scholarly journals Stem cell culture on polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels having different elasticity and immobilized with ECM-derived oligopeptides

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 647-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saradaprasan Muduli ◽  
Li-Hua Chen ◽  
Meng-Pei Li ◽  
Zhao-wen Heish ◽  
Cheng-Hui Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Es Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Stem Cell Culture

Abstract The physical characteristics of cell culture materials, such as their elasticity, affect stem cell fate with respect to cell proliferation and differentiation. We systematically investigated the morphologies and characteristics of several stem cell types, including human amniotic-derived stem cells, human hematopoietic stem cells, human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, and embryonic stem (ES) cells on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels immobilized with and without extracellular matrix-derived oligopeptide. Human ES cells did not adhere well to soft PVA hydrogels immobilized with oligovitronectin, whereas they did adhere well to PVA hydrogel dishes with elasticities greater than 15 kPa. These results indicate that biomaterials such as PVA hydrogels should be designed to possess minimum elasticity to facilitate human ES cell attachment. PVA hydrogels immobilized with and without extracellular matrix-derived oligopeptides are excellent candidates of cell culture biomaterials for investigations into how cell culture biomaterial elasticity affects stem cell culture and differentiation.

Extracellular Matrix Isolated From Foreskin Fibroblasts Supports Long-Term Xeno-Free Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoliang Meng ◽  
Shiying Liu ◽  
Xiangyun Li ◽  
Roman Krawetz ◽  
Derrick E. Rancourt
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Human Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Stem Cell Culture

scholarly journals Optimization of mouse embryonic stem cell culture for organoid and chimeric mice production

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cécilie Martin-Lemaitre ◽  
Yara Alcheikh ◽  
Ronald Naumann ◽  
Alf Honigmann
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Suspension Culture ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Stem Cell Culture

SummaryIn vitro stem cell culture is demanding in terms of manpower and media supplements. In recent years, new protocols have been developed to expand pluripotent embryonic stem cells in suspension culture, which greatly simplifies cell handling and scalability. However, it is still unclear how suspension culture protocols with different supplements affect pluripotency, cell homogeneity and cell differentiation compared to established adherent culture methods. Here we tested four different culture conditions for mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC) and quantified chimerism and germ line transmission as well as in vitro differentiation into three-dimensional neuro-epithelia. We found that suspension culture supplemented with CHIR99021/LIF offers the best compromise between culturing effort, robust pluripotency and cell homogeneity. Our work provides a guideline for simplifying mESC culture and should encourage more cell biology labs to use stem cell-based organoids as model systems.

scholarly journals Long-Term Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Culture in Microdroplets

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Pilar Carreras ◽  
Itziar González ◽  
Miguel Gallardo ◽  
Alejandra Ortiz-Ruiz ◽  
Maria Luz Morales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Culture ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cells ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Niche ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Stem Cell Culture ◽  
Cell Niche

We previously reported a new approach for micromanipulation and encapsulation of human stem cells using a droplet-based microfluidic device. This approach demonstrated the possibility of encapsulating and culturing difficult-to-preserve primary human hematopoietic stem cells using an engineered double-layered bead composed by an inner layer of alginate and an outer layer of Puramatrix. We also demonstrated the maintenance and expansion of Multiple Myeloma cells in this construction. Here, the presented microfluidic technique is applied to construct a 3D biomimetic model to recapitulate the human hematopoietic stem cell niche using double-layered hydrogel beads cultured in 10% FBS culture medium. In this model, the long-term maintenance of the number of cells and expansion of hHSCS encapsulated in the proposed structures was observed. Additionally, a phenotypic characterization of the human hematopoietic stem cells generated in the presented biomimetic model was performed in order to assess their long-term stemness maintenance. Results indicate that the ex vivo cultured human CD34+ cells from bone marrow were viable, maintained, and expanded over a time span of eight weeks. This novel long-term stem cell culture methodology could represent a novel breakthrough to improve Hematopoietic Progenitor cell Transplant (HPT) as well as a novel tool for further study of the biochemical and biophysical factors influencing stem cell behavior. This technology opens a myriad of new applications as a universal stem cell niche model potentially able to expand other types of cells.

scholarly journals Vitamin C in Stem Cell Biology: Impact on Extracellular Matrix Homeostasis and Epigenetics

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina D'Aniello ◽  
Federica Cermola ◽  
Eduardo Jorge Patriarca ◽  
Gabriella Minchiotti
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Redox Status ◽  
Stem Cell Biology ◽  
Prolyl Hydroxylases

Transcription factors and signaling molecules are well-known regulators of stem cell identity and behavior; however, increasing evidence indicates that environmental cues contribute to this complex network of stimuli, acting as crucial determinants of stem cell fate.L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C (VitC)) has gained growing interest for its multiple functions and mechanisms of action, contributing to the homeostasis of normal tissues and organs as well as to tissue regeneration. Here, we review the main functions of VitC and its effects on stem cells, focusing on its activity as cofactor of Fe+2/αKG dioxygenases, which regulate the epigenetic signatures, the redox status, and the extracellular matrix (ECM) composition, depending on the enzymes’ subcellular localization. Acting as cofactor of collagen prolyl hydroxylases in the endoplasmic reticulum, VitC regulates ECM/collagen homeostasis and plays a key role in the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells towards osteoblasts, chondrocytes, and tendons. In the nucleus, VitC enhances the activity of DNA and histone demethylases, improving somatic cell reprogramming and pushing embryonic stem cell towards the naive pluripotent state. The broad spectrum of actions of VitC highlights its relevance for stem cell biology in both physiology and disease.

Regulated Expression of Activated Notch 1 during Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation Preserves Multipotential Progenitors and Promotes Erythroid Cell Fate.

Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 4151-4151
Author(s):  
Uma Ganapati ◽  
Lynne A. Bui ◽  
Maureen Lynch ◽  
Milana Dolezal ◽  
Hongying Tina Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cells ◽  
Notch Signaling ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Stem Cell Differentiation ◽  
Erythroid Cell ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitors ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Abstract Hematopoietic stem cells pass sequentially through a series of developmental decision points regulating self-renewal and lineage-specific differentiation. In normal hematopoiesis proliferation is tightly linked to differentiation in ways that are poorly understood. The Notch gene family has been shown to be evolutionarily conserved and to play an important role in determining cell fate, survival, and proliferation in multiple organisms. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies strongly support a role for Notch signaling in the regulation of stem cell signaling and hematopoiesis. To define the function of Notch in the earliest stages of hematopoiesis, a Tetracycline-inducible system regulating expression of a ligand-independent, constitutively active form of Notch1 was introduced into murine E14Tg2a embryonic stem cells. (Era and Witte, PNAS, 97;1737–1742,2000). During co-culture, OP9 stromal cells induce the embryonic stem cells to differentiate first to hemangioblasts and subsequently to hematopoietic cells. Our studies indicate that activation of Notch signaling in flk+ hemangioblasts dramatically reduces their proliferative capacity without inducing apoptosis. Furthermore, Notch1 activation significantly reduces the levels of hematopoietic stem cell markers CD34, c-Kit and the myeloid marker CD11b. These reversible effects suggest that Notch signaling maintains the hemangioblasts in an immature state and blocks hematopoietic differentiation. When activated Notch is induced in committed hematopoietic progenitors, a shift towards definitive erythroid differentiation and decreased myeloid differentiation is observed. Microarray analysis of day8 hematopoietic progenitors following Notch activation in hemangioblasts indicates upregulation of known downstream targets of Notch signaling. Based on these results, we propose that Notch signaling plays a critical role in the earliest events regulating hematopoiesis.

scholarly journals Stem cell biology and neurodegenerative disease

2004 ◽  
Vol 359 (1445) ◽  
pp. 851-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. McKay
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Brain Development ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Es Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Stem Cell Biology ◽  
Multipotent Stem Cells

The fundamental basis of our work is that organs are generated by multipotent stem cells, whose properties we must understand to control tissue assembly or repair. Central nervous system (CNS) stem cells are now recognized as a well–defined population of precursors that differentiate into cells that are indisputably neurons and glial cells. Work from our group played an important role in defining stem cells of the CNS. Embryonic stem (ES) cells also differentiate to specific neuron and glial types through defined intermediates that are similar to the cellular precursors that normally occur in brain development. There is convincing evidence that the differentiated progeny of ES cells and CNS stem cells show expected functions of neurons and glia. Recent progress has been made on three fundamental developmental processes: (i) cell cycle control; (ii) the control of cell fate; and (iii) early steps in neural differentiation. In addition, our work on CNS stem cells has developed to a stage where there are clinical implications for Parkinson's and other degenerative disorders. These advances establish that stem cell biology contributes to our understanding of brain development and has great clinical promise.

Feeder-Dependent/Independent Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Culture Protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice Burcu Şişli ◽  
Selinay Şenkal ◽  
Derya Sağraç ◽  
Taha Bartu Hayal ◽  
Ayşegül Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Culture ◽  
Cell Culture Protocol ◽  
Culture Protocol

scholarly journals Histone Acetyltransferases and Stem Cell Identity

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 2407
Author(s):  
Ruicen He ◽  
Arthur Dantas ◽  
Karl Riabowol
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Epigenetic Modification ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Histone Acetyltransferases ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
Cell Fates ◽  
Cell Identity ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem

Acetylation of histones is a key epigenetic modification involved in transcriptional regulation. The addition of acetyl groups to histone tails generally reduces histone-DNA interactions in the nucleosome leading to increased accessibility for transcription factors and core transcriptional machinery to bind their target sequences. There are approximately 30 histone acetyltransferases and their corresponding complexes, each of which affect the expression of a subset of genes. Because cell identity is determined by gene expression profile, it is unsurprising that the HATs responsible for inducing expression of these genes play a crucial role in determining cell fate. Here, we explore the role of HATs in the maintenance and differentiation of various stem cell types. Several HAT complexes have been characterized to play an important role in activating genes that allow stem cells to self-renew. Knockdown or loss of their activity leads to reduced expression and or differentiation while particular HATs drive differentiation towards specific cell fates. In this study we review functions of the HAT complexes active in pluripotent stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells, muscle satellite cells, mesenchymal stem cells, neural stem cells, and cancer stem cells.

scholarly journals Traditional Human Embryonic Stem Cell Culture

2011 ◽  
pp. 107-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip H. Schwartz ◽  
David J. Brick ◽  
Hubert E. Nethercott ◽  
Alexander E. Stover
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Human Embryonic Stem Cell ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Stem Cell Culture

Human embryonic stem cells: challenges and opportunities

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Stice ◽  
Nolan L. Boyd ◽  
Sujoy K. Dhara ◽  
Brian A. Gerwe ◽  
David W. Machacek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cells ◽  
Neural Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Neural Development ◽  
Es Cells ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
Normal Karyotype ◽  
Es Cell ◽  
Cell Therapies

Human and non-human primate embryonic stem (ES) cells are invaluable resources for developmental studies, pharmaceutical research and a better understanding of human disease and replacement therapies. In 1998, subsequent to the establishment of the first monkey ES cell line in 1995, the first human ES cell line was developed. Later, three of the National Institute of Health (NIH) lines (BG01, BG02 and BG03) were derived from embryos that would have been discarded because of their poor quality. A major challenge to research in this area is maintaining the unique characteristics and a normal karyotype in the NIH-registered human ES cell lines. A normal karyotype can be maintained under certain culture conditions. In addition, a major goal in stem cell research is to direct ES cells towards a limited cell fate, with research progressing towards the derivation of a variety of cell types. We and others have built on findings in vertebrate (frog, chicken and mouse) neural development and from mouse ES cell research to derive neural stem cells from human ES cells. We have directed these derived human neural stem cells to differentiate into motoneurons using a combination of developmental cues (growth factors) that are spatially and temporally defined. These and other human ES cell derivatives will be used to screen new compounds and develop innovative cell therapies for degenerative diseases.

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