Xaymardan M et al. (AUG 2009)
Stem cells (Dayton,Ohio) 27 8 1911--20
c-Kit function is necessary for in vitro myogenic differentiation of bone marrow hematopoietic cells.
In recent years,the differentiation of bone marrow cells (BMCs) into myocytes has been extensively investigated,but the findings remain inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to determine the conditions necessary to induce myogenic differentiation in short-term cultures of adult BMCs,and to identify the BMC subpopulation responsible for this phenomenon. We report that high-density cultures of murine hematopoietic BMCs gave rise to spontaneous beating cell clusters in the presence of vascular endothelial and fibroblast growth factors. These clusters originated from c-kit(pos) cells. The formation of the clusters could be completely blocked by adding a c-kit/tyrosine kinase inhibitor,Gleevec (imatinib mesylate; Novartis International,Basel,Switzerland,http://www.novartis.com),to the culture. Cluster formation was also blunted in BMCs from c-kit-deficient (Kit(W)/Kit(W-v)) mice. Clustered cells expressed cardiomyocyte-specific transcription factor genes Gata-4 and Nkx2.5,sarcomeric proteins beta-MHC and MLC-2v,and ANF and connexin-43. Immunostaining revealed alpha-sarcomeric actinin expression in more than 90% of clustered cells. Under electron microscopy,the clustered cells exhibited a sarcomeric myofiber arrangement and z-bands. This study defines the microenvironment required to achieve a reproducible in vitro model of beating,myogenic cell clusters. This model could be used to examine the mechanisms responsible for the postnatal myogenic differentiation of BMCs. Our results identify c-kit(pos) bone marrow hematopoietic cells as the source of the myogenic clusters.
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EasySep™小鼠CD117(cKIT)正选试剂盒
RoboSep™ 小鼠CD117(cKIT)正选试剂盒含滤芯吸头
Ghiaur G et al. (APR 2008)
Blood 111 7 3313--21
Rac1 is essential for intraembryonic hematopoiesis and for the initial seeding of fetal liver with definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells.
Definitive hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSCs/Ps) originating from the yolk sac and/or para-aorta-splanchno-pleura/aorta-gonad-mesonephros are hypothesized to colonize the fetal liver,but mechanisms involved are poorly defined. The Rac subfamily of Rho GTPases has been shown to play essential roles in HSC/P localization to the bone marrow following transplantation. Here,we study the role of Rac1 in HSC/P migration during ontogeny and seeding of fetal liver. Using a triple-transgenic approach,we have deleted Rac1 in HSCs/Ps during very early embryonic development. Without Rac1,there was a decrease in circulating HSCs/Ps in the blood of embryonic day (E) 10.5 embryos,while yolk sac definitive hematopoiesis was quantitatively normal. Intraembryonic hematopoiesis was significantly impaired in Rac1-deficient embryos,culminating with absence of intra-aortic clusters and fetal liver hematopoiesis. At E10.5,Rac1-deficient HSCs/Ps displayed decreased transwell migration and impaired inter-action with the microenvironment in migration-dependent assays. These data suggest that Rac1 plays an important role in HSC/P migration during embryonic development and is essential for the emergence of intraembryonic hematopoiesis.
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Cardiac malformations and disease are the leading causes of death in the United States in live-born infants and adults,respectively. In both of these cases,a decrease in the number of functional cardiomyocytes often results in improper growth of heart tissue,wound healing complications,and poor tissue repair. The field of cardiac tissue engineering seeks to address these concerns by developing cardiac patches created from a variety of biomaterial scaffolds to be used in surgical repair of the heart. These scaffolds should be fully degradable biomaterial systems with tunable properties such that the materials can be altered to meet the needs of both in vitro culture (e.g. disease modeling) and in vivo application (e.g. cardiac patch). Current platforms do not utilize both structural anisotropy and proper cell-matrix contacts to promote functional cardiac phenotypes and thus there is still a need for critically sized scaffolds that mimic both the structural and adhesive properties of native tissue. To address this need,we have developed a silk-based scaffold platform containing cardiac tissue-derived extracellular matrix (cECM). These silk-cECM composite scaffolds have tunable architectures,degradation rates,and mechanical properties. Subcutaneous implantation in rats demonstrated that addition of the cECM to aligned silk scaffold led to 99% endogenous cell infiltration and promoted vascularization of a critically sized scaffold (10 × 5 × 2.5 mm) after 4 weeks in vivo. In vitro,silk-cECM scaffolds maintained the HL-1 atrial cardiomyocytes and human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes and promoted a more functional phenotype in both cell types. This class of hybrid silk-cECM anisotropic scaffolds offers new opportunities for developing more physiologically relevant tissues for cardiac repair and disease modeling.
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mTeSR™1
mTeSR™1
Leung CG et al. (JUL 2007)
The Journal of experimental medicine 204 7 1603--11
Requirements for survivin in terminal differentiation of erythroid cells and maintenance of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
Survivin,which is the smallest member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) family,is a chromosomal passenger protein that mediates the spindle assembly checkpoint and cytokinesis,and also functions as an inhibitor of apoptosis. Frequently overexpressed in human cancers and not expressed in most adult tissues,survivin has been proposed as an attractive target for anticancer therapies and,in some cases,has even been touted as a cancer-specific gene. Survivin is,however,expressed in proliferating adult cells,including human hematopoietic stem cells,T-lymphocytes,and erythroid cells throughout their maturation. Therefore,it is unclear how survivin-targeted anticancer therapies would impact steady-state blood development. To address this question,we used a conditional gene-targeting strategy and abolished survivin expression from the hematopoietic compartment of mice. We show that inducible deletion of survivin leads to ablation of the bone marrow,with widespread loss of hematopoietic progenitors and rapid mortality. Surprisingly,heterozygous deletion of survivin causes defects in erythropoiesis in a subset of the animals,with a dramatic reduction in enucleated erythrocytes and the presence of immature megaloblastic erythroblasts. Our studies demonstrate that survivin is essential for steady-state hematopoiesis and survival of the adult,and further,that a high level of survivin expression is critical for proper erythroid differentiation.
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S. S. De Ravin et al. (APR 2016)
Nature biotechnology 34 4 424--9
Targeted gene addition in human CD34(+) hematopoietic cells for correction of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease.
Gene therapy with genetically modified human CD34(+) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) may be safer using targeted integration (TI) of transgenes into a genomic 'safe harbor' site rather than random viral integration. We demonstrate that temporally optimized delivery of zinc finger nuclease mRNA via electroporation and adeno-associated virus (AAV) 6 delivery of donor constructs in human HSPCs approaches clinically relevant levels of TI into the AAVS1 safe harbor locus. Up to 58{\%} Venus(+) HSPCs with 6-16{\%} human cell marking were observed following engraftment into mice. In HSPCs from patients with X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD),caused by mutations in the gp91phox subunit of the NADPH oxidase,TI of a gp91phox transgene into AAVS1 resulted in ∼15{\%} gp91phox expression and increased NADPH oxidase activity in ex vivo-derived neutrophils. In mice transplanted with corrected HSPCs,4-11{\%} of human cells in the bone marrow expressed gp91phox. This method for TI into AAVS1 may be broadly applicable to correction of other monogenic diseases.
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Dobo I et al. (JAN 2001)
The hematology journal : the official journal of the European Haematology Association / EHA 2 6 396--403
Comparison of four serum-free, cytokine-free media for analysis of endogenous erythroid colony growth in polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia.
INTRODUCTION: The assay of endogenous erythroid colony formation (EEC),a characteristic of polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia,is not standardized. In this multicentric study,we tested four semisolid,serum-free,cytokine-free media based on either methylcellulose (M1,M2) or collagen (C1,C2) commercialized for the EEC assay. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMC) from 73 individuals (62 patients with either polycythemia vera (26),essential thrombocythemia (19),secondary polyglobuly (17) or chronic myeloid leukemia (2) and 11 healthy donors) were grown in parallel in the four media without,or with 0.01 U/ml erythropoietin (EPo). RESULTS: In all four media EEC formation was specific,as it was not observed in cultures of patients with secondary polyglobuly or chronic myeloid leukemia,nor of healthy donors. Analysis of fresh or MGG-stained collagen gel cultures allowed detection of EEC formation significantly more frequently than methylcellulose-based media; addition of 0.01 U/ml of EPo had little or no effect on EEC formation. Collagen-based medium C1 gave better results than the other media tested: the 'C1' EEC assay was positive for 68.2% of polycythemia vera cultures with significantly higher median EEC numbers (6.5/10(5) BMMC for patients with one major criteria of polycythemia vera and 19 and 21/10(5) BMMC for patients with two or three major criteria,respectively). Medium C1 was also better for essential thrombocythemia cultures with 47.4% of positive results but with a low median EEC number (6.7/10(5) BMMC). When associated with the ELISA dosage of serum EPo,the 'C1' EEC assay allowed confirmation or elimination of the diagnosis of polycythemia vera for 91% (20/22) of polyglobulic patients. CONCLUSION: We propose that serum-free collagen-based culture systems be considered to standardize the EEC assay,now part of the new criteria of polycythemia vera.
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MegaCult™-C胶原蛋白和细胞因子培养基
MegaCult™-C cfu染色试剂盒
MegaCult™-C含脂培养基
MegaCult™-C胶原蛋白和脂质培养基
胶原蛋白溶液
MegaCult™-C胶原蛋白和不含细胞因子的培养基
MegaCult™-C培养基无细胞因子
MegaCult™-C细胞因子培养基
双室载玻片试剂盒
MegaCult™-C不含细胞因子完整试剂盒
MegaCult™-C细胞因子完整试剂盒
J. Qiu et al. (dec 2022)
STAR protocols 3 4 101828
Protocol to identify and analyze mouse and human quiescent hematopoietic stem cells using flow cytometry combined with confocal imaging.
Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) segregates functionally distinct subsets within highly purified hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Here,we detail a protocol for FACS isolation of MMP sub-fractions of phenotypically defined mouse and human HSCs. These steps are followed by high-/super-resolution immunofluorescence microscopy of HSCs' lysosomes. While the protocol describes the isolation of quiescent HSCs,which are the most potent subsets,it could also be applied to other HSC subsets. This protocol overcomes some experimental challenges associated with low HSC numbers. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol,please refer to Liang et al. (2020) and Qiu et al. (2021).
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StemSpan™ SFEM
EasySep™磁极
EasySep™小鼠造血祖细胞分选试剂盒
Zhang CC et al. (FEB 2006)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 103 7 2184--9
Prion protein is expressed on long-term repopulating hematopoietic stem cells and is important for their self-renewal.
Although the wild-type prion protein (PrP) is abundant and widely expressed in various types of tissues and cells,its physiological function(s) remain unknown,and PrP knockout mice do not exhibit overt and undisputed phenotypes. Here we showed that PrP is expressed on the surface of several bone marrow cell populations successively enriched in long-term (LT) hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) using flow cytometry analysis. Affinity purification of the PrP-positive and -negative fractions from these populations,followed by competitive bone marrow reconstitution assays,shows that all LT HSCs express PrP. HSCs from PrP-null bone marrow exhibited impaired self-renewal in serial transplantation of lethally irradiated mouse recipients both in the presence and absence of competitors. When treated with a cell cycle-specific myelotoxic agent,the animals reconstituted with PrP-null HSCs exhibit increased sensitivity to hematopoietic cell depletion. Ectopic expression of PrP in PrP-null bone marrow cells by retroviral infection rescued the defective hematopoietic engraftment during serial transplantation. Therefore,PrP is a marker for HSCs and supports their self-renewal.
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MethoCult™M3630
MethoCult™GF M3434
MethoCult™GF M3434
StemSpan™ SFEM
StemSpan™ SFEM
L-Calc™有限稀释软件
Bruserud &O et al. (MAY 2003)
Leukemia research 27 5 455--64
In vitro culture of human acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells in serum-free media; a comparison of native ALL blasts, ALL cell lines and virus-transformed B cell lines.
The aim of this study was to standardize in vitro culture conditions for human acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells. The cells were cultured in medium containing 10% fetal calf serum (FCS) and in the four serum-free media X-vivo 10,X-vivo 15,X-vivo 20 and Stem Span. Native ALL blasts could proliferate in all four serum-free media,but the strongest responses were usually observed with Stem Span. Native leukemia blasts were also cultured in the presence of various single cytokines or cytokine combinations. The highest proliferation was usually observed in the presence of Flt3-Ligand (Flt3-L) when single cytokines were examined,and these responses could be further increased especially by combining Flt3-L with interleukin 3 (IL3),IL7 or stem cell factor (SCF). Proliferation could also be increased when ALL blasts were cultured in the presence of two commercially available fibroblast cell lines (Hs27 and HFL1). Based on these results we suggest that in vitro culture conditions for native human ALL blasts can be standardized by using serum-free culture media supplemented with exogenous Flt3-L+IL3+SCF,and the use of accessory cells can also be standardized by using well-characterized fibroblast cell lines. Detectable ALL blast proliferation can then be observed for most patients. Our experimental model can thereby be used for in vitro evaluation of possible antileukemic treatment strategies,and it will then allow comparison of experimental results between different studies.
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