Isolation and cultivation of human keratinocytes from skin or plucked hair for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells.
Authors:Aasen T, Izpisúa Belmonte JC,
Journal:Nat Protoc
PubMed ID:20134422
'The ease of generating induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and possibly their properties after reprogramming, depends on the origin of the somatic cell starting population. Reprogramming of keratinocytes is both faster and more efficient compared with fibroblasts, although more care is required when isolating, culturing and infecting these cells. In ... More
VCAM-1 expression in adult hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells is controlled by tissue-inductive signals and reflects their developmental origin.
Authors:Ulyanova T, Scott LM, Priestley GV, Jiang Y, Nakamoto B, Koni PA, Papayannopoulou T,
Journal:Blood
PubMed ID:15769895
Although expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) in endothelial cells and its functional implications have been previously appreciated, VCAM-1 expression in other than endothelial cells, especially hematopoietic cells, has been recently recognized and has not been explored in detail. Using normal mice and mice with a conditional ablation ... More
A rapid, cost-effective method for counting human embryonic stem cell numbers as clumps.
Authors:Prowse A, Wolvetang E, Gray P,
Journal:Biotechniques
PubMed ID:19594444
Enumeration of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) numbers through single cell digestion can be time consuming especially in high-throughput or multi-factorial analysis containing 50+ samples. We have developed a reproducible, cost-effective method of counting hESCs in clumps circumventing the need to manually dissociate each sample to single cells. The method ... More
Human Synovial MSC Good Manufacturing Practices for Articular Cartilage Regeneration.
Authors:Fernandes TL, Kimura HA, Pinheiro CCG, Shimomura K, Nakamura N, Ferreira JRM, Gomoll AH, Hernandez AJ, Bueno DF,
Journal:Tissue Eng Part C Methods
PubMed ID:30412046
cartilage restoration is a desperately needed bridge for patients with symptomatic cartilage lesions. Chondral lesion is a pathology with high prevalence, reaching as much as 63% of general population and 36% among athletes. Despite Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI) versatility, it still fails to fully reproduce hyaline articular cartilage characteristics. Mesenchymal ... More