... culture for day 35 CD34+ cells To study the long term effects of alemtuzumab on hematopoietic progenitors andstem cells, cells were cultured for up to 35 days and CD34+ cells were isolated using ... umbilical cord blood? Blood 2003, 101(11):4233-4244 Huang S, Law P, Young D, Ho AD: Candidate hematopoietic stemcells from fetal tissues, umbilical cordblood vs adult bone marrow and mobilized ... umbilical cordbloodfor clinical transplantation Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 2007, 2(4):324-335 Hofmeister CC, Zhang J, Knight KL, Le P, Stiff PJ: Ex vivo expansion of umbilical cordbloodstemcells for...
... trend towards using acacia for furniture, preservative treatment is potentially not an issue for most sawmills Occupational Health and Safety is a key issue for rural sawmills Fortunately the ... the Forest Research Group in Hanoi and the major forestry universities located in Hanoi and Ho Chi Mihn City) should have a focus not just on research but investigating and implementing systems ... therefore a prerequisite The heartwood of acacias has some durability and therefore preservative treatment for major uses such as furniture, joinery, flooring and packaging, (the major end uses for...
... cellsand the host tissue As compared with embryonic stems cellsand bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, adiposederived mesenchymal stemcells (ADMSCs) have the distinct advantages of being ... J, Ratajczak MZ: Trafficking of normal stemcellsand metastasis of cancer stemcells involve similar mechanisms: pivotal role of the SDF-1-CXCR4 axis StemCells 2005, 23:879-894 Kee HJ, Sohn IS, ... Translational Medicine 2010, 8:88 http://www.translational -medicine. com/content/8/1/88 The oxidative stress in mitochondria did not differ between groups and 5, groups and 4, and groups and on day...
... circulatory support (Figure 1) A stemcells injectate including a mixed population of endothelial progenitor cells (CD133 + ), haematopoietic stemcells (CD34 + ), and Figure A full range of cardiac ... with LVAD andstemcells implantation; enhanced myocardial reperfusion improves prognosis Attempts to improve cardiac performance in chronic ischemic HF patients using cell transplantation and mechanical ... analysis and interpretation GK Collection and assembly of data AD Collection and assembly of data AK Data analysis and interpretation, collection and assembly of data CP Conception and design,...
... [12] However, this source of stemcells has not been used for transplantation in HIV patients yet Cordblood may emerge as an important source of CCR5-negative stemcells because they have been ... that cordstem cell transplantation in adults currently requires more than one cordblood unit Donor recruitment A major issue concerning the supply of CCR5-negative stemcells is the donor information ... could be tested for CCR5-delta32 before costly confirmatory HLA typing is undertaken In an effort to facilitate CCR5-targeted stem cell therapy, Chow et al established a cordblood bank with...
... Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry Immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry were both performed for aggrecan, Sox-9, and types I, II and X collagen, and immunohistochemistry was performed for caspase ... metabolic activity; for immunohistochemistry for caspase to identify the presence of apoptotic cells; for immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry for aggrecan, Sox-9 and types I, II and X collagen ... phenotype and direct the cells to form a new and appropriate matrix Materials and methods Mesenchymal stem cell source and extraction Bone marrow samples were received from two patients (aged 66 and...
... I and class II expression by IFN in adherent cells (a) One example of basal and IFN-γ-induced expression of HLA-A, HLA-B, cells HLA-C (left) and HLA-DR (right) molecules on mesenchymal stemcells ... embryonic stemcells [40] The maintenance of pluripotency of embryonic stemcells could involve Wnt signaling and could occur through a crosstalk between the transforming growth factor beta/activin and ... ± 16% and 36 ± 17% for BM-derived and synoviumderived cells, respectively) and their mean fluorescence were increased (Fig 2b) However, no statistically significant difference between cells isolated...
... mesenchymal stem cells) , andfor CD29 (β1 integrin) The cells stained poorly for LNGFR and STRO-1 (markers on freshly isolated bone marrow stem cells) and sparsely for 3G5 (marker for vascular ... bone marrow-derived stemcells suggested that 2% oxygen favoured more primitive stemcells with higher colony-forming unit capability and stronger expression of stem cell genes, and that when switched ... characterisation and flow cytometry of the IPFP cell population showed a similar staining pattern to that of bone marrow-derived stem cells, and although they stained poorly for STRO-1 andfor LNGFR,...
... neurons, and endothelial cells[ 1-3] Given these characteristics, particularly the plasticity and developmental flexibility, UC stromal cells are now considered an alternative source of stemcellsand ... Umbilical Cord Stroma with Regard to the Source of Fetus-Derived StemCellsStemcells 2007, 25:2886-2895 Wu KH, Mo XM, Zhou B, Lu SH, Yang SG, Liu YL, Han ZC: Cardiac potential of stemcells from ... morphology and immunostaining with cardiac myocyte specific markers Immunocytochemistry The medium was first removed and the cells were washed twice with PBS, fixed for 30 with 4% paraformaldehyde Cells...
... successfully isolated and expanded from all the umbilical cords They had a fibroblast-like morphology, uniformly negative for CD14, CD45, CD34 and HLA-DR, but positive for CD44, CD73, CD90 and CD29 (Figure ... of proliferative and multilineage differentiation potential of human mesenchymal stemcells derived from umbilical cordand bone marrow StemCells 2007, 25:1384-1392 Weiss ML, Anderson C, Medicetty ... using the following parameters Sections were analyzed microscopically for the degree of inflammation andfor cartilage and bone destruction according to the method reported previously [26], using...
... on to fresh feeder cellsfor confirmation and further analysis; no cells were frozen This work carries forward a theoretical approach suggested more than a decade ago [12], and demonstrates that ... exposing the ICM for disaggregation and plating on a feeder cell layer for further culture Importantly, this disruptive process renders the embryo non-viable and unsuitable for in utero transfer ... destined for transfer or cryopreservation We investigated the efficacy of a novel methodology with murine embryos that failed to meet viability standards, and were therefore unsuitable for transfer...
... 4.2 Materials and methods 78 4.2.1 Preparation and storage of cordblood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) 78 4.2.2 Stimulation of cordbloodcells with lipopolysaccharide ... from cordblood mononuclear cells in the serum-free AIM-V medium 87 4.3.4 Comparison of cytokine secretion profiles between cordblood mononuclear cells (CBMCs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells ... measure cytokines from un-stimulated cordblood cells, some from stimulated cordbloodcellsand other studies measure the cytokine from the serum/plasma of the cordblood samples Furthermore, while...
... relief of symptoms Stemcells represent a promising cell source for cartilage repair and can be derived from two major sources: mesenchymal stemcells (MSCs) and embryonic stemcells (ESCs) (Lee ... derived and demonstrated to be expandable, homogenous and unipotent in differentiation potential These cells were functional with ability to form cartilaginous tissue in the pellet system, and stable ... controlling expansion and differentiation so as to yield a safe, scalable and functional cell source for cartilage repair Chondrocytes, fibroblasts, stem cells, and genetically modified cells have all...
... maintain these cells in an undifferentiated, quiescent state Forstemcells to be activated, the niche environment must change (Fuchs, 2007) 1.4.3 Stemcellsand cancer Stemcellsand cancer cells share ... The stem cell concept 1.3 Symmetrical and asymmetrical division 1.4 Types of stemcells 1.4.1 Embryonic stemcells 1.4.2 Somatic stemcells 1.4.3 Stem ... and bones cannot be replaced after injury However, some tissues such as the skin andblood are constantly being replaced, and this requires a specialized population of cells, the stemcells Stem...
... every 100,000 cells in the marrow is a long-term, blood- forming stem cell; other cells present include stroma cells, blood progenitor cells, and mature and maturing white and red bloodcells B: PB ... weeks for red blood cells, and up to several years for memory T cells Thus, a vast amount of bloodcells must be permanently produced In normal adults, the body produces about 2.5 billion red blood ... lymphoid cells (T, B, and natural killer cells) and myeloid cells (granulocytes, monocytes, erythrocytes, and megakaryocytes) All bloodcells have a limited lifespan: several hours for granulocytes,...
... Introduction 1.1 StemcellsStemcells have the remarkable potential to differentiate into specialized cellsand thereby are key factors for the development of the whole organism All types of stemcells ... 1.1 Stemcells 1.1.1 Human pluripotent stemcells 1.1.2 In vitro differentiation potential of human pluripotent and neural stemcells 1.2 Candidate ... Reynolds and Weiss, 1992; Urbach et al., 2004) Neural stemcells of this process can give rise to neurons and glia, the two lineages most cells of the central nervous system belong to, and are therefore...
... interactions between the local degenerated cellsand the transplanted stemcells 4.2 Stem cell transplantation Stemcells are defined by their capability for self-renewal and multipotent differentiation ... replacement as a possible strategy for the CNS is worth considering because stemcells could differentiate into neural cells Neural stemcells would be good candidate for cell replacement in neurodegenerative ... brother, sister-in-law and niece for their full and endless support for my study Finally, I am greatly indebted to my beloved husband, Dr Dong Yuan Hong for his encouragement and endless support...
... Stemcells 1.5.1.1 Embryonic stemcells 1.5.1.2 ES cell stem therapy is not ideal for clinical use 1.5.2 Adult stemcells 10 1.5.2.1 Bone marrow stemcells ... Eugene Sim, Philip Wong and Winston Shim Myocardial Matrix-driven Cardiac Differentiation and Integration of Human Mesenchymal StemCells [Manuscript submitted to StemCellsand Development] Genevieve ... FIGURE EMBRYONIC STEMCELLS ARE TOTIPOTENT AND CAN DIFFERENTIATE INTO VARIOUS CELL TYPES FIGURE BONE MARROW STEMCELLS ARE MULTIPOTENT AND CAN DIFFERENTIATE INTO CELLS BELONGING TO...
... exposure of hESC to reduced temperature (4oC and 25oC) for 24h and 48h Table Percentage of aberrant cells in untreated controls and in MMCtreated IMR90 and hESCs by PNA-FISH Page 32 42 viii SUMMARY ... physiology Lack of standardization is also a limitation with the use of primary explanted cells Human embryonic stemcells (hESCs) have been validated as a permanently stable and healthy human cell ... maintained at oC for 24h by PNA FISH hESCs maintained at 25 oC for 24h by PNA FISH 33 34 Figure hESCs maintained at oC for 48h by PNA FISH 34 Figure hESCs maintained at 25 oC for 48h by PNA FISH...