摘要:
Methods are disclosed for generating HLA homozygous parthenogenetic human stem cell (hpSC-Hhom) lines from both HLA homozygous and HLA heterozygous donors. These hpSC-Hhom lines demonstrate typical human embryonic stem cell morphology, expressing appropriate stem cell markers and possessing high levels of alkaline phosphatase and telomerase activity. Additionally, injection of these cell lines into immunodeficient animals leads to teratoma formation. Furthermore, in the case of HLA heterozygous donors, the hpSC-Hhom lines inherit the haplotype from only one of the donor's parents. SNP data analysis suggests that hpSC-Hhom lines derived from HLA heterozygous oocyte donors are homozygous throughout the genome as assessed by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. The protocol as disclosed minimizes the use of animal-derived components, which makes the stem cells more practical for clinical application.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an electric ovum denuding device and an ovum denuding method therefor. The electric ovum denuding device consists of an ovum denuding pipette, a control handle, a drive module, a control module, a display module, a power module, a memory, a tip, and/or a voice module, and/or a pressure sensor, and/or a control box, and/or a foot-operated switch controller, which form an integrated or a separable-component electric ovum denuding device. A stepper motor provides the power for blowing and sucking so as to denude the granulocytes at the outer periphery of an oocyte. The present invention provides an accurate, standardized, comfortable electric ovum denuding method and device, and avoids ovum denuding related risks, standardizes ovum denuding operation, and improves labor intensity.
摘要:
A method of treating or preventing gonadal or uterine toxicity induced by an agent in a subject is provided. Accordingly there is provided a method comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), thereby treating or preventing the gonadal toxicity induced by the agent. Also provided is, a method comprising determining gonadal function in a subject; and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of PEDF, thereby treating or preventing the gonadal toxicity induced by the agent. Also provided is a PEDF for use in the treatment or prevention of gonadal toxicity induced by an agent in a subject. Also provided are cell culture, a medium, a kit and method for improving oocyte quality ex-vivo.
摘要:
The present technology provides for methods for the directed differentiation of multi-potent cells, female germ line stem cells, or oogonial stem cells into oocytes, granulosa cells and/or granulosa precursor cells, i.e ., "synthetic granulosa cells." The synthetic granulosa cells are useful in methods for growth and maturation of follicles or follicle-like structures and immature oocytes. Additionally, the synthetic granulosa cells are useful in methods of increasing ovarian derived hormones and growth factors in a subject in need thereof.
摘要:
The present technology provides for a developmentally-incompetent egg cell that is produce by genetically engineering (e.g., inactivating) at least one gene in an oocyte precursor cell and culturing the oocyte precursor cell in condition sufficient to produce an egg cell. The present technology also provides for methods of using the developmentally-incompetent egg cell.