... release of hematopoietic stemcells from the bone marrow into the bloodstream of patients with a variety of malignancies The stemcells are then harvested from the blood as a source ofstemcells ... cells Since an SDF-1 gradient determines the direction of mobilization of hematopoietic stemcells and progenitors [6], we examined whether SDF-1 levels are decreased in bone marrow stromal cells ... bones of TNF-transgenic mice stromal cellsstromal cell -derived factor-1 expression in bone marDecreased stromal cell -derived factor-1 expression in bone marrow row stromal cells and bones of TNF-transgenic...
... while they were treated with AMD3100 reduced the number of harvested cells to that of the negative control The number ofcells in the air pouch of AMD3100-treated mice after challenge with 0.9% NaCl ... appearance (e) Joints of arthritic AMD3100-treated mice show a weak infiltration of mono- and polymorphonuclear cells and hyperplasia of the synovium (f) Joint section of a PBS-treated mouse, ... score of the entire group Haematoxylin-stained sections showed that the absence of redness and swelling in AMD3100-treated mice corresponded with the absence of infiltration of immunocompetent cells...
... phosphorylation of CXCR4, tyrosine phosphorylation of SD-4 occurs in response to SDF-1 stimulation of HeLa cells This tyrosine phosphorylation depends on the time of incubation of the cells with the ... hetero-oligomerization of CXCR4 induced by SDF-1 on HeLa cells is prevented by heparitinases I and III pretreatment of these cells Heparitinases I and III pretreatment of the HeLa cells also significantly ... III-treated HeLa cells In parallel, we investigated whether the reduction of expression of SD-4 on HeLa cells by the use of RNA interference prevented these activations HS removal from HeLa cells or...
... immune system Binding of antigen to the TCR complex results in a cascade of events commencing with phosphorylation of critical domains of the receptor by membrane-associated Src family of protein ... systems Mechanisms of immune evasion include presentation of a tumor antigen by tumor cells without the necessary co-stimulatory signal [23,24], suppression or anergy of tumor-infiltrating T -cells ... anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 Typically, only ~10% ofcells (not shown) became infected as judged by expression of GFP, a component of the receptor construct A variety of techniques were tried to increase...
... immune system Binding of antigen to the TCR complex results in a cascade of events commencing with phosphorylation of critical domains of the receptor by membrane-associated Src family of protein ... systems Mechanisms of immune evasion include presentation of a tumor antigen by tumor cells without the necessary co-stimulatory signal [23,24], suppression or anergy of tumor-infiltrating T -cells ... anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 Typically, only ~10% ofcells (not shown) became infected as judged by expression of GFP, a component of the receptor construct A variety of techniques were tried to increase...
... Clonal analysis of the differentiation potential of human adipose- derived adult stemcells J Cell Physiol 2006, 206:229-237 Fukuda K: Reprogramming of bone marrow mesenchymal stemcells into cardiomyocytes ... analysis software (SABiosciences) To study the effect of viral exposure on HD cells, we compared the expression of selected genes in HD-HIV cells versus un-infected HD cells The gene profile of HD-HIV ... expression of NFB1A slightly increased as a result ofdifferentiation (Figure 1C) A highly productive HIV-1 infection is evident in virus exposed HD cells Since cellsof the hematopoietic system are...
... Spermatogonial StemCells (SSCs) Differentiationof germ cells in the testis originates from a constantly renewed small pool ofstem cells, termed SSCs located at the basement membrane of the seminiferous ... all of you as my labmates i TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I SUMMARY IV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS V LIST OF FIGURES VII LIST OF TABLES VIII CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Spermatogonial StemCells ... (1971), these stemcells are represented only by a discrete sub-population of type A spermatogonia cells or more specifically, Asingle (As) spermatogonia and numbered no more than 0.03% of the total...
... A- Photomicrograph view of the patient -derived cell line of the anastomotic relapse A- Photomicrograph view of the patient -derived cell line of the anastomotic relapse Cells were cultured and ... cytolytic activity of patient -derived PBMNC derived from L1 to L6 and L7 to L9 against K562 cells (A) and autologous In vitro (B) In vitro cytolytic activity of patient -derived PBMNC derived from L1 ... The presence of CD3+ and CD45+ cells was used as an indicator of T cell infiltration and the prevalence of CD4+, CD8+, CD56+ cells as indicators of T helper, T cytotoxic and NK cells, respectively...
... function of tumor-educated myeloid cells was measured by their ability to inhibit the proliferation of autologous T cells in the following Suppression Assay: T cells isolated from 30 mL of PBMC ... shown from Suppression Assays of CD33+ or CD11b+ cells with autologous T cells, respectively * indicates statistically significant suppression of T cells by CD11b+ cells from co-culture (p
... therapeutic role of adiposederived mesenchymal stemcells (ADMSCs) in acute IR injury of the lung has not been investigated Recently, ADMSCs have been reported to have the distinct advantages of being ... Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH publication No Page of 13 85-23, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, USA, revised 1996) Animal Grouping and Isolation of Adipose- Derived Mesenchymal StemCells ... parenchyma from IR damage Figure Impact of Adipose- Derived Mesenchymal StemCells (ADMSC) Transplantation on the Severity of IR-Induced Lung Parenchymal Injury Number of alveolar sacs and crowded area...
... Results Differentiation test of ASCs Adipogenicdifferentiationof ASCs was apparent after weeks of incubation with adipogenic medium By the end of the third week, half of the cells contained Oil red ... HE Stem cell therapy for neurologic disorders: therapeutic potential of adipose- derivedstemcells Curr Drug Targets 2005, 6, 57-62 33 Satake K, Lou J, Lenke LG Migration of mesenchymal stemcells ... Immunophenotype of human adiposederived cells: temporal changes in stromal-associated and stem cell-associated markers StemCells 2006, 24, 376-385 26 Muir WW 3rd, Wiese AJ, March PA Effects of morphine,...
... approximately 40 cm3 of packed adipose tissue, fibrous tissue, red blood cells and a small number of nucleated cells An equal volume of digestive enzyme, 0.07% collagenase type 1, composed of several collagenases, ... mechanism of regeneration is not yet clear It could be through direct differentiationofstemcells that were introduced to the diseased joints Alternatively, it could be due to the tropic effects of ... Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in joint disease Novartis Found Symp 2003, 249:86-96 Zhang HN, Li L, Leng P, Wang YZ, Lv CY: Uninduced adipose- derivedstemcells repair the defect of full-thickness...
... dilutions of DCs, from 10,000 cells per well to 313 cells per well, with × 105 allogeneic CD4 T cells in a 96-well U-bottomed plate in a total volume of 200 µl for days The proliferation of T cells ... function of DCs Polarization of naïve Th cells into Th1 cells is critical for the induction of cellular immunity against intracellular pathogens and cancer cells The observed impairment of the ... the percentage of positive cells and the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of the population were determined FACS sort of lacZ-positive cells The lentiviral siRNA vector-transduced cells co-expressing...
... Detection of smooth muscle cells after differentiationof the BMP2+ cells Figure Detection of smooth muscle cells after differentiationof the BMP2+ cells (a) Expression of SMA in the BMP2+ cells ... expression (e) Figure Differentiationof the BMP2+ cells to cardiac cellsDifferentiationof the BMP2+ cells to cardiac cells (a) RT-PCR analysis of the cardiac markers in BMP2+ cells and other controls ... BMP2-expressing cells during early differentiationof ES cells will pave the way for a better understanding of NCSCs and their differentiation into lineages The BMP2+ cellsderived from the ES cells may...
... cells [31,32] and other cellsof the innate immune system (for example, natural killer cells) , as well as in exerting Genome Biology 2007, 8:R30 information Our finding of negligible levels of ... Figure Phenotypic comparison ofcells Phenotypic comparison ofcells The expression of cell surface markers on (a) immature and (b) mature mDCs, moDCs and KG1 cells Immature cells were freshly isolated ... model systems, moDCs and KG-1 cells, our findings identified important differences between the proteomes of these cells, and the findings were confirmed by ELISA detection of a selection of proteins...
... 1.3.5 Current status of gene therapy for glioma and breast cancer 22 1.4 Stemcells 1.4.1 Adult stemcells 1.4.1.1 Neural stemcells 1.4.2 Induced pluripotent stemcells 1.5 Stem cell as a vehicle ... (elaborated in section 3.1) 1.4 Stemcells 1.4.1 Adult stemcells (ASCs) Adult stemcells (ASCs), also known as somatic stem cells, are multipotent undifferentiated stemcells found in a tissue or ... 58 10 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Generation of iPS cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) 55 Figure Generation of neural stemcells from mouse iPS cells and characterization ofderived NSCs...
... Introduction 1.1 StemcellsStemcells have the remarkable potential to differentiate into specialized cells and thereby are key factors for the development of the whole organism All types ofstemcells ... neuroepithelial-like stemcells for the generation of modified neuronal cultures 59 4.2 Generation of gene-corrected neural stemcells from MJD patient -derived iPS cells 59 4.2.1 ... undergo differentiation into diverse and more restricted progeny All tissues and organs of the body are derived from cascades ofstem cells, which become more and more restricted in differentiation...
... the oligomycin-resistant portion of respiration reflects the level of proton leak of mitochondria, the low level of respiration in the presence of oligomycin of L6 cells showed that they were very ... the presence of an uncoupler, such as CCCP, the respiratory activity of Fig Localization of hUCP3 in L6 cells by immunofluorescence L6 cells were seeded at a density of 1.5 · 104 cells cm)2 Infection ... adenovirus particles at the moment ofcells transduction Infection of L6 cells with the adenovirus particles was performed with the help of the transfection reagent Lipofectamine Plus (Life Technologies)...