摘要:
The present disclosure provides a method of producing and expanding human pancreas progenitor cells using, for example, iPSC derived cells and a human feeder cell conditioned medium. In one embodiment, cardiac mesenchyme cells are employed as feeder cells and those cells secrete growth factors, such as one or more of FGF10, KGF, or EGF, that promote pancreatic bud formation and expansion during development. In one embodiment, feeder cells are isolated from human stem cells, e.g., a human iPS-derived cardiac cells, and used to condition media and promote the growth and proliferation of iPSc derived pancreatic progenitor cells (in a feeder-free system).
摘要:
An organ-on-a-chip microfluidic device is disclosed that mimics a human lymph node and/or human lymphoid tissue. The device can include cells from human blood and lymphatic tissue, include an extracellular matrix for the development of immune system components, and provide for the perfusion of fluids and solids resembling blood and lymphatic fluid within micrometer sized channels.
摘要:
A cell scaffold material is manufactured by providing an aqueous solution of a silk protein capable of assembling into a water-insoluble macrostructure. The silk protein is mixed with eukaryotic cells, and the silk protein is assembled into a water-insoluble macrostructure in the presence of the cells, thereby forming a scaffold material for cultivating the cells. The cells can be grown integrated with the scaffold material under conditions suitable for cell culture.
摘要:
A tissue engineered three-dimensional model is provided. The three-dimensional includes Ewing's sarcoma (ES) tumor cells; and an engineered human bone scaffold. The engineered human bone scaffold further includes osteoblasts that secrete substance of the human bone, and osteoclasts that absorb bone tissue during growth and healing. The engineered human bone scaffold includes the tissue engineered three dimensional model which recapitulates the osteolytic process. The engineered human bone scaffold is engineered by co-culturing of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. The osteoblast is produced by cell differentiation process from mesenchymal stem cells. The osteoclast is produced by cell differentiation from human monocytes, wherein the human monocytes are isolated from buffy coats.
摘要:
Provided herein relates to devices for simulating a function of a tissue and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the devices can be used to simulate a function of a human liver tissue. In some embodiments, the devices can be used to simulate a function of a dog liver tissue. Endothelial cell culture media for long-term culture of endothelial cells are also described herein.
摘要:
The invention provides a differentiation protocol to generate retinal pigmented epithelial cells (RPECs) for the in vitro differentiation of mammalian pluripotent stem cells to mature, functional retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPEC). A culture system is described that uses defined medium comprising xeno-free optimal combinations of small molecule agonists and antagonists where: (a) pluripotent stem cells are cultured in the absence of feeder cells, serum, or conditioned medium; (b) defined culture conditions is used to obtain an eye-field cell (EFC) population; (c) whereby EFC are subsequently differentiated to RPEC when exposed to culture medium containing small molecule agonists thus producing highly homogenous RPEC; and (d) cultured under optimal conditions until maturation, through stimulation via activin-like signalling through addition of either cyclic AMP or cyclic AMP inducers to produce complete monolayer formation within 21 +7 days. An alternate differentiation procedure also takes EFC intermediates prepared above into photoreceptors.
摘要:
Methods for producing hepatocytes from pluripotent human stem cells are disclosed herein. The stem cells are plated on a cell culture substrate comprising two laminins. The stem cells are then exposed to different cell culture mediums to induce differentiation. The resulting hepatocytes have higher metabolic capacity compared to hepatocytes cultured on different substrates.
摘要:
Provided herein are artificial lung organoids. The artificial lung organoids may include an epithelial cell layer comprising mammalian lung epithelial cells, a stromal cell layer comprising mammalian lung fibroblast cells and an endothelial cell layer comprising mammalian endothelial cells. The artificial lung organoids may optionally include a porous membrane between said epithelial cell layer and said stromal cell layer and/or between said stromal cell layer and said endothelial lung cell layer.
摘要:
The present invention relates to the use of dermatopontin (DPT) or a functional fragment thereof for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells in culture. The present invention further relates to a method for maintaining hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells in culture, the method comprising culturing the hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells in the presence of dermatopontin (DPT) or a functional fragment thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a cell culture medium for the maintenance of hematopoietic stem and/or progenitor cells, wherein the cell culture medium comprises a medium and dermatopontin (DPT) or a functional fragment thereof and further optionally comprises serum/serum replacement, (a) reducing agent(s), and/or (an) antibiotic(s) as well as a kit comprising dermatopontin (DPT) or a functional fragment thereof and at least one of: (a) (a) cell culture medium; (b) one or more cytokines; (c) serum/serum replacement; (d) (a) reducing agent(s), and/or (e) (an) antibiotic(s).