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Naïve Adult Stem Cells Isolation from Primary Human Fibroblast Cultures
Published on: May 3, 2013
大人の造血幹細胞の発達可塑性に関する証拠はほとんどありません
Amy J Wagers1, Richard I Sherwood, Julie L Christensen
1Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. awagers@stanford.edu
まとめ
骨髄 (BM) から採取された血液形成性幹細胞 (HSC) は,主に血液細胞を形成する. これらの幹細胞は,血液以外の組織への寄与が限られていることを示しており,トランスディフェリエンテーションが稀であることを示唆しています.
科学分野:
- 幹細胞生物学 幹細胞生物学とは
- ヘマトポエーシス (血液形成) とは
- 細胞運命を決定する
背景:
- 造血幹細胞 (HSC) は,血液細胞の生産に不可欠です.
- HSCsが非血球形成性細胞タイプ (トランスディフェンショレーション) に分化する可能性は依然として議論の余地があります.
- HSC細胞運命の特異性を理解することは,再生医療にとって不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 骨髄 (BM) の血球形成性幹細胞 (HSC) の細胞運命を特定する in vivo の特異性を調査する.
- HSCが非血液形成組織にどの程度寄与するかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 単一の緑色光タンパク質 (GFP) でマークされたHSCを放射線を受けた受容体に移植することにより,キメリック動物を生成する.
- キメリック・マウス・モデルとパラバイオティック・マウス・モデルの血液形成および非血液形成組織貢献の分析.
- GFPマーキングを使用して,HSCの子孫を追跡し,組織キメリズムを評価します.
主要な成果:
- 単一のHSCは,周辺血液白血球を強固に再構成した.
- HSCは,脳,腎臓,腸,肝臓,筋肉などの非血液形成組織への最小限の貢献を示しました.
- パラビオティックマウスの研究では,大量に血液生成キメリズムが確認されたが,非血液生成キメリズムは確認されなかった.
結論:
- HSCは高い細胞運命特異性を示し,主に血液生成系を生成します.
- 循環中のHSCまたはその子孫を非血球形成細胞に変異させるのは,極めてまれな出来事です.
- これらの発見は,幹細胞療法と組織再生の理解に影響を及ぼします.
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