TNF-α-mediated apoptosis. Real-time PCR revealed reduced expression of adhesion molecules like ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin. These effects could be abrogated by the incubation of transgenic PAECs with the specific HO-1 inhibitor zinc protoporphorine IX (Zn(II)PPIX, 20 μm). IFN-γ induced up-regulation of MHC class-II molecules was significantly reduced in PAECs from hHO-1 transgenic pigs. hHO-1 transgenic porcine kidneys could successfully be perfused with diluted human AB-pooled blood for a maximum of 240 min (with and without C1 inh), while in wild-type kidneys, blood flow ceased after ∼60 min. Elevated levels of d-Dimer and TAT were detected, but no significant consumption of fibrinogen and antithrombin was determined. Microthrombi could not be detected histologically. CONCLUSIONS These results are encouraging and warrant further studies on the biological function of heme oxygenase-I expression in hHO-1 transgenic pigs in the context of xenotransplantation.
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- Björn Petersen
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt, Germany
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Song SH, Kumar BM, Kang EJ, Lee YM, Kim TH, Ock SA, Lee SL, Jeon BG, Rho GJ. Characterization of Porcine Multipotent Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Skin, Adipose, and Ovarian Tissues and Their Differentiation In Vitro into Putative Oocyte-Like Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1359-70. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Seung-Hee Song
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Pet Management, Changwon College, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Animal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Animal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Nowak-Imialek M, Kues W, Carnwath JW, Niemann H. Pluripotent stem cells and reprogrammed cells in farm animals. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2011; 17:474-497. [PMID: 21682936 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927611000080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Pluripotent cells are unique because of their ability to differentiate into the cell lineages forming the entire organism. True pluripotent stem cells with germ line contribution have been reported for mice and rats. Human pluripotent cells share numerous features of pluripotentiality, but confirmation of their in vivo capacity for germ line contribution is impossible due to ethical and legal restrictions. Progress toward derivation of embryonic stem cells from domestic species has been made, but the derived cells were not able to produce germ line chimeras and thus are termed embryonic stem-like cells. However, domestic animals, in particular the domestic pig (Sus scrofa), are excellent large animals models, in which the clinical potential of stem cell therapies can be studied. Reprogramming technologies for somatic cells, including somatic cell nuclear transfer, cell fusion, in vitro culture in the presence of cell extracts, in vitro conversion of adult unipotent spermatogonial stem cells into germ line derived pluripotent stem cells, and transduction with reprogramming factors have been developed with the goal of obtaining pluripotent, germ line competent stem cells from domestic animals. This review summarizes the present state of the art in the derivation and maintenance of pluripotent stem cells in domestic animals.
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- Monika Nowak-Imialek
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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Morphological characterization of in vitro expanded human dental pulp-derived stem cells. Biologia (Bratisl) 2011. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-011-0069-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Dyce PW, Liu J, Tayade C, Kidder GM, Betts DH, Li J. In vitro and in vivo germ line potential of stem cells derived from newborn mouse skin. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20339. [PMID: 21629667 PMCID: PMC3101249 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 04/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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We previously reported that fetal porcine skin-derived stem cells were capable of differentiation into oocyte-like cells (OLCs). Here we report that newborn mice skin-derived stem cells are also capable of differentiating into early OLCs. Using stem cells from mice that are transgenic for Oct4 germline distal enhancer-GFP, germ cells resulting from their differentiation are expected to be GFP(+). After differentiation, some GFP(+) OLCs reached 40-45 µM and expressed oocyte markers. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that ∼ 0.3% of the freshly isolated skin cells were GFP(+). The GFP-positive cells increased to ∼ 7% after differentiation, suggesting that the GFP(+) cells could be of in vivo origin, but are more likely induced upon being cultured in vitro. To study the in vivo germ cell potential of skin-derived cells, they were aggregated with newborn ovarian cells, and transplanted under the kidney capsule of ovariectomized mice. GFP(+) oocytes were identified within a subpopulation of follicles in the resulting growth. Our finding that early oocytes can be differentiated from mice skin-derived cells in defined medium may offer a new in vitro model to study germ cell formation and oogenesis.
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- Paul W. Dyce
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, and Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, and Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, and Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Dyce PW, Shen W, Huynh E, Shao H, Villagómez DA, Kidder GM, King WA, Li J. Analysis of Oocyte-Like Cells Differentiated from Porcine Fetal Skin-Derived Stem Cells. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:809-19. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Paul W. Dyce
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Laboratory of Germ Cell Biology, College of Animal Science and Technology, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
- Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, México
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario and Children's Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Roelen BAJ. Of stem cells and germ cells. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 46 Suppl 3:53-9. [PMID: 21518027 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stem cells have an intrinsic capacity to self-renew and can differentiate to at least one specialized cell type. Different types of stem cells exist that can be cultured in vitro. The identity of the stem cells is marked by their origin and differentiation potential. Germ cells have similarities with pluripotent stem cells but are of a special order: They do not self-renew and are already differentiated, but they have the capacity to form a complete new organism after fertilization. This review focuses on pluripotent stem cells and discusses possibilities of generating pluripotent stem cells from germ cell precursors and possibilities of generating germ cells from stem cells. As it accompanies a plenary lecture at the 15th annual ESDAR Conference 2011, the overview is focused on stem cells from farm animal species and on results from my own research group.
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- B A J Roelen
- Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Ock SA, Jeon BG, Rho GJ. Comparative characterization of porcine mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow extract and skin tissues. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2011; 16:1481-91. [PMID: 20486783 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2010.0149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer a great promise for regenerative medicine. Present study compared the characterization of porcine MSCs (pMSCs) derived from bone marrow extract with adult ear and fetal skin-derived cells on morphology, cell growth, alkaline phosphatase activity, proliferation ability, expression of cluster of differentiation (CD) markers (CD29, 45, and 90), cell cycle, protein and mRNA levels of Oct-4, Sox-2, and Nanog, and lineage differentiation ability. Skin-derived cells exhibited alkaline phosphatase activity and differentiation ability like pMSCs. pMSCs possessed a longer doubling time than skin-derived cells, and there was no difference in the ratio of G0/G1 phase between pMSCs and skin-derived cells. Except for CD29 and 90, all cells were found negative for CD45. Protein and mRNA expression of Oct-4, Sox-2 and Nanog were observed with similar intensity in all cells. Taken together, pMSCs and skin-derived cells revealed similar characteristics, and suggested the possible supportive role of skin-derived cells with MSCs for the regeneration of damaged tissues in cell-based therapies.
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- Sun-A Ock
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Ock SA, Rho GJ. Effect of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) on cryopreservation of porcine mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs). Cell Transplant 2011; 20:1231-9. [PMID: 21294964 DOI: 10.3727/096368910x552835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), a commonly used cryoprotectant in cryopreservation procedures, is detrimental to viability of cells. In this view point, a comparative study was carried out to evaluate the effect of DMSO on porcine mesenchymal stem cells (pMSCs). We compared the viability, colony forming unit-fibroblast (CFU-F) assay, expression of Bak and Bcl2 genes, Bcl2 protein antigen, and CD90 in pMSCs cryopreserved with 5%, 10%, and 20% DMSO. pMSCs isolated from bone marrow were characterized by alkaline phosphatase activity and the expression of transcription factors, such as Oct 3/4, Nanog, and Sox2. The cells were then cryopreserved by cooling at a rate of -1°C/min in a programmable freezer and stored in liquid nitrogen. The results of survival of pMSCs cryopreserved at 5% DMSO were comparable to control group (fresh pMSCs). The survival and the number of colonies formed in cryopreserved pMSCs were inversely proportional to the concentration of DMSO. The number of colonies formed in pMSCs cryopreserved with all concentrations of DMSO was significantly (p < 0.05) lower than the control group. An increased tendency for Bak and Bcl2 gene expression was noticed in cryopreserved pMSCs at 3 h postthawing compared to control group. There was a close resemblance in higher level of expression of CD90 between control and cryopreserved pMSCs. Because there was no considerable difference in the results of pMSCs cryopreserved at 5% and 10% DMSO, this study strongly suggests the use of 5% DMSO in cryopreservation of pMSCs as an alternative to conventional 10% DMSO.
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- Sun-A Ock
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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Nowak-Imialek M, Kues WA, Petersen B, Lucas-Hahn A, Herrmann D, Haridoss S, Oropeza M, Lemme E, Schöler HR, Carnwath JW, Niemann H. Oct4-enhanced green fluorescent protein transgenic pigs: a new large animal model for reprogramming studies. Stem Cells Dev 2011; 20:1563-75. [PMID: 21126163 DOI: 10.1089/scd.2010.0399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The domesticated pig has emerged as an important tool for development of surgical techniques, advancement of xenotransplantation, creation of important disease models, and preclinical testing of novel cell therapies. However, germ line-competent pluripotent porcine stem cells have not yet been derived. This has been a major obstacle to genetic modification of pigs. The transcription factor Oct4 is essential for the maintenance of pluripotency and for reprogramming somatic cells to a pluripotent state. Here, we report the production of transgenic pigs carrying an 18 kb genomic sequence of the murine Oct4 gene fused to the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) cDNA (OG2 construct) to allow identification of pluripotent cells by monitoring Oct4 expression by EGFP fluorescence. Eleven viable transgenic piglets were produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Expression of the EGFP reporter construct was confined to germ line cells, the inner cell mass and trophectoderm of blastocysts, and testicular germ cells. Reprogramming of fibroblasts from these animals by fusion with pluripotent murine embryonic stem cells or viral transduction with human OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and c-MYC cDNAs resulted in Oct4-EGFP reactivation. The OG2 pigs have thus proved useful for monitoring reprogramming and the induction and maintenance of pluripotency in porcine cells. In conclusion, the OG2 transgenic pigs are a new large animal model for studying the derivation and maintenance of pluripotent cells, and will be valuable for the development of cell therapy.
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- Monika Nowak-Imialek
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Neustadt, Germany
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Sato M, Yoshida M, Miyoshi K, Ohtsuka M, Watanabe S. Cultivation with Untransfected Fibroblasts Stimulates Proliferation of a Single Gene-Modified Fibroblast Derived from a Clawn Miniature Swine Foetus. Reprod Domest Anim 2010; 46:911-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01727.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Nowak-Imialek M, Kues WA, Rudolph C, Schlegelberger B, Taylor U, Carnwath JW, Niemann H. Preferential Loss of Porcine Chromosomes in Reprogrammed Interspecies Cell Hybrids. Cell Reprogram 2010; 12:55-65. [DOI: 10.1089/cell.2009.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Monika Nowak-Imialek
- Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institut of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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Petersen B, Ramackers W, Tiede A, Lucas-Hahn A, Herrmann D, Barg-Kues B, Schuettler W, Friedrich L, Schwinzer R, Winkler M, Niemann H. Pigs transgenic for human thrombomodulin have elevated production of activated protein C. Xenotransplantation 2009; 16:486-95. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2009.00537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Oropeza M, Petersen B, Carnwath JW, Lucas-Hahn A, Lemme E, Hassel P, Herrmann D, Barg-Kues B, Holler S, Queisser AL, Schwinzer R, Hinkel R, Kupatt C, Niemann H. Transgenic expression of the human A20 gene in cloned pigs provides protection against apoptotic and inflammatory stimuli. Xenotransplantation 2009; 16:522-34. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.2009.00556.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Estrov Z. Stem Cells and Somatic Cells: Reprogramming and Plasticity. CLINICAL LYMPHOMA AND MYELOMA 2009; 9:S319-S328. [DOI: 10.3816/clm.2009.s.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Matsunari H, Nagashima H. Application of genetically modified and cloned pigs in translational research. J Reprod Dev 2009; 55:225-30. [PMID: 19571468 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Pigs are increasingly being recognized as good large-animal models for translational research, linking basic science to clinical applications in order to establish novel therapeutics. This article reviews the current status and future prospects of genetically modified and cloned pigs in translational studies. It also highlights pigs specially designed as disease models, for xenotransplantation or to carry cell marker genes. Finally, use of porcine somatic stem and progenitor cells in preclinical studies of cell transplantation therapy is also discussed.
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- Hitomi Matsunari
- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Sciences, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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Schabort EJ, Myburgh KH, Wiehe JM, Torzewski J, Niesler CU. Potential Myogenic Stem Cell Populations: Sources, Plasticity, and Application for Cardiac Repair. Stem Cells Dev 2009; 18:813-30. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2008.0387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Elske J. Schabort
- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Unit, Oberallgäu Kliniken GmbH, Immenstadt, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology, and Plant Pathology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
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Blum R, Gupta R, Burger PE, Ontiveros CS, Salm SN, Xiong X, Kamb A, Wesche H, Marshall L, Cutler G, Wang X, Zavadil J, Moscatelli D, Wilson EL. Molecular signatures of prostate stem cells reveal novel signaling pathways and provide insights into prostate cancer. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5722. [PMID: 19478945 PMCID: PMC2684642 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2009] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background The global gene expression profiles of adult and fetal murine prostate stem cells were determined to define common and unique regulators whose misexpression might play a role in the development of prostate cancer. Methodology/Principal Findings A distinctive core of transcriptional regulators common to both fetal and adult primitive prostate cells was identified as well as molecules that are exclusive to each population. Elements common to fetal and adult prostate stem cells include expression profiles of Wnt, Shh and other pathways identified in stem cells of other organs, signatures of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor, and up-regulation of components of the aldehyde dehydrogenase/retinoic acid receptor axis. There is also a significant lipid metabolism signature, marked by overexpression of lipid metabolizing enzymes and the presence of the binding motif for Srebp1. The fetal stem cell population, characterized by more rapid proliferation and self-renewal, expresses regulators of the cell cycle, such as E2f, Nfy, Tead2 and Ap2, at elevated levels, while adult stem cells show a signature in which TGF-β has a prominent role. Finally, comparison of the signatures of primitive prostate cells with previously described profiles of human prostate tumors identified stem cell molecules and pathways with deregulated expression in prostate tumors including chromatin modifiers and the oncogene, Erg. Conclusions/Significance Our data indicate that adult prostate stem or progenitor cells may acquire characteristics of self-renewing primitive fetal prostate cells during oncogenesis and suggest that aberrant activation of components of prostate stem cell pathways may contribute to the development of prostate tumors.
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- Roy Blum
- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Science, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Amgen Inc, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Center for Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, NYU Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Division of Immunology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- NYU Cancer Institute, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Aging of the inceptive cellular population: the relationship between stem cells and aging. Aging (Albany NY) 2009; 1:372-81. [PMID: 20157525 PMCID: PMC2806020 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Accepted: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The average life expectancy worldwide has about doubled and the global population has increased six fold over the past century. With improving health care in the developed world there is a proportional augmentation in the treatment necessary for elderly patients occasioning the call for increased research in the area of aging and age-related diseases. The manifestation of this research has been focalized on the causative cellular processes and molecular mechanisms involved. Here we will discuss the efforts of this research in the area of stem cells, delving into the regulatory mechanisms and how their de-regulation could be attributed to aging and age-related diseases.
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Danisovic L, Varga I, Polak S, Ulicna M, Bohmer D, Vojtassak J. Morphology of in vitro expanded human muscle-derived stem cells. Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub 2009; 152:235-8. [PMID: 19219213 DOI: 10.5507/bp.2008.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Skeletal muscle contains populations of multipotent adult stem cells also referred to as muscle-derived stem cells. AIM The main goal of this study was to isolate and culture human adult stem cells from skeletal muscle and characterize them. METHODS Muscle-derived stem cells were isolated from biopsy specimens of femoral muscle. The cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's minimal essential medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum and gentamycin. When they reached confluence, they were sub-passaged up to the third passage. Cells from the last passage were prepared for TEM analysis. Production of alpha-actin and desmin was confirmed by histochemistry. Moreover, the phenotypic characterization was performed. RESULTS Primary isolated muscle-derived stem cells had a fibroblast-like shape. During subsequent passages they maintained this morphology. TEM analysis showed typical ultrastructural morphology of mesenchymal stem cells. They had large pale nuclei with a large amount of euchromatine. Nuclei were irregular with noticeable nucleoli. Dilated cisterns of rough endoplasmic reticulum were present in cytoplasm. In certain parts of the cytoplasm there were aggregates of granules of glycogen. The products of cells were actively secreted into the extracellular matrix. They expressed alpha-actin and desmin. The results of phenotypic characterization showed that almost all analyzed cells were CD13, CD34, CD56 positive and CD45 negative. Moreover, they did not express anti-human fibroblast surface protein. CONCLUSIONS Muscle-derived stem cells exhibited typical characteristics typical for mesenchymal stem cells. After analysis of their differentiation potential they could be used in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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- Lubos Danisovic
- Institute of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Sasinkova 4, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Wilschut KJ, Jaksani S, Van Den Dolder J, Haagsman HP, Roelen BAJ. Isolation and characterization of porcine adult muscle-derived progenitor cells. J Cell Biochem 2009; 105:1228-39. [PMID: 18821573 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.21921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Here, we report the isolation of progenitor cells from pig skeletal muscle tissue fragments. Muscle progenitor cells were stimulated to migrate from protease-digested tissue fragments and cultured in the presence of 5 ng/ml basic fibroblast growth factor. The cells showed a sustained long-term expansion capacity (>120 population doublings) while maintaining a normal karyotype. The proliferating progenitor cells expressed PAX3, DESMIN, SMOOTH MUSCLE ACTIN, VIMENTIN, CD31, NANOG and THY-1, while MYF5 and OCT3/4 were only expressed in the lower or higher cell passages. Myogenic differentiation of porcine progenitor cells was induced in a coculture system with murine C2C12 myoblasts resulting in the formation of myotubes. Further, the cells showed adipogenic and osteogenic lineage commitment when exposed to specific differentiation conditions. These observations were determined by Von Kossa and Oil-Red-O staining and confirmed by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. In conclusion, the porcine muscle-derived progenitor cells possess long-term expansion capacity and a multilineage differentiation capacity.
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- Karlijn J Wilschut
- Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Goel S, Fujihara M, Tsuchiya K, Takagi Y, Minami N, Yamada M, Imai H. Multipotential ability of primitive germ cells from neonatal pig testis cultured in vitro. Reprod Fertil Dev 2009; 21:696-708. [DOI: 10.1071/rd08176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 03/08/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Gonocytes are progenitor-type germ cells that arise from primordial germ cells and differentiate further into spermatogonia, thereby initiating spermatogenesis. In the present study, freshly isolated gonocytes were found to have either weak or no expression of pluripotency determining transcription factors, such as POU5F1, SOX2 and C-MYC. Interestingly, the expression of these transcription factors, as well as other vital transcription factors, such as NANOG, KLF4 and DAZL, were markedly upregulated in cultured cells. Cells in primary cultures expressed specific germ cell and pluripotency markers, such as lectin Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA), KIT, ZBTB16, stage-specific embryonic antigen (SSEA-1), NANOG and POU5F1. Using a monoclonal antibody to specifically identify porcine germ cells, the stem cell potential of fresh and cultured cells was determined with a testis xenotransplantation assay. Colonised porcine germ cells were detected only in mouse testes that were either transplanted with fresh testicular cells or with cells from primary cultures. Interestingly, testes transplanted with cells from primary cultures showed colonisation of germ cells in the interstitial space, reflecting their tumourigenic nature. The formation of teratomas with tissues originating from the three germinal layers following the subcutaneous injection of cells into nude mice from primary cultures confirmed their multipotency. The results of the present study may provide useful information for the establishment of multipotent germ stem cell lines from neonatal pig testis.
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A novel mouse model of hepatocarcinogenesis triggered by AID causing deleterious p53 mutations. Oncogene 2008; 28:469-78. [PMID: 18997814 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2008.415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), the only enzyme that is known to be able to induce mutations in the human genome, is required for somatic hypermutation and class-switch recombination in B lymphocytes. Recently, we showed that AID is implicated in the pathogenesis of human cancers including hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we established a new AID transgenic mouse model (TNAP-AID) in which AID is expressed in cells producing tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP), which is a marker of primordial germ cells and immature stem cells, including ES cells. High expression of TNAP was found in the liver of the embryos and adults of TNAP-AID mice. HCC developed in 27% of these mice at the age of approximately 90 weeks. The HCC that developed in TNAP-AID mice expressed alpha-fetoprotein and had deleterious mutations in the tumour suppressor gene Trp53, some of which corresponded to those found in human cancer. In conclusion, TNAP-AID is a mouse model that spontaneously develops HCC, sharing genetic and phenotypic features with human HCC, which develops in the inflamed liver as a result of the accumulation of genetic changes.
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Petersen B, Lucas-Hahn A, Oropeza M, Hornen N, Lemme E, Hassel P, Queisser AL, Niemann H. Development and Validation of a Highly Efficient Protocol of Porcine Somatic Cloning Using Preovulatory Embryo Transfer in Peripubertal Gilts. CLONING AND STEM CELLS 2008; 10:355-62. [DOI: 10.1089/clo.2008.0026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Björn Petersen
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics (FLI), Department of Biotechnology, Hoeltystrasse 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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Kurome M, Tomii R, Ueno S, Hiruma K, Matsumoto S, Okumura K, Nakamura K, Matsumoto M, Kaji Y, Endo F, Nagashima H. Production of Cloned Pigs from Salivary Gland-Derived Progenitor Cells. CLONING AND STEM CELLS 2008; 10:277-86. [DOI: 10.1089/clo.2007.0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Mayuko Kurome
- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Science, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Science, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Science, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Science, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Kumamoto 861-1192, Japan
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- National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Kumamoto 861-1192, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8556, Japan
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- Laboratory of Developmental Engineering, Department of Life Science, Meiji University, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan
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Martin U. Methods for studying stem cells: adult stem cells for lung repair. Methods 2008; 45:121-32. [PMID: 18554523 PMCID: PMC7128960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2008] [Accepted: 05/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Recent progress in lung biology includes the description of a series of pulmonary stem and progenitor cells involved in homeostasis and regeneration of the respiratory system. Moreover, the contribution of extrapulmonary stem cells to healthy and pathological lung tissue has been observed and the developmental biology of such processes should provide important hints for understanding maintenance and repair of adult lung structure and function. Despite such remarkable advances, the phenotypic and especially the functional characterization of these stem and progenitor cells, and their derivatives, along with an understanding of the molecular cues and pathways underlying differentiation into specific respiratory lineages is still in its infancy. Accordingly, the role of endogenous and extrapulmonary stem cells in normal tissue repair and pathogenesis is still largely mysterious and added basic knowledge is required in order to explore their potential for novel regenerative therapies. This review provides an overview of the current state of the art in adult lung stem cell biology including technical aspects of isolation, characterization and differentiation, and a discussion of perspectives for future regenerative therapies.
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- Ulrich Martin
- Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover Medical School, Carl Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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Roobrouck VD, Ulloa-Montoya F, Verfaillie CM. Self-renewal and differentiation capacity of young and aged stem cells. Exp Cell Res 2008; 314:1937-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lengner CJ, Camargo FD, Hochedlinger K, Welstead GG, Zaidi S, Gokhale S, Scholer HR, Tomilin A, Jaenisch R. Oct4 expression is not required for mouse somatic stem cell self-renewal. Cell Stem Cell 2008; 1:403-15. [PMID: 18159219 DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2007.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 314] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Pou domain containing transcription factor Oct4 is a well-established regulator of pluripotency in the inner cell mass of the mammalian blastocyst as well as in embryonic stem cells. While it has been shown that the Oct4 gene is inactivated through a series of epigenetic modifications following implantation, recent studies have detected Oct4 activity in a variety of somatic stem cells and tumor cells. Based on these observations it has been suggested that Oct4 may also function in maintaining self-renewal of somatic stem cells and, in addition, may promote tumor formation. We employed a genetic approach to determine whether Oct4 is important for maintaining pluripotency in the stem cell compartments of several somatic tissues including the intestinal epithelium, bone marrow (hematopoietic and mesenchymal lineages), hair follicle, brain, and liver. Oct4 gene ablation in these tissues revealed no abnormalities in homeostasis or regenerative capacity. We conclude that Oct4 is dispensable for both self-renewal and maintenance of somatic stem cells in the adult mammal.
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- Christopher J Lengner
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Goel S, Fujihara M, Minami N, Yamada M, Imai H. Expression of NANOG, but not POU5F1, points to the stem cell potential of primitive germ cells in neonatal pig testis. Reproduction 2008; 135:785-95. [PMID: 18367503 DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Gonocytes are primitive germ cells that are present in the neonatal testis and are committed to male germline development. Gonocytes differentiate to spermatogonia, which establish and maintain spermatogenesis in the postnatal testis. However, it is unknown whether large animal species have pluripotency-specific proteins in the testis. Nanog and Pou5f1 (Oct3/4) have been identified as transcription factors essential for maintaining pluripotency of embryonic stem cells in mice. Here, we show that NANOG protein was expressed in the germ cells of neonatal pig testes, but was progressively lost with age. NANOG was expressed in most of the lectin Dolichos biflorus agglutinin- and ZBTB16-positive gonocytes, which are known gonocyte-specific markers in pigs. NANOG was also expressed in Sertoli and interstitial cells of neonatal testes. Interestingly, POU5F1 expression was not detected at either the transcript or the protein level in neonatal pig testis. In the prepubertal testis, NANOG and POU5F1 proteins were primarily detected in differentiated germ cells, such as spermatocytes and spermatids, and rarely in undifferentiated spermatogonia. By using a testis transplantation assay, we found that germ cells from 2- to 4-day-old pigs could colonize and proliferate in the testes of the recipient mice, suggesting that primitive germ cells from neonatal pig testes have stem cell potential.
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- Sandeep Goel
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Role of histone methylation in zygotic genome activation in the preimplantation mouse embryo. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2008; 44:115-20. [PMID: 18266049 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-008-9082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Numerous previous studies demonstrated that gene expression was influenced by histone modifications. However, little information is available about the relation of histone methylation with embryonic gene expression. Here, we examine the significance of histone H3 dimethyl-lysine 4 (H3K4me2) during mouse zygotic genome activation (ZGA) by inhibiting demethylation with the specific histone H3 lysine 4 demethylase inhibitor bisguanidine 1c (1c). A 1c treatment of one-cell embryos did not significantly affect the level of eIF-4C transcripts but did affect Oct4 levels by the two-cell stage. Furthermore, 1c treatment significantly inhibited cleavage of the embryos to the four-cell stage (from 82.7% to 18.2%), and the inhibitory effect was identified to be irreversible. These results suggest that histone methylation may be closely correlated with the formation of a transcriptionally repressive state during ZGA and that the repressive state actually dictates the appropriate pattern of gene expression required for further development.
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A protocol for the cryoconservation of breeds by low-cost emergency cell banks – a pilot study. Animal 2008; 2:1-8. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731107000869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Swine production has been an important part of our lives since the late Mesolithic or early Neolithic periods, and ranks number one in world meat production. Pig production also contributes to high-value-added medical markets in the form of pharmaceuticals, heart valves, and surgical materials. Genetic engineering, including the addition of exogenous genetic material or manipulation of the endogenous genome, holds great promise for changing pig phenotypes for agricultural and medical applications. Although the first transgenic pigs were described in 1985, poor survival of manipulated embryos; inefficiencies in the integration, transmission, and expression of transgenes; and expensive husbandry costs have impeded the widespread application of pig genetic engineering. Sequencing of the pig genome and advances in reproductive technologies have rejuvenated efforts to apply transgenesis to swine. Pigs provide a compelling new resource for the directed production of pharmaceutical proteins and the provision of cells, vascular grafts, and organs for xenotransplantation. Additionally, given remarkable similarities in the physiology and size of people and pigs, swine will increasingly provide large animal models of human disease where rodent models are insufficient. We review the challenges facing pig transgenesis and discuss the utility of transposases and recombinases for enhancing the success and sophistication of pig genetic engineering. 'The paradise of my fancy is one where pigs have wings.' (GK Chesterton).
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- Karl J Clark
- Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota, Fitch Ave, St, Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Bonk AJ, Cheong HT, Li R, Lai L, Hao Y, Liu Z, Samuel M, Fergason EA, Whitworth KM, Murphy CN, Antoniou E, Prather RS. Correlation of developmental differences of nuclear transfer embryos cells to the methylation profiles of nuclear transfer donor cells in Swine. Epigenetics 2007; 2:179-86. [PMID: 17965590 PMCID: PMC2517257 DOI: 10.4161/epi.2.3.4844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Methylation of DNA is the most commonly studied epigenetic mechanism of developmental competence and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Previous studies of epigenetics and the SCNT procedures have examined the effects of different culture media on donor cells and reconstructed embryos, and the methylation status of specific genes in the fetus or live offspring. Here we used a microarray based approach to identify the methylation profiles of SCNT donor cells including three clonal porcine fetal fibroblast-like cell sublines and adult somatic cells selected from kidney and mammary tissues. The methylation profiles of the donor cells were then analyzed with respect to their ability to direct development to the blastocyst stage after nuclear transfer. Clonal cell lines A2, A7 and A8 had blastocyst rates of 11.7%(a), 16.7%(ab) and 20.0%(b), respectively ((ab) p < 0.05). Adult somatic cells included kidney, mammary (large), and mammary (small) also had different blastocyst rates (ab p < 0.05) of 4.2% (a), 10.7% (ab) and 18.3% (b), respectively. For clonal donor cells and for adult somatic cell groups the donor cells with the highest blastocyst rates also had methylation profiles with the lowest similarity to the methylation profiles of the in vivo-produced blastocysts. Conversely, the donor cells with the lowest blastocyst rates had methylation profiles with the highest similarity to the methylation profiles of the in vivo-produced blastocysts. Our findings show there is an inverse correlation to the similarity of the methylation profiles of the donor cells and the in vivo-produced embryos, and to the blastocyst rates following SCNT.
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- Aaron J Bonk
- Division of Animal Science, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Hornen N, Kues WA, Carnwath JW, Lucas-Hahn A, Petersen B, Hassel P, Niemann H. Production of Viable Pigs from Fetal Somatic Stem Cells. CLONING AND STEM CELLS 2007; 9:364-73. [PMID: 17907947 DOI: 10.1089/clo.2006.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Fetal somatic stem cells (FSSCs) are a novel type of somatic stem cells that have recently been discovered in primary fibroblast cultures from pigs and other species. The goal of the present study was to produce viable piglets from FSSCs. NT complexes were prepared from both FSSCs and porcine fetal fibroblasts (pFF) to permit comparison of these two donor cell types. FSSCs from isolated attached colonies were compared with pFF in their ability to form blastocysts upon use in NT. Fusion and cleavage rates were similar between the two groups, while blastocyst rates were significantly higher when using pFF as donor cells. FSSCs of three different size categories derived from dissociation of spheroids yielded similar results. The use of FSSCs of 15-20 microm in size yielded similar cleavage and blastocyst rates as fetal fibroblasts. In the final experiment NT complexes produced from FSSCs were transferred to foster mothers. After transfer to prepubertal gilts, three of seven recipients established pregnancies and delivered seven piglets, of which three piglets were viable and showed normal development. Results for the first time demonstrate that FSSCs are able to produce cloned embryos, and that pregnancies can be established and viable piglets can be produced.
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- Nadine Hornen
- Department of Biotechnology, Institut für Tierzucht, Mariensee Neustadt, Germany
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Berg DK, Li C, Asher G, Wells DN, Oback B. Red Deer Cloned from Antler Stem Cells and Their Differentiated Progeny1. Biol Reprod 2007; 77:384-94. [PMID: 17522075 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.058172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The significance of donor cell differentiation status for successful cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is unclear. Here, we cloned a new species, red deer (Cervus elaphus), from multipotent antler stem cells and their differentiated progeny. Cultured donor cell lines from male antlerogenic periosteum (AP) were left undifferentiated or chemically induced to initiate osteogenesis or adipogenesis. Based on their morphology and marker gene expression profile, donor cells were classified as undifferentiated AP cells, presumptive osteoblasts, or adipocytes. Adipocytes upregulated adipogenic markers procollagen type I alpha 2 (COL1A2), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 2 (PPARG), and gylceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), and downregulated antlerogenic transcripts POU-domain class 5 transcription factor (POU5F1) and parathyroid hormone (PTH)-like hormone (PTHLH). Despite differences prior to NT, transcript abundance of donor-specific markers COL1A2, PPARG, GAPDH, and POU5F1 did not differ significantly in cloned blastocysts (P = 0.10, 0.50, 0.61, and 0.16, respectively). However, donor cell and blastocyst expression levels were completely different for most genes analyzed, indicating their successful reprogramming. The type of donor cell used for NT (AP, bone, and fat cells), had no effect on in vitro development to blastocysts (93 [38%] of 248 vs. 32 [44%] of 73 vs. 59 [32%] of 183, respectively). Likewise, development to weaning was not significantly different between the three cell types (2 [4%] of 46 vs. 2 [29%] of 7 vs. 4 [13%] of 31, for AP vs. bone vs. fat, respectively). Microsatellite DNA analysis confirmed that the eight cloned red deer calves were genetically identical to the cells used for NT.
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- Debra K Berg
- Reproductive Technologies, Ruakura Research Centre, AgResearch Ltd., Hamilton, New Zealand
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Iqbal K, Kues WA, Niemann H. Parent-of-origin dependent gene-specific knock down in mouse embryos. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 358:727-32. [PMID: 17512908 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In mice hemizygous for the Oct4-GFP transgene, the F1 embryos show parent-of-origin dependent expression of the marker gene. F1 embryos with a maternally derived OG2 allele (OG2(mat)/-) express GFP in the oocyte and during preimplantation development until the blastocyst stage indicating a maternal and embryonic expression pattern. F1-embryos with a paternally inherited OG2 allele (OG2(pat)/-) express GFP from the 4- to 8-cell stage onwards showing only embryonic expression. This allows to study allele specific knock down of GFP expression. RNA interference (RNAi) was highly efficient in embryos with the paternally inherited GFP allele, whereas embryos with the maternally inherited GFP allele showed a delayed and less stringent suppression, indicating that the initial levels of the target transcript and the half life of the protein affect RNAi efficacy. RT-PCR analysis revealed only minimum of GFP mRNA. These results have implications for studies of gene silencing in mammalian embryos.
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- Khursheed Iqbal
- Department of Biotechnology, Institute for Animal Breeding, Mariensee, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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Mays RW, van't Hof W, Ting AE, Perry R, Deans R. Development of adult pluripotent stem cell therapies for ischemic injury and disease. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2007; 7:173-84. [PMID: 17250456 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.7.2.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Over the past 5 years, adult pluripotent stem cell lines have been isolated from multiple organs and tissues in laboratories worldwide. Adult pluripotent stem cells are capable of regenerating tissues of all three primitive germ layers and express pluripotency markers, such as Oct4 or telomerase, which are associated with the primitive stem cell properties of embryonic stem cells. As our collective understanding of the biology of these unique cells has improved, so has our ability to isolate, expand and subsequently evaluate them as therapeutics in preclinical models of acute injury and disease. Pluripotent adult stem cells, as opposed to tissue-restricted adult stem cells, such as mesenchymal stromal cells; have extensive replicative capacity enabling large-scale clinical expansion. This is essential to achieving consistent clinical response data and enabling the cost-effective production necessary for commercial adoption. In addition, investigators have reported effective use of allogeneic adult pluripotent stem cells in acute ischemic injury models in the heart and brain, supporting the 'off the shelf' product concept for this cellular therapy. In this article, the authors review preclinical animal data demonstrating the benefit of pluripotent adult progenitor cells in the treatment of ischemic injuries of the heart, vascular system and CNS.
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- Robert W Mays
- Athersys, Inc., Division of Regenerative Medicine, 3201 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA.
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VACKOVA I, UNGROVA A, LOPES F. Putative Embryonic Stem Cell Lines from Pig Embryos. J Reprod Dev 2007; 53:1137-49. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Irena VACKOVA
- Institute of Animal Science
- Center for Cell Therapy and Tissue Repair, Charles University
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Teramo University
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