Characterization of extracellular matrix components in the limbal epithelial stem cell compartment

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 845-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Schlötzer-Schrehardt ◽  
T. Dietrich ◽  
K. Saito ◽  
L. Sorokin ◽  
T. Sasaki ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
ADNA CONCEIÇÃO BARROS ◽  
JAMILE GOMES CONCEIÇÃO ◽  
FLÁVIA CALÓ XAVIER DE AQUINO ◽  
LUCIANA MARIA PEDREIRA RAMALHO ◽  
CLARISSA ARAÚJO SILVA GURGEL ◽  
...  

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos E. Semino

Animals carry stem cells throughout their entire life, from embryogenesis to senescence. Their function during development and adulthood consists basically of forming and sustaining functional tissues while maintaining a small self-renewing population. They reside in a complex three-dimensional environment consisting of other nearby cells extracellular matrix components, endogenous or exogenous soluble factors, and physical, structural, or mechanical properties of the tissues they inhabit. Can we artificially recreate tissue development such that stem cells can both self-renew and be instructed to mature properly? The main factors required to regulate the maintenance and differentiation of some types of stem cells are known. In addition, new bioengineered synthetic materials that mimic extracellular matrix components can be used as initial scaffolding for building stem cell microenvironments.


2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaori Inoue-Sakamoto ◽  
Yasunori Tanji ◽  
Minami Yamaba ◽  
Takumi Natsume ◽  
Takuya Masaura ◽  
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