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עבודה זו נתמכת על ידי מימון של נבחרת מכונים לבריאות (NIH) / המכון הלאומי של גרנט ובריאות הילד והתפתחות האדם (NICHD) (R00 HD080742), בית הספר לרפואה של אוניברסיטת וושינגטון הזנק מממן את ר. ק ברצוננו להודות המרפאה לפוריות אוניברסיטת וושינגטון למתן את דגימות ביופסיה רירית הרחם.

המחזור החודשי הרבייה הנשי מאופיין על ידי עלייה ברמות הפרוגסטרון לאורך כל שלב luteal, ובכך גרימת את decidualization של ESC לתוך תאים הפרשה עגול, אפיתל דמויי3,8. אתחול של decidualization הוא מין התלויים. בבני אדם, decidualization מתרחשת באופן ספונטני על עליית ריכוז הפרוגסטרון, ואילו עכבר?...

בין השלבים של הוסת, גיל המעבר, נשים בגיל הפריון לעבור מחזורים חודשיים של הורמון מוסדר התפשטות רירית הרחם, בידול, ושפך הבאים לקראת הריון בתהליך המכונה הווסת1 ,2. ושינויים פיזיים אלו של רירית הרחם האדם נחוצים להשתלת עובר תקין לתוך הרחם1. שינויים של רירית הרחם, כולל עיבודים מורפולוגי וביוכימי, הן מתווכת לאורך המחזור החודשי באמצעות הורמונים סטרואידים השחלות אסטרוגן ופרוגסטרון (P4)3,4,5. במסגרת שלב המקדימות (או הזקיקים), רמות אסטרוגן preovulatory עלייה, ייזום עיבוי רירית הרחם. בעקבות ביוץ, השלב הפרשה (או luteal) מקדמת לעלייה משמעותית בריכוז P4, גרימת שינוי מורפולוגי תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם (ESC) של פיברובלסט דמוי מראה מעוגל, תאי אפיתל דמויי decidual בתהליך המכונה decidualization4,6. Decidualization לא תקין נוצרה כמו שורש לבעיה עבור ההשתלה כשל ו עוקבות בתחילת העובר הפלה4,7,8. לכן, להבין את המנגנונים המולקולריים שבבסיס decidualization הוא יתרון באבחון וטיפול של אובדן הריון מוקדם.
כיום, מספר מתודולוגיות מנוצלים כדי לחקור את ההשפעות הבסיסית של decidualization על תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם. In vivo, הרחם העכבר יכולה להיגרם באופן מלאכותי על decidualization באמצעות גירוי מכני (קרי,מגרד) או שמן ההזרקה הרחם הורמונאלית להתקפת9. נבדל בני אדם, גירוי מלאכותי זה מקדם את הבידול של לומן הרחם על ידי מתן את המראה של הבלסטוציסט נוכחות, צעד זה נדרש עבור אתחול של decidualization מכרסמים10,11. בהתאם לכך, עקב סיבוכים translational הקשורים בבעלי חיים של דילמות סביב ויוו המבוסס על מחקרים בבני אדם, decidualization מבוסס מודלים ביותר בהצלחה נלמדים במבחנה.
במחקר זה, נושאים מגויסים דרך המיקום של פרסומות בעיתונים מקומיים בשתי באנגלית ובספרדית. נושאים מזוהה מועמדים מתאימים למחקר זה מובאים להיפגש עם מתאם מחקר, שבו מתוארים על גילוי מלא של סיכונים פוטנציאליים. אישור ההזמנה הבנה מלאה של הסיכונים הפוטנציאליים, מושגת ההסכמה של הנבדקים בצורות בכתב ומילולית. נושא הסכמה כוללת רשות (1) עוברים דם ורידי אחסון (2) לטווח ארוך של הרקמות שלהם למטרות מחקר עתידי, (3) מסכים ליצירתו של תרבויות העיקרי של דגימות רקמה שנאספו. בעקבות הסכמה, נותנים לנסיינים טופס כדי להשלים איזו self-identification המותר של גזע/מוצא אתני ו/או הזכות של סודיות. ביקור עוקבות מתוזמנת כדי להשיג את הביופסיה רירית הרחם בהתבסס על המחזור החודשי של הנושא. מתנדבים מגויס מחקר זה לשקף שני אתנית וגזעית דמוגרפיים של אזור המטרופולין סנט לואיס כפי שתועדו בידי מפקד 2012 ו לא היה כרוך ההשתתפות של כל אוכלוסיה פגיעה כולל נשים בהריון, העוברים, עוברי, ילדים מתחת לגיל 18 שנים של גיל או קבוצות פגיעות אחרות. דרישות הכשירות להשתתפות האוסף דגימת ביופסיה כוללים (1) להיות בין הגילאים 18-45 שנים (2) שיש מווסת סדירה (25-32 ימים) (3) לאחר ההריון הנוכחי וללא שימוש באמצעי מניעה הורמונליים/תוך רחמי ההתקן 30 ימים לפני ההרשמה (4) אין זיהום נרתיקי הנוכחי או מחלות המועברות במגע מיני (5) נתקל אין טיפולים אנטיביוטיים הנוכחי, ו (6) נתקל אין פאפ חריגות הנוכחי.
במסגרת מחקר זה, תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם (HESC) אדם תרבותי, המושרה באופן מלאכותי לעבור במבחנה decidualization דרך תוספת של הורמונים (אסטרדיול (E2) medroxyprogesterone אצטט (MPA), אדנוזין מחזורית monophosphate (מחנה)) למדיום. בשיטה זו, היא מידת decidualization שונה בהתבסס על המספר הכולל של ימים של טיפול הורמונלי. יחד עם התמורות cytoskeletal, תוספי ההורמונלי גורם עיבודים ביוכימי שבו התאים decidual לחוות הפרשה כמו איכויות2,4. הביטוי של גנים הולמרק, פרולקטין (PRL) ו פקטורי גדילה דמויי אינסולין מחייב חלבון 1 (IGFBP1), יכול להיות מנוצל כדי לאשר ולכמת את מידת HESC decidualization5,12, 13 , 14. חשוב, הכדאיות של פרוטוקול זה לנהל גנים ספציפיים נוקאאוט גם הוכח.

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Opti-MEM I (1X) Reduced Serum Medium</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">31985-070</td>
			<td style="width:271px;">For decidualization media</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">DMEM / F12 (1:1) (1X)</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">11330-032</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Trypan Blue Stain (0.4%)</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">15250-061</td>
			<td>For cell count</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">PureLink RNA Mini Kit</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">12183018A</td>
			<td>For RNA Isolation/Purification</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">TaqMan 2X Universal PCR Master Mix</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Applied Biosystems</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">4304437</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">High Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Applied Biosystems</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">4374967</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Eukaryotic 18S rRNA Endogenous Control</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">4319413E</td>
			<td>For qPCR internal control</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">TaqMan Gene Expression Assay Prolactin Probe</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Applied Biosystems</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">4331182</td>
			<td>For qPCR internal control</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">TaqMan Gene Expression Assay IGFBP1 Probe</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Applied Biosystems</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">4331182</td>
			<td>For qPCR internal control</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Phalloidin-iFluor 488 Reagent - CytoPainter</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Abcam</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">ab176753</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Human Prolactin ELISA Kit</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">EHIAPRL</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">16% Paraformaldehyde</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Alfa Aesar</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">30525-89-4</td>
			<td>Fixative</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Lipofectamine RNAiMAX</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">13778150</td>
			<td>Transfection Reagent</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">ProLong Gold antifade reagent with DAPI</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">P36935</td>
			<td>For mounting</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">0.25% Trypsin-EDTA (1X)</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">25200-056</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Penicillin Streptomycin</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">15140-122</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Charcoal Stripped Fetal Bovine Serum</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">F6765-500ML</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Sodium Bicarbonate (7.5%)</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Gibco</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">25080-094</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Ficoll-Paque PLUS Reagent</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Fisher Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">45001749</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">C0130-1G</td>
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		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Deoxyribonuclease I from bovine pancreas</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">DN25-100MG</td>
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		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">M1629-1G</td>
			<td>For EPC Media</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">Estradiol</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">E1024-1G</td>
			<td>For EPC Media</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:367px;">cAMP</td>
			<td style="width:167px;">Sigma</td>
			<td style="width:131px;">A6885-100MG</td>
			<td>For EPC Media</td>
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isolation of human endometrial stromal cells for in vitro decidualization

הבידול של רירית הרחם סטרומה תאים אנושיים (HESC) ממראה כמו פיברובלסט. לתוך רותמי הפרשה היא שינוי נדרש השרשת לתוך הרחם רירית רחם אימהי. Decidualization לא תקין נוצרה כמו שורש לבעיה כשל השרשה, הבאים הפלה העובר מוקדם. לכן, להבין את המנגנונים המולקולריים שבבסיס decidualization הוא יתרון בשיפור שיעור לידות מוצלחות. In vivo המבוסס על מחקרים של decidualization מלאכותיים הם הגבלת לעיתים קרובות עקב דילמות אתיות המשויך מחקר אנושי, כמו גם הסיבוכים translational בתוך חייתיים. כתוצאה מכך, במבחנה מבחני דרך התרבות התא הראשי מנוצלים לעיתים קרובות כדי לחקור את האפנון של decidualization באמצעות הורמונים. מחקר זה מספק נוהל מפורט בידודו של HESC ו- decidualization מלאכותיים עוקבות באמצעות תוספת של הורמונים למדיום culturing. עוד יותר, מחקר זה מספק שיטה מעוצב היטב נוקאאוט בכל הגן עניין על-ידי ניצול siRNA מבוססי השומנים transfections. פרוטוקול זה מאפשר אופטימיזציה של טוהר התרבות, כמו גם התשואה מוצר, ובכך למקסם את היכולת לנצל את המודל הזה בתור שיטה אמינה כדי להבין את המנגנונים המולקולריים שבבסיס decidualization, כימות עוקבות של סוכנים מופרשים על-ידי decidualized תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם.

Decidualization בתרבות HESC
בעקבות בידוד, תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם אדם היו בתרבית היווצרות חד שכבתי עם 80-90% confluency, שנגזרות עבור במבחנה decidualization בטיפול עם 10 ננומטר E2 1 מיקרומטר MPA, מחנה 50 מיקרומטר (EPC). משמרות מורפולוגי המשויך במבחנה decidu...

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Isolation of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells for In Vitro Decidualization

מחקר זה מציג שגרה מאומת וממוטב עבור הבידוד של התרבות האנושית תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם לנהל במבחנה decidualization assay. יתרה מזאת, מחקר זה מספק שיטה מפורט ביעילות תמונות ציפורים גנים ספציפיים באמצעות siRNAs בתאי סטרומה רירית הרחם אדם.

לבידוד של תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם אדם במבחנה Decidualization

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Isolation of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells for In Vitro Decidualization

10.1K Views.  Washington University School of Medicine. מחקר זה מציג שגרה מאומת וממוטב עבור הבידוד של התרבות האנושית תאי סטרומה רירית הרחם לנהל במבחנה decidualization assay. יתרה מזאת, מחקר זה מספק שיטה מפורט ביעילות תמונות ציפורים גנים ספציפיים באמצעות siRNAs בתאי סטרומה רירית הרחם אדם.

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Isolation and Enrichment of Human Adipose-derived Stromal Cells for Enhanced Osteogenesis

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) are considered the gold standard for stem cell-based tissue engineering applications. However, the process by which they must be harvested can be associated with significant donor site morbidity. In contrast, adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) are more readily abundant and more easily harvested, making them an appealing alternative to BM-MSCs. Like BM-MSCs, ASCs can differentiate into osteogenic lineage cells and can be used in tissue engineering applications, such as seeding onto scaffolds for use in craniofacial skeletal defects. ASCs are obtained from the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) of digested adipose tissue, which is a heterogeneous mixture of ASCs, vascular endothelial and mural cells, smooth muscle cells, pericytes, fibroblasts, and circulating cells. Flow cytometric analysis has shown that the surface marker profile for ASCs is similar to that for BM-MSCs. Despite several published reports establishing markers for the ASC phenotype, there is still a lack of consensus over profiles identifying osteoprogenitor cells in this heterogeneous population. This protocol describes how to isolate and use a subpopulation of ASCs with enhanced osteogenic capacity to repair critical-sized calvarial defects.

The transcriptional heterogeneity within human adipose-derived stromal cells can be defined on the single cell level using cell surface markers and osteogenic genes. We describe a protocol utilizing flow cytometry for the isolation of cell subpopulations with increased osteogenic potential, which may be used to enhance craniofacial skeletal reconstruction.

בידוד וההעשרה של אדם שומן המופק מתאי סטרומה לOsteogenesis משופר

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) are considered the gold standard for stem cell-based tissue engineering applications. However, the ...

Isolation and Expansion of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Human Placenta Tissue

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) are promising candidates for use in cell-based therapies. In most cases, therapeutic response appears to be cell-dose dependent. Human term placenta is rich in MSC and is a physically large tissue that is generally discarded following birth. Placenta is an ideal starting material for the large-scale manufacture of multiple cell doses of allogeneic MSC. The placenta is a fetomaternal organ from which either fetal or maternal tissue can be isolated. This article describes the placental anatomy and procedure to dissect apart the decidua (maternal), chorionic villi (fetal), and chorionic plate (fetal) tissue. The protocol then outlines how to isolate MSC from each dissected tissue region, and provides representative analysis of expanded MSC derived from the respective tissue types. These methods are intended for pre-clinical MSC isolation, but have also been adapted for clinical manufacture of placental MSC for human therapeutic use.

Herein we describe methods for the dissection of fetal and maternal tissues from human term placenta, followed by isolation and expansion of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) from these tissues.

בידוד הרחבת גזע mesenchymal / תאי סטרומה נגזרו רקמה אנושית שליה

Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSC) are promising candidates for use in cell-based therapies. In most cases, therapeutic response appears to be cell-dose ...

Rapid Isolation of BMPR-IB+ Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells for Use in a Calvarial Defect Healing Model

Invasive cancers, major injuries, and infection can cause bone defects that are too large to be reconstructed with preexisting bone from the patient's own body. The ability to grow bone de novo using a patient's own cells would allow bony defects to be filled with adequate tissue without the morbidity of harvesting native bone. There is interest in the use of adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) as a source for tissue engineering because these are obtained from an abundant source: the patient's own adipose tissue. However, ASCs are a heterogeneous population and some subpopulations may be more effective in this application than others. Isolation of the most osteogenic population of ASCs could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a bone engineering process. In this protocol, ASCs are obtained from subcutaneous fat tissue from a human donor. The subpopulation of ASCs expressing the marker BMPR-IB is isolated using FACS. These cells are then applied to an in vivo calvarial defect healing assay and are found to have improved osteogenic regenerative potential compared with unsorted cells.

Adipose-derived stromal cells may be useful for engineering new tissue from a patient's own cells. We present a protocol for the isolation of a subpopulation of human adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) with increased osteogenic potential, followed by application of the cells in an in vivo calvarial healing assay.

בידוד מהיר של BMPR-IB + השומן שמקורם בתאי סטרומה לשימוש במודל ריפוי פגם calvarial

Invasive cancers, major injuries, and infection can cause bone defects that are too large to be reconstructed with preexisting bone from the patient's own ...

Isolation of Mouse Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells for In Vitro Decidualization

Decidualization is a progesterone-dependent differentiation process of endometrial stromal cells and is a prerequisite for successful embryo implantation. Although many efforts have been made to reveal the underlying mechanisms of decidualization, the exact signaling between the epithelial cells that are in contact with the embryo and the underlying stromal cells remains poorly understood. Therefore, studying decidualization in a way that takes both the epithelial and stromal cells into account could improve our knowledge about the molecular details of decidualization. For this purpose, in vivo models of artificial decidualization are physiologically the most relevant; however, manipulation of intercellular communication is limited. Currently, in vitro cultures of endometrial stromal cells are being used to investigate the modulation of decidualization by several signaling molecules. Conventionally, human or mouse endometrial stromal cells are used. However, the availability of human samples is very often limited. Furthermore, the use of murine tissues is accompanied with variety in the method of culturing. This study presents a validated and standardized method to obtain pure Endometrial Epithelial Cell (EEC) and Stromal Cell (ESC) cultures using adult intact mice treated with estrogen for three consecutive days. The protocol is optimized to improve the yield, viability, and purity of the cells and was further extended in order to study decidualization in a coculture of EEC and ESC. This model may be suitable to exploit the importance of both cell types in decidualization and to evaluate the contribution of significant signaling molecules secreted by EEC or ESC during the intercellular communication.

Isolation of Mouse Endometrial Epithelial and Stromal Cells for In Vitro Decidualization

This study presents a standardized and validated method for the isolation and culture of primary mouse endometrial stromal and epithelial cells, which can be used in a coculture system to study in vitro decidualization.

בידוד של עכבר רירית הרחם אפיתל סטרומה תאים עבור<em&gt; במבחנה</em&gt; Decidualization

Decidualization is a progesterone-dependent differentiation process of endometrial stromal cells and is a prerequisite for successful embryo implantation. ...

Isolation and Characterization of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Human Umbilical Cord and Fetal Placenta

The human umbilical cord (UC) and placenta are non-invasive, primitive and abundant sources of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) that have increasingly gained attention because they do not pose any ethical or moral concerns. Current methods to isolate MSCs from UC yield low amounts of cells with variable proliferation potentials. Since UC is an anatomically-complex organ, differences in MSC properties may be due to the differences in the anatomical regions of their isolation. In this study, we first dissected the cord/placenta samples into three discrete anatomical regions: UC, cord-placenta junction (CPJ), and fetal placenta (FP). Second, two distinct zones, cord lining (CL) and Wharton&#39;s jelly (WJ), were separated. The explant culture technique was then used to isolate cells from the four sources. The time required for the primary culture of cells from the explants varied depending on the source of the tissue. Outgrowth of the cells occurred within 3 - 4 days of the CPJ explants, whereas growth was observed after 7 - 10 days and 11 - 14 days from CL/WJ and FP explants, respectively. The isolated cells were adherent to plastic and displayed fibroblastoid morphology and surface markers, such as CD29, CD44, CD73, CD90, and CD105, similarly to bone marrow (BM)-derived MSCs. However, the colony-forming efficiency of the cells varied, with CPJ-MSCs and WJ-MSCs showing higher efficiency than BM-MSCs. MSCs from all four sources differentiated into adipogenic, chondrogenic, and osteogenic lineages, indicating that they were multipotent. CPJ-MSCs differentiated more efficiently in comparison to other MSC sources. These results suggest that the CPJ is the most potent anatomical region and yields a higher number of cells, with greater proliferation and self-renewal capacities in vitro. In conclusion, the comparative analysis of the MSCs from the four sources indicated that CPJ is a more promising source of MSCs for cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and tissue engineering.

Here, we present a protocol for the dissection of human umbilical cord (UC) and fetal placenta sample into cord lining (CL), Wharton&#39;s jelly (WJ), cord-placenta junction (CPJ), and fetal placenta (FP) for the isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) using the explant culture technique.

בידוד ואפיון של תאי סטרומה mesenchymal מן טבורי אדם העובר שליה

The human umbilical cord (UC) and placenta are non-invasive, primitive and abundant sources of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) that have increasingly ...

In Vitro Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Trophoblastic Cells

The placenta is the first organ to develop during embryogenesis and is required for the survival of the developing embryo. The placenta is comprised of various trophoblastic cells that differentiate from the extra-embryonic trophectoderm cells of the preimplantation blastocyst. As such, our understanding of the early differentiation events of the human placenta is limited because of ethical and legal restrictions on the isolation and manipulation of human embryogenesis. Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) are a robust model system for investigating human development and can also be differentiated in vitro into trophoblastic cells that express markers of the various trophoblast cell types. Here, we present a detailed protocol for differentiating hPSCs into trophoblastic cells using bone morphogenic protein 4 and inhibitors of the Activin/Nodal signaling pathways. This protocol generates various trophoblast cell types that can be transfected with siRNAs for investigating loss-of-function phenotypes or can be infected with pathogens. Additionally, hPSCs can be genetically modified and then differentiated into trophoblast progenitors for gain-of-function analyses. This in vitro differentiation method for generating human trophoblasts starting from hPSCs overcomes the ethical and legal restrictions of working with early human embryos, and this system can be used for a variety of applications, including drug discovery and stem cell research.

In Vitro Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Trophoblastic Cells

Here, we present a protocol to efficiently generate human trophoblastic cells from human pluripotent stem cells using bone morphogenic protein 4 and inhibitors of the Activin/Nodal pathways. This method is suitable for the efficient differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells and can generate large quantities of cells for genetic manipulation.

במבחנה בידול של האדם pluripotent בתאי גזע לתאי Trophoblastic

The placenta is the first organ to develop during embryogenesis and is required for the survival of the developing embryo. The placenta is comprised of ...

Corneal Tissue Engineering: An In Vitro Model of the Stromal-nerve Interactions of the Human Cornea

Tissue engineering has gained substantial recognition due to the high demand for human cornea replacements with an estimated 10 million people worldwide suffering from corneal vision loss1. To address the demand for viable human corneas, significant progress in three-dimensional (3D) tissue engineering has been made2,3,4. These cornea models range from simple monolayer systems to multilayered models, leading to 3D full-thickness corneal equivalents2.
However, the use of a 3D tissue-engineered cornea in the context of in vitro disease models studied to date lacks resemblance to the multilayered 3D corneal tissue structure, function, and the networking of different cell types (i.e., nerve, epithelium, stroma, and endothelium)2,3. In addition, the demand for in vitro cornea tissue models has increased in an attempt to reduce animal testing for pharmaceutical products. Thus, more sophisticated models are required to better match systems to human physiological requirements, and the development of a model that is more relevant to the patient population is absolutely necessary. Given that multiple cell types in the cornea are affected by diseases and dystrophies, such as Keratoconus, Diabetic Keratopathy, and Fuchs, this model includes a 3D co-culture model of primary human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs) from healthy donors and neurons from the SH-SY5Y cell line. This allows us for the first time to investigate the interactions between the two cell types within the human corneal tissue. We believe that this model could potentially dissect the underlying mechanisms associated with the stromal-nerve interactions of corneal diseases that exhibit nerve damages. This 3D model mirrors the basic anatomical and physiological nature of the corneal tissue in vivo and can be used in the future as a tool for investigating corneal defects as well as screening the efficacy of various agents before animal testing.

Corneal Tissue Engineering: An In Vitro Model of the Stromal-nerve Interactions of the Human Cornea

This protocol describes a novel three-dimensional in vitro model, where corneal stromal cells and differentiated neuronal cells are cultured together to assist in the examination and understanding of the interactions of the two cell types.

הנדסת רקמות הקרנית: במבחנה מודל של אינטראקציות סטרומה-עצב של הקרנית האנושית

Tissue engineering has gained substantial recognition due to the high demand for human cornea replacements with an estimated 10 million people worldwide ...

In Vitro Generation of Somite Derivatives from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

In response to signals such as WNTs, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), and sonic hedgehog (SHH) secreted from surrounding tissues, somites (SMs) give rise to multiple cell types, including the myotome (MYO), sclerotome (SCL), dermatome (D), and syndetome (SYN), which in turn develop into skeletal muscle, axial skeleton, dorsal dermis, and axial tendon/ligament, respectively. Therefore, the generation of SMs and their derivatives from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) is critical to obtain pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) for application in regenerative medicine and for disease research in the field of orthopedic surgery. Although the induction protocols for MYO and SCL from PSCs have been previously reported by several researchers, no study has yet demonstrated the induction of SYN and D from iPSCs. Therefore, efficient induction of fully competent SMs remains a major challenge. Here, we recapitulate human SM patterning with human iPSCs in vitro by mimicking the signaling environment during chick/mouse SM development, and report on methods of systematic induction of SM derivatives (MYO, SCL, D, and SYN) from human iPSCs under chemically defined conditions through the presomitic mesoderm (PSM) and SM states. Knowledge regarding chick/mouse&#160;SM development was successfully applied to the induction of SMs with human iPSCs. This method could be a novel tool for studying human somitogenesis and patterning without the use of embryos and for cell-based therapy and disease modeling.

We present here a protocol for the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into each somite derivative (myotome, sclerotome, dermatome, and syndetome) in chemically defined conditions, which has applications in future disease modeling and cell-based therapies in orthopedic surgery.

בדור חוץ גופית של Somite נגזרים מן האדם המושרה בתאי גזע Pluripotent

In response to signals such as WNTs, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), and sonic hedgehog (SHH) secreted from surrounding tissues, somites (SMs) give ...

Generation of Multicellular Human Primary Endometrial Organoids

The human endometrium is one of the most hormonally responsive tissues in the body and is essential for the establishment of pregnancy. This tissue can also become diseased and cause morbidity and even death. Model systems to study human endometrial biology have been limited to in vitro culture systems of single cell types. In addition, the epithelial cells, one of the major cell types of the endometrium, do not propagate well or retain their physiological traits in culture, and thus our understanding of endometrial biology remains limited. We have generated, for the first time, endometrial organoids that consist of both epithelial and stromal cells of the human endometrium. These organoids do not require any exogenous scaffold materials and specifically organize so that epithelial cells encompass the spheroid-like structure and become polarized with stromal cells in the center that produce and secrete collagen. Estrogen, progesterone and androgen receptors are expressed in the epithelial and stromal cells and treatment with physiological levels of estrogen and testosterone promote the organization of the organoids. This new model system can be used to study normal endometrial biology and disease in ways that were not possible before.

A protocol to generate human primary endometrial organoids that consist of epithelial and stromal cells and retain characteristics of the native endometrial tissue is presented. This protocol describes methods from uterine tissue acquisition to the histologic processing of endometrial organoids.

הדור של אורגנואידים האדם העיקרי של רירית הרחם

The human endometrium is one of the most hormonally responsive tissues in the body and is essential for the establishment of pregnancy. This tissue can ...

In vitro Neuromuscular Junction Induced from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a specialized synapse that transmits action potentials from the motor neuron to skeletal muscle for mechanical movement. The architecture of the NMJ structure influences the functions of the neuron, the muscle and the mutual interaction. Previous studies have reported many strategies by co-culturing the motor neurons and myotubes to generate NMJ in vitro with complex induction process and long culture period but have struggled to recapitulate mature NMJ morphology and function. Our in vitro NMJ induction system is constructed by differentiating human iPSC in a single culture dish. By switching the myogenic and neurogenic induction medium for induction, the resulting NMJ contained pre- and post- synaptic components, including motor neurons, skeletal muscle and Schwann cells in the one month culture. The functional assay of NMJ also showed that the myotubes contraction can be triggered by Ca++ then inhibited by curare, an acetylcholine receptor (AChR) inhibitor, in which the stimulating signal is transmitted through NMJ. This simple and robust approach successfully derived the complex structure of NMJ with functional connectivity. This in vitro human NMJ, with its integrated structures and function, has promising potential for studying pathological mechanisms and compound screening.

Here we provide a protocol to generate in vitro NMJs from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). This method can induce NMJs with mature morphology and function in 1 month in a single well. The resulting NMJs could potentially be used to model related diseases, to study pathological mechanisms or to screen drug compounds for therapy.