本研究是根据《赫尔辛基宣言》原则进行的，并经中国人民解放军总医院机构伦理委员会批准。WA09（H9）电调线是从WiCell研究所获得的。
1.培养基和试剂制备
<ol><li>人胚胎干细胞培养基和传代溶液<ol><li>维持培养基 （MM）：无菌制备 500 mL 完全 MM（基础培养基 + 5x 补充剂;参见 材料表）。在室温（RT）下解冻5x补充剂或在2-8°C下过夜。 预热至室温，使用前充分搅拌，直到补充剂没有浑浊。</li>
		<li>1% 细胞外基质 （ECM）：使用预冷的移液管吸头和无菌试管在冰上每管分配 200 μL ECM（参见 材料表）。将试管储存在-20°C冰箱中。在冰上融化ECM，并用预冷的DMEM / F12以1：100稀释。</li>
		<li>0.5 mM pH = 8.0 EDTA：要制备 500 mL 0.5 mM EDTA，将 500 μL 0.5 M EDTA 和 0.9 g NaCl 加入 500 mL 1x Dulbecco 磷酸盐缓冲盐水 （DPBS） 中（参见 材料表）。充分混合并储存在2-8°C。</li>
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	<li>视网膜分化培养基<ol><li>无生长因子化学成分培养基 （gfCDM）：通过结合 45% Iscove 改良的 Dulbecco 培养基 GlutaMAX （IMDM-GlutaMAX）、45% Ham 的 F12-GlutaMAX （F12-Glutamax）、10% 敲除血清替代物 （KSR）、1% 胆固醇脂质浓缩物和 450 μM 硫代甘油来制备 gfCDM（参见 材料表）。</li>
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	<li>小分子化合物<ol><li>Y-27632 2HCl：将 50 mg Y-27632 粉末加入 3.122 mL 二甲基亚砜 （DMSO） 中。在-80°C下以50mM的浓度分配并储存Y-27632（参见 材料表）2年，远离光线。将原液稀释 2,500 倍 （20 μM） 以供使用，相当于每 mL gfCDM 含 0.4 μL Y-27632。</li>
		<li>IWR1-endo：加入2.4424mL DMSO溶解10mg IWR1-endo（参见 材料表），得到10mM储备溶液。分配等分试样并将其储存在-80°C长达2年。每 mL gfCDM 加入 0.3 μL 10 mM IWR1-endo，以获得 3 μM 浓度用于诱导。</li>
		<li>SB431542：要制备 50 mM SB431542，将 10 mg SB431542（参见 材料表）加入 0.5203 mL DMSO 并充分混合。在-80°C溶剂中储存最多2年。为了制备工作浓度为10μM的SB431542，将2μL的50mM储备溶液加入10mL gfCDM中。</li>
		<li>LDN-193189 2HCl：将 5 mg LDN-193189 2HCl（参见 材料表）溶于 10.4297 mL DMSO 中，得到 1 mM 储备溶液。储存在-20°C或-80°C（根据制造商的建议）。向每 10 mL gfCDM 中加入 0.1 μL 原液，得到 100 nM 的 LDN-193189 用于诱导。</li>
		<li>重组人骨形态发生蛋白4（BMP4）：在4 mM HCl中以50-200 μg/mL的比例复溶（参见 材料表）。复溶后在2°C至8°C下储存1个月或-20°C储存1年。使用 1.5 nM BMP4 进行 NR 诱导。</li>
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	<li>长期NR培养基<ol><li>视黄酸 （RA）：量取 6 mg RA 粉末（见 材料表）并加入 3.9941 mL DMSO。在-80°C下以5mM的等分试样储存，并在3个月内使用。为了达到 0.5 μM 的工作浓度，将 10 μL 预混液加入 100 mL 神经视网膜分化培养基 （NRDM） 中。使用前添加。 注意： 在准备和储存过程中避免避光。</li>
		<li>牛磺酸：将称量200mg的牛磺酸粉末（见 材料表）加入7.9904mL DMSO中，得到200mM储备溶液。分配并储存在2-8°C。 通过每 100 mL NRDM 加入 50 μL 储备溶液，可达到 0.1 mM 牛磺酸的工作浓度。</li>
		<li>NRDM：用 DMEM/F12-GlutaMAX 培养基、1% N2 添加剂、10% 胎牛血清、0.5 mM RA 和 0.1 mM 牛磺酸组成 NRDM（参见 材料表）。在2-8°C下储存长达2周或在-20°C下储存6个月，以确保组分的活性。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>封闭缓冲液：用DPBS以1：9稀释，得到10%的工作溶液（参见 材料表）。在-20°C下储存长达5年。 注意： 在 II 类生物安全柜中执行所有其他程序以确保无菌，称重除外。如果在制备过程中需要添加称重试剂，请使用 0.22 μm 过滤器进行过滤。</li>
</ol>2. H9-胚胎干细胞的培养
<ol><li>H9-ESCs的解冻<ol><li>向 6 孔板的每个孔中加入 1 mL 1% ECM。在37°C的5%CO2 气氛中的培养箱中孵育1小时。 注意：避免沿井壁添加ECM，因为它可能会粘在表面。</li>
		<li>从液氮罐中取出H9-ESC低温管原液，并在37°C水中快速振荡30秒。 注意：不要让小瓶完全解冻。</li>
		<li>取出小瓶并使用 75% 的消毒酒精喷雾仔细消毒。将冻存管中解冻的 H9-ESC 加入含有 9 mL MM 和 10 μM Y-27632 的 15 mL 管中。</li>
		<li>在室温下以190× g 离心管5分钟。 用1mL移液管小心地除去大部分上清液，留下约50μL上清液以避免细胞损失。</li>
		<li>向细胞沉淀物中加入含有 10 μM Y27632 的 1 mL MM，并用 1 mL 移液管上下移液 5-10 次轻轻重悬细胞沉淀物。</li>
		<li>孵育1小时后去除ECM涂层。向每个孔中加入 2 mL 含有 10 μM Y-27632 的预热 MM。</li>
		<li>每孔分配 0.5 mL 细胞悬液。轻轻横向摇晃板以确保细胞均匀分布。</li>
		<li>将板在37°C下在5%CO2 下孵育至少24小时而不接触它。</li>
		<li>每天更换培养基。当克隆密度达到70%及以上时，需要传代。</li>
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	<li>H9-ESCs的传代<ol><li>如上所述制备ECM包被板（步骤2.1.1），每孔加入2mL MM。</li>
		<li>从6孔板中取出用过的培养基。用 1 mL DPBS 洗涤每个孔两次。</li>
		<li>通过缓慢加入 1 mL EDTA，并与 1 mL EDTA 在室温下孵育 4-7 分钟，洗涤每个孔两次。 注意：在孵育过程中，在显微镜下检查6孔板3分钟。如果大多数细胞接近从培养皿中分离，请立即进行下一步。避免长时间孵育，以减少对细胞的负面影响。</li>
		<li>弃去 EDTA 并加入 1 mL MM 以中止消化。</li>
		<li>轻轻敲击孔板，直到大部分细胞分离。</li>
		<li>用 5 mL 移液管小心地将细胞悬液转移到 15 mL 离心管中。轻轻地将H9-ESC菌落上下重悬3-5次，以将它们与巴斯德皮特混合。将 20-100 μL 细胞悬液转移到新的 ECM 包被的 6 孔培养皿中并来回摇动。</li>
		<li>当在显微镜下观察到细胞密度足够时，将板在37°C下在5%CO2 下孵育至少24小时而不接触它。</li>
		<li>每天更换介质。在克隆密度达到 70% 及以上时，需要传代。</li>
	</ol></li>
</ol>3. 人类NR的产生
注意：一旦菌落达到大约 70% 的汇合度，就可以使用 图 1 中概述的程序步骤将它们定向分化为视网膜类器官 （RO）。
<ol><li>第 0 天 - 胚状体 （EB） 形成<ol><li>用 2 mL DPBS 洗涤细胞后，向孔中加入 0.5 mL 含有 20 μM Y27632 的 CDS（参见 材料表）。在37°C下在加湿的5%CO2 培养箱中孵育3分钟。 注意：在显微镜下检查。尽可能减少孵育时间，避免对细胞产生有害影响。</li>
		<li>通过加入含有 20 μM Y27632 的 3 mL MM 中止消化。以190× g 离心5分钟并弃去上清液。</li>
		<li>将细胞沉淀重悬于含有 20 μM Y27632 的 1 mL gfCDM 中，并计数细胞。将 1.2 × 106 个细胞（每孔 1.2 ×10 个 4 个细胞）的相应体积加入 10 mL gfCDM 中，该 gfCDM 预先掺入了 20 μM Y-27632、3 μM IWR1-endo、10 μM SB431542 和 100 nM LDN-193189（参见 材料表）。</li>
		<li>向 96 个 V 底锥形孔的每个孔中加入 100 μL 细胞悬液。将板放入加湿的 5% CO2 培养箱中，直到第 6 天。 注意： 至少 24 小时内不要移动培养皿，以增强 EB 的粘附性。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>第 6 天 - 视网膜诱导<ol><li>在第 6 天，加入 10 mL 含有 55 ng/mL BMP4 的 gfCDM，以完全更换 EB 上的培养基。将板放回培养箱。 注意： 移液器朝向 96 V 型底锥形孔的壁以避免气泡。更换培养基时避免吸收任何类器官。</li>
		<li>在第 9 天、第 12 天和第 15 天进行半中度更换。用新鲜的gfCDM替换一半的培养基，以逐渐稀释BMP4。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>第 18 天 - 长期 NR 培养<ol><li>在第 18 天，使用 5 mL Pasteur 移液器小心地将形成的 EB 转移到 15 mL 离心管中，并再次用 NRDM 轻轻冲洗。将 EB 转移到低吸附 6 孔或 24 孔板上（参见 材料表）。将板放回培养箱。</li>
		<li>每 3 天用新鲜的 NRDM 更换培养基。 注意： 在更换介质期间关闭灯，因为 RA 对光敏感。去除严重分化的类器官，并在显微镜下分离贴壁类器官。</li>
	</ol></li>
</ol>4. 人类NRs的分析
<ol><li>RO的安装<ol><li>选择不同世代的H9-ESCs诱导三批ROs。 注意：计算三种评估方法（Kuwahara 等人 12、Döpper 等人 27 和本研究中的改进方法）中每一种形成 NR 数量的三个板以评估诱导成功率。如果光学显微镜检查在第 30 天显示神经上皮样结构的形成，则认为诱导成功。</li>
	</ol></li>
	<li>RO的免疫荧光染色<ol><li>将 3-5 个 RO 转移到 1.5 mL 试管中。移液掉多余的培养基，在室温下用 1 mL DPBS 洗涤 RO 一次，让 RO 下沉并小心地取出 DPBS。每 1.5 mL 试管加入 1 mL 4% 多聚甲醛（参见 材料表），并固定在 4 °C。 注意：第 6 天和第 18 天的 RO，固定 2 小时。在第 30 天修复 12 小时，在第 60 天修复 14 小时。</li>
		<li>固定后，使用梯度酒精脱水。让 RO 在 50%、60% 和 70% 酒精中各静置 15 分钟，然后在 80%、90%、95%、100% 和 100% 酒精中各静置 10 分钟。然后，加入 100% 酒精和二甲苯的 1：1 混合物 10 分钟，然后加入二甲苯两次，每次 10 分钟。</li>
		<li>将RO放入装有熔化副质体的金属模具中（见 材料表）40分钟，然后将模具淬火在冰上以固定RO。将嵌入盒放入模具中，并在-20°C下冷冻过夜。随后，小心地拆下嵌入盒。最后，将它们存放在 RT 中。</li>
		<li>用石蜡切片机创建连续切片（5 μm 厚度）。将切片固定在粘附显微镜载玻片上，干燥并储存在室温下。</li>
		<li>在抗原修复之前进行脱蜡和补液12,27。</li>
		<li>将 10 mL 20x pH 6.0 柠檬酸盐抗原修复溶液（参见 材料表）加入 190 mL ddH2O（双蒸馏 H2O）中。在微波炉中以高模式加热 4 分钟直至沸腾。加入石蜡切片后，在低模式下加热切片20分钟以完成抗原修复。</li>
		<li>让石蜡切片在通风处自然冷却，然后将它们放入潮湿的腔室中。</li>
		<li>使用巴氏笔（见 材料表）勾勒出各部分的轮廓。在室温下用0.2%Triton X-100孵育30分钟以打破膜，然后用TPBS洗涤载玻片三次，每次5分钟。</li>
		<li>在每个染色面积为10μL的潮湿室中，用在室温下用DPBS稀释的10%驴血清封闭1小时。</li>
		<li>加入在 10% 驴血清中稀释的一抗。在4°C的湿度室中孵育过夜。用 TPBS 洗涤样品三次，每次 10 分钟以除去未结合的抗体。 注：一抗如下：抗PAX6（1：250），抗SOX2（1：200），抗KI67（1：200），抗CHX10（1：200），抗β微管蛋白III（1：250）和抗NESTIN（1：200）（见 材料表）。</li>
		<li>在加湿室中与在DPBS中稀释的二抗一起在室温下孵育1小时。用TPBS重复洗涤步骤三次，每次10分钟。 注意：在黑暗中保存以防止荧光二抗淬灭。二抗为与驴抗小鼠 IgG 偶联的 Alexa Fluor 488 和与驴抗兔 IgG 偶联的 Alexa Fluor 568，稀释度为 1：400（参见 材料表）。</li>
		<li>在黑暗中与含有DAPI（1：500;参见 材料表）的DPBS在室温下孵育10分钟。用 TPBS 洗涤 3 次，每次 10 分钟。</li>
		<li>将适量的抗荧光密封剂（见 材料表）滴到载玻片上，并用盖玻片盖住。</li>
		<li>使用流样组织细胞定量分析仪（参见 材料表）或类似方法进行可视化。</li>
		<li>显微镜分析后，将载玻片储存在-20°C的黑暗中。</li>
	</ol></li>
</ol>

增强人胚胎干细胞的 3D 神经视网膜分化

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人类RO可以在空间和时间上概括胎儿视网膜的发育，早期RO在同等发育阶段表现出与胎儿视网膜的高度相似性15。在组织形态和分子表达方面，人类RO密切反映了视网膜组织的实际生长状态，为疾病建模、药物筛选和再生医学领域提供了巨大而前所未有的机会。目前，已经建立了几种不同的方法在 体外从人PSCs中产生RO，并且正在进行持续的修改和优化，以进一步提高效率<sup...

眼睛是人类感觉器官的主要信息来源，视网膜是哺乳动物眼睛的主要视觉感觉组织1。视网膜病变是导致眼部疾病的全球主要原因之一，导致失明2.全世界约有 285 万人因视网膜病变而遭受不同程度的视力损害3.因此，研究其发病机制对于早期诊断和及时治疗至关重要。大多数关于人类视网膜病变的研究主要集中在动物模型上4,5,6。然而，人类视网膜是一个复杂的多层组织，由各种细胞类型组成。传统的二维 （2D） 细胞培养和动物模型系统通常无法忠实地概括人类天然视网膜的正常时空发育和药物代谢 7,8。
最近，3D 培养技术已经发展到可以从多能干细胞 （PSC） 生成组织样器官9,10。在3D悬浮培养系统中，由人PSC产生的视网膜类器官（ROs）不仅包含七种视网膜细胞类型，而且还表现出与体内人视网膜相似的独特分层结构11,12,13。人 PSC 衍生的 RO 已获得普及和广泛使用，是目前研究人视网膜发育和疾病的最佳体外模型14,15。在过去的几十年中，许多研究人员已经证明，人类PSC，包括胚胎干细胞（ESC）和诱导多能干细胞（iPSC），可以使用各种诱导方案分化为RO。这些进展在视网膜病变的疾病建模、药物筛选和干细胞疗法方面具有巨大的潜力16,17,18。
然而，从人类多能干细胞 （PSC） 生成神经视网膜 （NR） 是一个复杂、繁琐且耗时的过程。此外，组织类器官的批次间差异可能导致结果的重现性降低19,20。许多内在和外在因素可以影响视网膜类器官（ROs）的产量，例如起始细胞的数量或种类以及转录因子和小分子化合物的使用21,22,23。自从Sasai实验室11产生第一个人类RO以来，多年来已经提出了多种修改，以提高诱导过程的易用性和有效性13,21,24,25。不幸的是，迄今为止，尚未建立在所有实验室中生成RO的金标准协议。事实上，由于不同的诱导方法，以及视网膜标志物的表达及其结构的稳健性存在很大差异，RO存在一定程度的差异22,26。这些问题可能会使样本采集和研究结果的解释严重复杂化。因此，需要一种更巩固和更强大的分化方案，以最大限度地提高效率，同时将RO产生的异质性降至最低。
本研究描述了一种基于 Kuwahara 等人 12 和 Döpper 等人 27 组合的优化诱导方案，并附有详细说明。新方法显著降低了类器官囊泡化和融合的概率，提高了产生NR的成功率。这一发展为视网膜疾病的疾病建模、药物筛选和细胞治疗应用带来了巨大的希望。

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视网膜病变是全球失明的主要原因之一。研究其发病机制对于视网膜病变的早期诊断和及时治疗至关重要。不幸的是，道德障碍阻碍了从人类那里收集证据。最近，大量研究表明，人类多能干细胞（PSCs）可以使用不同的诱导方案分化为视网膜类器官（RO），这在视网膜病变中具有巨大的潜力，可用于疾病建模、药物筛选和基于干细胞的治疗。本研究描述了一种优化的诱导方案，以产生神经视网膜 （NR），显着降低囊泡和融合的可能性，提高生产成功率，直到第 60 天。基于PSCs解离后自重组的能力，结合某些互补因子，这种新方法可以特异性地驱动NR分化。此外，该方法简单、具有成本效益、具有显着的可重复性和效率，为视网膜疾病的个性化模型提供了令人鼓舞的前景，并为细胞治疗、药物筛选和基因治疗测试等应用提供了丰富的细胞库。

修改后的协议的图形概述如 图 1 所示。当细胞生长到70%-80%的密度时，使用H9-ESCs产生RO。H9-ESCs在96个V型底锥形孔中的单细胞悬浮液在第1天聚集，并在第6天形成边界良好的圆形EB。随着培养时间的增加，EB的体积逐渐增加。第30天，神经上皮样结构在长期NR分化过程中明显形成并增厚。
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Efficient Derivation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells from Stem Cells

No cure has been discovered for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 55. AMD is complex multifactorial disease with an unknown etiology, although it is largely thought to occur due to death or dysfunction of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a monolayer of cells that underlies the retina and provides critical support for photoreceptors. RPE cell replacement strategies may hold great promise for providing therapeutic relief for a large subset of AMD patients, and RPE cells that strongly resemble primary human cells (hRPE) have been generated in multiple independent labs, including our own. In addition, the uses for iPS-RPE are not limited to cell-based therapies, but also have been used to model RPE diseases. These types of studies may not only elucidate the molecular bases of the diseases, but also serve as invaluable tools for developing and testing novel drugs. We present here an optimized protocol for directed differentiation of RPE from stem cells. Adding nicotinamide and either Activin A or IDE-1, a small molecule that mimics its effects, at specific time points, greatly enhances the yield of RPE cells. Using this technique we can derive large numbers of low passage RPE in as early as three months.

Stem cell-derived retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells may be used for multiple applications including cell-based therapies for retinal degeneration, disease modeling, and drug studies. Here we present a simple protocol for reproducibly deriving RPE from stem cells.

视网膜色素上皮细胞的干细胞高效的推导

No cure has been discovered for age-related macular degeneration  (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in people over the age of 55. AMD is complex ...

科研

发育生物学

Direct Induction of Human Neural Stem Cells from Peripheral Blood Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells

Human disease specific neuronal cultures are essential for generating in vitro models for human neurological diseases. However, the lack of access to primary human adult neural cultures raises unique challenges. Recent developments in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) provides an alternative approach to derive neural cultures from skin fibroblasts through patient specific iPSC, but this process is labor intensive, requires special expertise and large amounts of resources, and can take several months. This prevents the wide application of this technology to the study of neurological diseases. To overcome some of these issues, we have developed a method to derive neural stem cells directly from human adult peripheral blood, bypassing the iPSC derivation process. Hematopoietic progenitor cells enriched from human adult peripheral blood were cultured in vitro and transfected with Sendai virus vectors containing transcriptional factors Sox2, Oct3/4, Klf4, and c-Myc. The transfection results in morphological changes in the cells which are further selected by using human neural progenitor medium containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The resulting cells are characterized by the expression for neural stem cell markers, such as nestin and SOX2. These neural stem cells could be further differentiated to neurons, astroglia and oligodendrocytes in specified differentiation media. Using easily accessible human peripheral blood samples, this method could be used to derive neural stem cells for further differentiation to neural cells for in vitro modeling of neurological disorders and may advance studies related to the pathogenesis and treatment of those diseases.

A method was developed to directly derive human neural stem cells from hematopoietic progenitor cells enriched from peripheral blood cells.

人类神经干细胞从外周血造血祖细胞直接诱导

Human disease specific neuronal cultures are essential for generating in vitro models for human neurological diseases. However, the lack of access to ...

Rapid, Directed Differentiation of Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from Human Embryonic or Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

We describe a robust method to direct the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE). The purpose of providing a detailed and thorough protocol is to clearly demonstrate each step and to make this readily available to researchers in the field. This protocol results in a homogenous layer of RPE with minimal or no manual dissection needed. The method presented here has been shown to be effective for induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) and human embryonic stem cells. Additionally, we describe methods for cryopreservation of intermediate cell banks that allow long-term storage. RPE generated using this protocol might be useful for iPSC disease-in-a-dish modeling or clinical application.

This protocol describes how to produce retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) from pluripotent stem cells. The method uses a combination of growth factors and small molecules to direct the differentiation of stem cells into immature RPE in fourteen days and mature, functional RPE after three months.

人胚胎或诱导多能干细胞对视网膜色素上皮细胞的快速定向分化

We describe a robust method to direct the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE). The purpose of providing ...

Defined Xeno-free and Feeder-free Culture Conditions for the Generation of Human iPSC-derived Retinal Cell Models

The production of specialized cells from pluripotent stem cells provides a powerful tool to develop new approaches for regenerative medicine. The use of human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is particularly attractive for neurodegenerative disease studies, including retinal dystrophies, where iPSC-derived retinal cell models mark a major step forward to understand and fight blindness. In this paper, we describe a simple and scalable protocol to generate, mature, and cryopreserve retinal organoids. Based on medium changing, the main advantage of this method is to avoid multiple and time-consuming steps commonly required in a guided differentiation of iPSCs. Mimicking the early phases of retinal development by successive changes of defined media on adherent human iPSC cultures, this protocol allows the simultaneous generation of self-forming neuroretinal structures and retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells in a reproducible and efficient manner in 4 weeks. These structures containing retinal progenitor cells (RPCs) can be easily isolated for further maturation in a floating culture condition enabling the differentiation of RPCs into the seven retinal cell types present in the adult human retina. Additionally, we describe quick methods for the cryopreservation of retinal organoids and RPE cells for long-term storage. Combined together, the methods described here will be useful to produce and bank human iPSC-derived retinal cells or tissues for both basic and clinical research.

The production of specialized retinal cells from pluripotent stem cells is a turning point in the development of stem cell-based therapy for retinal diseases. The present paper describes a simple method for an efficient generation of retinal organoids and retinal pigmented epithelium for basic, translational, and clinical research.

定义的无异和无饲养培养条件的人 iPSC 视网膜细胞模型的生成

The production of specialized cells from pluripotent stem cells provides a powerful tool to develop new approaches for regenerative medicine. The use of ...

Generation of Human Patient iPSC-derived Retinal Organoids to Model Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare and inherited retinal degenerative disease with a prevalence of approximately 1/4,000 people worldwide. The majority of RP patients have progressive photoreceptor degeneration leading to peripheral vision loss, night blindness, and finally, total blindness. To date, thousands of mutations in more than 90 genes have been reported to be associated with RP. Currently, there are few animal models available for all the affected genes and different types of mutations, which largely hampers the deciphering of the mechanisms underlying the gene/mutation pathology and limits treatment and drug development. Patient induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived 3D retinal organoids (ROs) have provided a better system to model the human early-onset disease than cells and animals. In order to study RP, those patient-derived 3D retinal organoids were utilized to recapitulate the clinical phenotypes of RP. In the RP patient-derived ROs, Rhodopsin mislocalization was clearly displayed. Compared with other animal models, patient iPSC-derived retinal organoid models more closely recapitulated RP features and represent an ideal approach for investigating the disease pathogenesis and for drug development.

In this protocol, retinitis pigmentosa patient induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived 3D retinal organoids were generated. Those organoids successfully recapitulated some clinical phenotypes of the retinitis pigmentosa disease.

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a rare and inherited retinal degenerative disease with a prevalence of approximately 1/4,000 people worldwide. The majority ...

Generation of Retinal Organoids from Healthy and Retinal Disease-Specific Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Pluripotent stem cells can generate complex tissue organoids that are useful for in vitro disease modeling studies and for developing regenerative therapies. This protocol describes a simpler, robust, and stepwise method of generating retinal organoids in a hybrid culture system consisting of adherent monolayer cultures during the first 4 weeks of retinal differentiation till the emergence of distinct, self-organized eye field primordial clusters (EFPs). Further, the doughnut-shaped, circular, and translucent neuro-retinal islands within each EFP are manually picked and cultured under suspension using non-adherent culture dishes in a retinal differentiation medium for 1-2 weeks to generate multilayered 3D optic cups (OC-1M). These immature retinal organoids contain PAX6+ and ChX10+ proliferating, multipotent retinal precursors. The precursor cells are linearly self-assembled within the organoids and appear as distinct radial striations. At 4 weeks after suspension culture, the retinal progenitors undergo post-mitotic arrest and lineage differentiation to form mature retinal organoids (OC-2M). The photoreceptor lineage committed precursors develop within the outermost layers of retinal organoids. These CRX+ and RCVRN+ photoreceptor cells morphologically mature to display inner segment-like extensions. This method can be adopted for generating retinal organoids using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). All steps and procedures are clearly explained and demonstrated to ensure replicability and for wider applications in basic science and translational research.

This protocol describes an efficient method of differentiating hiPSCs into eye field clusters and generating neuro-retinal organoids using simplified culture conditions involving both adherent and suspension culture systems. Other ocular cell types, such as the RPE and corneal epithelium, can also be isolated from mature eye fields in retinal cultures.

从健康和视网膜疾病特异性人诱导的多能干细胞中生成视网膜类器官

Pluripotent stem cells can generate complex tissue organoids that are useful for in vitro disease modeling studies and for developing regenerative ...

Rapid and Efficient Generation of Neurons from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in a Multititre Plate Format

Existing protocols for the generation of neurons from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are often tedious in that they are multistep procedures involving the isolation and expansion of neural precursor cells, prior to terminal differentiation. In comparison to these time-consuming approaches, we have recently found that combined inhibition of three signaling pathways, TGF&beta;/SMAD2, BMP/SMAD1, and FGF/ERK, promotes rapid induction of neuroectoderm from hPSCs, followed by immediate differentiation into functional neurons. Here, we have adapted our procedure to a novel multititre plate format, to further enhance its reproducibility and to make it compatible with mid-throughput applications. It comprises four days of neuroectoderm formation in floating spheres (embryoid bodies), followed by a further four days of differentiation into neurons under adherent conditions. Most cells obtained with this protocol appear to be bipolar sensory neurons. Moreover, the procedure is highly efficient, does not require particular expert skills, and is based on a simple chemically defined medium with cost-efficient small molecules. Due to these features, the procedure may serve as a useful platform for further functional investigation as well as for cell-based screening approaches requiring human sensory neurons or neurons of any type.

Protocols for neuronal differentiation of pluripotent human stem cells (hPSCs) are often time-consuming and require substantial cell culture skills. Here, we have adapted a small molecule-based differentiation procedure to a multititre plate format, allowing simple, rapid, and efficient generation of human neurons in a controlled manner.

人类多能干细胞的神经元在一个Multititre的板格式的快速和高效地生成

Existing protocols for the generation of neurons from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are often tedious in that they are  multistep procedures ...

生物学

Efficient and Scalable Generation of Human Ventral Midbrain Astrocytes from Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

In Parkinson's disease, progressive dysfunction and degeneration of dopamine neurons in the ventral midbrain cause life-changing symptoms. Neuronal degeneration has diverse causes in Parkinson's, including non-cell autonomous mechanisms mediated by astrocytes. Throughout the CNS, astrocytes are essential for neuronal survival and function, as they maintain metabolic homeostasis in the neural environment. Astrocytes interact with the immune cells of the CNS, microglia, to modulate neuroinflammation, which is observed from the earliest stages of Parkinson's, and has a direct impact on the progression of its pathology. In diseases with a chronic neuroinflammatory element, including Parkinson's, astrocytes acquire a neurotoxic phenotype, and thus enhance neurodegeneration. Consequently, astrocytes are a potential therapeutic target to slow or halt disease, but this will require a deeper understanding of their properties and roles in Parkinson's. Accurate models of human ventral midbrain astrocytes for in vitro study are therefore urgently required.
We have developed a protocol to generate high purity cultures of ventral midbrain-specific astrocytes (vmAstros) from hiPSCs that can be used for Parkinson's research. vmAstros can be routinely produced from multiple hiPSC lines, and express specific astrocytic and ventral midbrain markers. This protocol is scalable, and thus suitable for high-throughput applications, including for drug screening. Crucially, the hiPSC derived-vmAstros demonstrate immunomodulatory characteristics typical of their in vivo counterparts, enabling mechanistic studies of neuroinflammatory signaling in Parkinson's.

Here, we present a method for reproducible generation of ventral midbrain patterned astrocytes from hiPSCs and protocols for their characterization to assess phenotype and function.

In Parkinson's disease, progressive dysfunction and degeneration of dopamine neurons in the ventral midbrain cause life-changing symptoms. Neuronal ...

神经科学

Directed Induction of Retinal Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Retinal cell transplantation is a promising therapeutic approach, which could restore the retinal architecture and stabilize or even improve the visual capabilities to the degenerated retina. Nevertheless, progress in cell replacement therapy presently faces the challenges of requiring an off-the-shelf source of high quality and standardized human retinas. Therefore, an easy and stable protocol is needed for the experiments. Here, we develop an optimized protocol, based on a self-organizing method with the use of exogenous molecules and reagent A as well as manual excision to generate the three-dimensional human retina organoids (RO). The human Pluripotent Stem Cells (PSCs)-derived RO expresses specific markers for photoreceptors. With the addition of COCO, a multifunctional antagonist, the differentiation efficiency of photoreceptor precursors and cones is significantly increased. The efficient use of this system, which has the benefits of cell lines and primary cells, and without the sourcing issues associated with the latter, could produce confluent retinal cells, especially photoreceptors. Thus, the differentiation of PSCs to RO provides an optimal and biorelevant platform for disease modelling, drug screening and cell transplantation.

Using a self-organizing method, we develop a protocol with the addition of COCO that could significantly increase the generation of photoreceptors.

从人多能干细胞中定向诱导视网膜类器官

Retinal cell transplantation is a promising therapeutic approach, which could restore the retinal architecture and stabilize or even improve the visual ...

医学

Retinal Organoid Induction System for Derivation of 3D Retinal Tissues from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells

Retinal degenerative diseases are the main causes of irreversible blindness without effective treatment. Pluripotent stem cells that have the potential to differentiate into all types of retinal cells, even mini-retinal tissues, hold huge promises for patients with these diseases and many opportunities in disease modeling and drug screening. However, the induction process from hPSCs to retinal cells is complicated and time-consuming. Here, we describe an optimized retinal induction protocol to generate retinal tissues with high reproducibility and efficiency, suitable for various human pluripotent stem cells. This protocol is performed without the addition of retinoic acid, which benefits the enrichment of cone photoreceptors. The advantage of this protocol is the quantification of EB size and plating density to significantly enhance the efficiency and repeatability of retinal induction. With this method, all major retinal cells sequentially appear and recapitulate the main steps of retinal development. It will facilitate downstream applications, such as disease modeling and cell therapy.

Here we describe an optimized retinal organoid induction system, which is suitable for various human pluripotent stem cell lines to generate retinal tissues with high reproducibility and efficiency.

视网膜器官诱导系统，用于从人类多能干细胞中提取3D视网膜组织

Retinal degenerative diseases are the main causes of irreversible blindness without effective treatment. Pluripotent stem cells that have the potential to ...