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Leask F. Technology digest: non-viral vectors. Regen Med 2022; 17:789-791. [PMID: 35916084 DOI: 10.2217/rme-2022-0115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Sowa Y, Kishida T, Louis F, Sawai S, Seki M, Numajiri T, Takahashi K, Mazda O. Direct Conversion of Human Fibroblasts into Adipocytes Using a Novel Small Molecular Compound: Implications for Regenerative Therapy for Adipose Tissue Defects. Cells 2021; 10:cells10030605. [PMID: 33803331 PMCID: PMC8000077 DOI: 10.3390/cells10030605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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There is a need in plastic surgery to prepare autologous adipocytes that can be transplanted in patients to reconstruct soft tissue defects caused by tumor resection, including breast cancer, and by trauma and other diseases. Direct conversion of somatic cells into adipocytes may allow sufficient functional adipocytes to be obtained for use in regeneration therapy. Chemical libraries of 10,800 molecules were screened for the ability to induce lipid accumulation in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) in culture. Chemical compound-mediated directly converted adipocytes (CCCAs) were characterized by lipid staining, immunostaining, and qRT-PCR, and were also tested for adipokine secretion and glucose uptake. CCCAs were also implanted into mice to examine their distribution in vivo. STK287794 was identified as a small molecule that induced the accumulation of lipid droplets in HDFs. CCCAs expressed adipocyte-related genes, secreted adiponectin and leptin, and abundantly incorporated glucose. After implantation in mice, CCCAs resided in granulation tissue and remained adipose-like. HDFs were successfully converted into adipocytes by adding a single chemical compound, STK287794. C/EBPα and PPARγ were upregulated in STK287794-treated cells, which strongly suggests involvement of these adipocyte-related transcription factors in the chemical direct conversion. Our method may be useful for the preparation of autogenous adipocytes for transplantation therapy for soft tissue defects and fat tissue atrophy.
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- Yoshihiro Sowa
- Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-75-251-5730; Fax: +81-75-251-5732
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- Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (T.K.); (O.M.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan;
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- Orthopaedics Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (S.S.); (K.T.)
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- CellAxia Inc, Nihonbashi, Tokyo 103-0012, Japan;
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- Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan;
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- Orthopaedics Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (S.S.); (K.T.)
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- Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan; (T.K.); (O.M.)
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Ejiugwo M, Rochev Y, Gethin G, O'Connor G. Toward Developing Immunocompetent Diabetic Foot Ulcer-on-a-Chip Models for Drug Testing. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2021; 27:77-88. [PMID: 33406980 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2020.0331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioengineering of skin has been significantly explored, ranging from the use of traditional cell culture systems to the most recent organ-on-a-chip (OoC) technology that permits skin modeling on physiological scales among other benefits. This article presents key considerations for developing physiologically relevant immunocompetent diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) models. Diabetic foot ulceration affects hundreds of millions of individuals globally, especially the elderly, and constitutes a major socioeconomic burden. When DFUs are not treated and managed in a timely manner, 15-50% of patients tend to undergo partial or complete amputation of the affected limb. Consequently, at least 40% of such patients die within 5 years postamputation. Currently, therapeutic strategies are actively sought and developed. However, present-day preclinical platforms (animals and in vitro models) are not robust enough to provide reliable data for clinical trials. Insights from published works on immunocompetent skin-on-a-chip models and bioengineering considerations, presented in this article, can inform researchers on how to develop robust OoC models for testing topical therapies such as growth factor-based therapies for DFUs. We propose that immunocompetent DFU-on-a-chip models should be bioengineered using diseased cells derived from individuals; in particular, the pathophysiological contribution of macrophages in diabetic wound healing, along with the typical fibroblasts and keratinocytes, needs to be recapitulated. The ideal model should consist of the following components: diseased cells embedded in reproducible scaffolds, which permit endogenous "diseased" extracellular matrix deposition, and the integration of the derived immunocompetent DFU model onto a microfluidic platform. The proposed DFU platforms will eventually facilitate reliable and robust drug testing of wound healing therapeutics, coupled with reduced clinical trial failure rates. Impact statement Current animal and cell-based systems are not physiologically relevant enough to retrieve reliable results for clinical translation of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) therapies. Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) technology offers desirable features that could finally enable the vision of modeling DFU for pathophysiological studies and drug testing at a microscale. This article brings together the significant recent findings relevant to developing a minimally functional immunocompetent DFU-on-a-chip model, as wound healing cannot occur without a proper functioning immune response. It looks feasible in the future to recapitulate the stagnant inflammation in DFU (thought to impede wound healing) using OoC, diseased cells, and an endogenously produced extracellular matrix.
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- Mirella Ejiugwo
- SFI CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland.,School of Physics, and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland
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- SFI CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland.,School of Physics, and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland
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- SFI CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland.,School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland
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- SFI CÚRAM Centre for Research in Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland.,School of Physics, and National University of Ireland Galway, Galway City, Ireland
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Zhang ZP, Zhang JT, Huang SC, He XY, Deng LX. Double sperm cloning (DSC) is a promising strategy in mammalian genetic engineering and stem cell research. Stem Cell Res Ther 2020; 11:388. [PMID: 32894201 PMCID: PMC7487873 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-020-01907-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) derived from somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are promising tools for meeting the personalized requirements of regenerative medicine. However, some obstacles need to be overcome before clinical trials can be undertaken. First, donor cells vary, and the reprogramming procedures are diverse, so standardization is a great obstacle regarding SCNT and iPSCs. Second, somatic cells derived from a patient may carry mitochondrial DNA mutations and exhibit telomere instability with aging or disease, and SCNT-ESCs and iPSCs retain the epigenetic memory or epigenetic modification errors. Third, reprogramming efficiency has remained low. Therefore, in addition to improving their success rate, other alternatives for producing ESCs should be explored. Producing androgenetic diploid embryos could be an outstanding strategy; androgenic diploid embryos are produced through double sperm cloning (DSC), in which two capacitated sperms (XY or XX, sorted by flow cytometer) are injected into a denucleated oocyte by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to reconstruct embryo and derive DSC-ESCs. This process could avoid some potential issues, such as mitochondrial interference, telomere shortening, and somatic epigenetic memory, all of which accompany somatic donor cells. Oocytes are naturally activated by sperm, which is unlike the artificial activation that occurs in SCNT. The procedure is simple and practical and can be easily standardized. In addition, DSC-ESCs can overcome ethical concerns and resolve immunological response matching with sperm providers. Certainly, some challenges must be faced regarding imprinted genes, epigenetics, X chromosome inactivation, and dosage compensation. In mice, DSC-ESCs have been produced and have shown excellent differentiation ability. Therefore, the many advantages of DSC make the study of this process worthwhile for regenerative medicine and animal breeding.
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- Zhi-Ping Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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Zhang X, Hu D, Shang Y, Qi X. Using induced pluripotent stem cell neuronal models to study neurodegenerative diseases. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165431. [PMID: 30898538 PMCID: PMC6751032 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2019.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Current application of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) technology in patient-specific models of neurodegenerative disorders recapitulate some of key phenotypes of diseases, representing disease-specific cellular modeling and providing a unique platform for therapeutics development. We review recent efforts toward advancing hiPSCs-derived neuronal cell types and highlight their potential use for the development of more complex in vitro models of neurodegenerative diseases by focusing on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We present evidence from previous works on the important phenotypic changes of various neuronal types in these neurological diseases. We also summarize efforts on conducting low- and high-throughput screening experiments with hiPSCs toward developing potential therapeutics for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Lastly, we discuss the limitations of hiPSCs culture system in studying neurodegenerative diseases and alternative strategies to overcome these hurdles.
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- Xinwen Zhang
- Center of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China; Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Center for Mitochondrial Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Liu K, Ma W, Li C, Li J, Zhang X, Liu J, Liu W, Wu Z, Zang C, Liang Y, Guo J, Li L. Advances in Transcription Factors Related to Neuroglial Cell Reprogramming. Transl Neurosci 2020; 11:17-27. [PMID: 32161682 PMCID: PMC7053399 DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2020-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Neuroglial cells have a high level of plasticity, and many types of these cells are present in the nervous system. Neuroglial cells provide diverse therapeutic targets for neurological diseases and injury repair. Cell reprogramming technology provides an efficient pathway for cell transformation during neural regeneration, while transcription factor-mediated reprogramming can facilitate the understanding of how neuroglial cells mature into functional neurons and promote neurological function recovery.
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- Kuangpin Liu
- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Second Department of General Surgery, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Second Department of General Surgery, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Second Department of General Surgery, First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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Wang Q, Vossen A, Ikeda Y, Devaux P. Measles vector as a multigene delivery platform facilitating iPSC reprogramming. Gene Ther 2019; 26:151-164. [PMID: 30718755 PMCID: PMC8228481 DOI: 10.1038/s41434-019-0058-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) provide a unique platform for individualized cell therapy approaches. Currently, episomal DNA, mRNA, and Sendai virus-based RNA reprogramming systems are widely used to generate iPSCs. However, they all rely on the use of multiple (three to six) components (vectors/plasmids/mRNAs) leading to the production of partially reprogrammed cells, reducing the efficiency of the systems. We produced a one-cycle measles virus (MV) vector by substituting the viral attachment protein gene with the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene. Here, we present a highly efficient multi-transgene delivery system based on a vaccine strain of MV, a non-integrating RNA virus that has a long-standing safety record in humans. Introduction of the four reprogramming factors OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and cMYC via a single, "one-cycle" MV vector efficiently reprogrammed human somatic cells into iPSCs, whereas MV vector genomes are rapidly eliminated in derived iPSCs. Our MV vector system offers a new reprogramming platform for genomic modification-free iPSCs amenable for clinical translation.
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- Qi Wang
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
- Virology and Gene Therapy Graduate Track, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
- Virology and Gene Therapy Graduate Track, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Mackey LC, Annab LA, Yang J, Rao B, Kissling GE, Schurman SH, Dixon D, Archer TK. Epigenetic Enzymes, Age, and Ancestry Regulate the Efficiency of Human iPSC Reprogramming. Stem Cells 2018; 36:1697-1708. [PMID: 30152570 DOI: 10.1002/stem.2899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Epigenetic enzymes regulate higher-order chromatin architecture and cell-type specific gene expression. The ATPase BRG1 and the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex are epigenetic enzymes that regulate chromatin accessibility during steady and transitional cell states. Experiments in mice show that the loss of BRG1 inhibits cellular reprogramming, while studies using human cells demonstrate that the overexpression of BRG1 enhances reprogramming. We hypothesized that the variation of SWI/SNF subunit expression in the human population would contribute to variability in the efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) reprogramming. To examine the impact of an individual's sex, ancestry, and age on iPSC reprogramming, we created a novel sex and ancestry balanced cohort of 240 iPSC lines derived from human dermal fibroblasts (DF) from 80 heathy donors. We methodically assessed the reprogramming efficiency of each DF line and then quantified the individual and demographic-specific variations in SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling proteins and mRNA expression. We identified BRG1, BAF155, and BAF60a expression as strongly correlating with iPSC reprogramming efficiency. Additionally, we discovered that high efficiency iPSC reprograming is negatively correlated with donor age, positively correlated with African American descent, and uncorrelated with donor sex. These results show the variations in chromatin remodeling protein expression have a strong impact on iPSC reprogramming. Additionally, our cohort is unique in its large size, diversity, and focus on healthy donors. Consequently, this cohort can be a vital tool for researchers seeking to validate observational results from human population studies and perform detailed mechanistic studies in a controlled cell culture environment. Stem Cells 2018;36:1697-1708.
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- Lantz C Mackey
- Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Chromatin & Gene Expression Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Chromatin & Gene Expression Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Chromatin & Gene Expression Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Chromatin & Gene Expression Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Biostatistics & Computational Biology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Epigenetics & Stem Cell Biology Laboratory, Chromatin & Gene Expression Group, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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The potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling diabetic wound healing in vitro. Clin Sci (Lond) 2018; 132:1629-1643. [PMID: 30108152 DOI: 10.1042/cs20171483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Impaired wound healing and ulceration caused by diabetes mellitus, is a significant healthcare burden, markedly impairs quality of life for patients, and is the major cause of amputation worldwide. Current experimental approaches used to investigate the complex wound healing process often involve cultures of fibroblasts and/or keratinocytes in vitro, which can be limited in terms of complexity and capacity, or utilisation of rodent models in which the mechanisms of wound repair differ substantively from that in humans. However, advances in tissue engineering, and the discovery of strategies to reprogramme adult somatic cells to pluripotency, has led to the possibility of developing models of human skin on a large scale. Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from tissues donated by diabetic patients allows the (epi)genetic background of this disease to be studied, and the ability to differentiate iPSCs to multiple cell types found within skin may facilitate the development of more complex skin models; these advances offer key opportunities for improving modelling of wound healing in diabetes, and the development of effective therapeutics for treatment of chronic wounds.
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Hourd P, Williams DJ. Scanning the horizon for high value-add manufacturing science: Accelerating manufacturing readiness for the next generation of disruptive, high-value curative cell therapeutics. Cytotherapy 2018; 20:759-767. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2018.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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