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Stem Cell Res Ther ; 5(1): 26, 2014 Feb 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24564947

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Stem cells are being investigated as catalysts of tissue regeneration to either directly replace or promote cellularity lost as a result of traumatic injury or degenerative disease. In many reports, despite low numbers of stably integrated cells, the transient presence of cells delivered or recruited to sites of tissue remodeling globally benefits functional recovery. Such findings have motivated the need to determine how paracrine factors secreted from transplanted cells may be capable of positively impacting endogenous repair processes and somatic cell responses. METHODS: Embryonic stem cells were differentiated as embryoid bodies (EBs) in vitro and media conditioned by EBs were collected at different intervals of time. Gene and protein expression analysis of several different growth factors secreted by EBs were examined by polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis, respectively, as a function of time. The proliferation and migration of fibroblasts and endothelial cells treated with EB conditioned media was examined compared with unconditioned and growth media controls. RESULTS: The expression of several growth factors, including bone morphogenic protein-4, insulin-like growth factors and vascular endothelial growth factor-A, increased during the course of embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation as EBs. Conditioned media collected from EBs at different stages of differentiation stimulated proliferation and migration of both fibroblasts and endothelial cells, based on 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine incorporation and transwell assays, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, these results demonstrate that differentiating ESCs express increasing amounts of various growth factors over time that altogether are capable of stimulating mitogenic and motogenic activity of exogenous cell populations.


Subject(s)
Cell Differentiation , Cell Movement , Cell Proliferation , Embryoid Bodies/metabolism , Fibroblasts/physiology , Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/physiology , 3T3 Cells , Animals , Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/genetics , Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4/metabolism , Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology , Embryoid Bodies/cytology , Epidermal Growth Factor/metabolism , Fibroblasts/drug effects , Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells/drug effects , Humans , Mice , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
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Nat Methods ; 10(5): 438-44, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23563795

ABSTRACT

We demonstrate substantial differences in 'adhesive signature' between human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), partially reprogrammed cells, somatic cells and hPSC-derived differentiated progeny. We exploited these differential adhesion strengths to rapidly (over ∼10 min) and efficiently isolate fully reprogrammed induced hPSCs (hiPSCs) as intact colonies from heterogeneous reprogramming cultures and from differentiated progeny using microfluidics. hiPSCs were isolated label free, enriched to 95%-99% purity with >80% survival, and had normal transcriptional profiles, differentiation potential and karyotypes. We also applied this strategy to isolate hPSCs (hiPSCs and human embryonic stem cells) during routine culture and show that it may be extended to isolate hPSC-derived lineage-specific stem cells or differentiated cells.


Subject(s)
Cell Adhesion , Pluripotent Stem Cells/cytology , Cell Differentiation , Cell Separation , Humans , Karyotyping
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J Mech Behav Biomed Mater ; 11: 63-71, 2012 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22658155

ABSTRACT

Culturing multipotent adult mesenchymal stem cells as 3D aggregates augments their differentiation potential and paracrine activity. One caveat of stem cell spheroids, though, can be the limited diffusional transport barriers posed by the inherent 3D structure of the multicellular aggregates. In order to circumvent such limitations, polymeric microparticles have been incorporated into stem cell aggregates as a means to locally control the biochemical and physical properties of the 3D microenvironment. However, the introduction of biomaterials to the 3D stem cell microenvironment could alter the mechanical forces sensed by cells within aggregates, which in turn could impact various cell behaviors and overall spheroid mechanics. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the acute effects of biomaterial incorporation within mesenchymal stem cell spheroids on aggregate structure and mechanical properties. The results of this study demonstrate that although gelatin microparticle incorporation results in similar multi-cellular organization within human mesenchymal stem cell spheroids, the introduction of gelatin materials significantly impacts spheroid mechanical properties. The marked differences in spheroid mechanics induced by microparticle incorporation may hold major implications for in vitro directed differentiation strategies and offer a novel route to engineer the mechanical properties of tissue constructs ex vivo.


Subject(s)
Cellular Microenvironment/drug effects , Gelatin/pharmacology , Mechanical Phenomena , Mesenchymal Stem Cells/cytology , Mesenchymal Stem Cells/drug effects , Microspheres , Spheroids, Cellular/cytology , Animals , Biomechanical Phenomena , Cell Differentiation/drug effects , Gelatin/chemistry , Humans , Regenerative Medicine , Spheroids, Cellular/drug effects , Tissue Engineering
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Integr Biol (Camb) ; 3(12): 1224-32, 2011 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22076329

ABSTRACT

The controlled assembly and organization of multi-cellular systems to mimic complex tissue structures is critical to the engineering of tissues for therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Recent advances in micro-scale technologies to control multi-cellular aggregate formation typically require chemical modification of the interface between cells and materials and lack multi-scale flexibility. Here we demonstrate that simple physical entrapment of magnetic microparticles within the extracellular space of stem cells spheroids during initial formation enables scaffold-free immobilization, translocation and directed assembly of multi-cellular aggregates across multiple length and time scales, even under dynamic suspension culture conditions. The response of aggregates to externally applied magnetic fields was a direct function of microparticle incorporation, allowing for rapid and transient control of the extracellular environment as well as separation of heterogeneous populations. In addition, spatial patterning of heterogeneous spheroid populations as well as individual multi-cellular aggregates was readily achieved by imposing temporary magnetic fields. Overall, this approach provides novel routes to examine stem cell differentiation and tissue morphogenesis with applications that encompass the creation of new model systems for developmental biology, scaffold-free tissue engineering strategies and scalable bioprocessing technologies.


Subject(s)
Cell Aggregation/radiation effects , Cell Separation/methods , Embryonic Stem Cells/physiology , Embryonic Stem Cells/radiation effects , Micromanipulation/methods , Spheroids, Cellular/physiology , Spheroids, Cellular/radiation effects , Animals , Cell Aggregation/physiology , Cells, Cultured , Embryonic Stem Cells/cytology , Magnetic Fields , Mice , Spheroids, Cellular/cytology
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