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Isolation and Culture of Adult Epithelial Stem Cells from Human Skin
Published on: March 31, 2011
成人ヒトメゼンキマ幹細胞の多系統化の可能性
M F Pittenger1, A M Mackay, S C Beck
1Osiris Therapeutics, 2001 Aliceanna Street, Baltimore, MD 21231-3043, USA. mpittenger@osiristx.com
まとめ
成人骨髄から採取したヒトメゼンキマ幹細胞 (hMSCs) は,多能性である. これらの細胞は無差別に複製し,骨,軟骨,脂肪を形成し,膨張後も潜在力を保持することができます.
科学分野:
- 幹細胞生物学 幹細胞生物学
- 再生医学は,再生医療である.
- 組織工学は,組織工学である.
背景:
- 人間のメゼンキマ幹細胞 (hMSC) は,骨髄に存在する多能性成人の幹細胞です.
- hMSCは,自己再生能力を持ち,様々なメゼンキマ系に差異化します.
- hMSCの特徴を理解することは,再生医療の応用において極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 成人骨髄からヒトのメゼンキマ幹細胞を分離し,特徴づけること.
- これらの孤立した幹細胞の分化可能性を調査する.
- 個々の拡張幹細胞コロニーの多系統化の可能性を確認するために.
主な方法:
- 人間の骨髄アスピラートからメゼンキマ幹細胞の特性を有する細胞を分離した.
- 細胞のフェノタイプ安定性と単層形成を評価するために,インビトロ培養.
- 特定の系統への微分化の誘導:アディポサイト,コンドロサイト,およびオステオサイト.
- 個々の幹細胞をコロニーに拡張して,保持された多系統性の可能性を評価する.
主要な成果:
- in vitroで安定したフェノタイプを示すヒトメゼンキマ幹細胞を成功裏に分離しました.
- アディポサイト系,コンドロサイト系,またはオステオサイト系にのみ差別化を誘導する能力を示した.
- 個々の幹細胞を特定し,その幹細胞が拡張すると,その多系統分化能力を維持した.
結論:
- 大人の骨髄から採取したヒトメゼンキマ幹細胞は,多効能で,信頼性の高い分離が可能である.
- これらの細胞は,膨張後でも,インビトロで分化の可能性を保持します.
- この発見は,再生医療と組織修復におけるhMSCの治療の可能性を裏付けている.
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