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Isolating Nasal Olfactory Stem Cells from Rodents or Humans
Published on: August 22, 2011
[Biological characteristics of human olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cells]
1Department of Neurosurgery, 163 Hospital of PLA; Second Affi liated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410003, China.
Objective:
To observe the biological characteristics of the human olfactory mucosa mesenchymal stem cells (hOM-MSCs).
Methods:
The hOM-MSCs were isolated, cultured and identified in vitro. Scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope were used to observe the ultrastructure of hOMMSCs. Th e cells were induced towards adipocyte, osteocyte, neural stem cells, neural-like-cells in vitro.
Results:
The hOM-MSCs were mainly in spindle shape, arranged with radial colony. The hOMMSCs expressed CD73 and CD90 but no CD34 and CD45. Th e short and thick microvilli processes were seen at the surface of hOM-MSCs by scanning electron microscope, and 2 different cellular morphology of hOM-MSCs were seen under transmission electron microscope. Moreover, the hOMMSCs could be differentiated into adipocyte, osteocyte, neural stem cells and neural cells.
Conclusion:
The hOM-MSCs possess general biological characteristics of MSCs and display multiple differentiation functions. They can be served as ideal seed cells in tissue-engineering for injury repair.
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