Saponins enhance the stability and cost-efficiency of human embryonic stem cell culture
Cell Regeneration,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2025
Abstract
The
cultivation
and
differentiation
of
human
embryonic
stem
cells
(hESCs)
into
organoids
are
crucial
for
advancing
new
drug
development
personalized
cell
therapies.
Despite
establishing
chemically
defined
hESC
culture
media
over
the
past
decade,
these
media's
reliance
on
growth
factors,
which
costly
prone
to
degradation,
poses
a
challenge
sustained
stable
culture.
Here,
we
introduce
an
system(E6Bs)
that
facilitates
long-term,
genetically
expansion
hESCs,
enabling
consistently
sustain
high
levels
pluripotency
markers,
including
NANOG,
SOX2,
TRA-1–60,
SSEA4,
across
extended
periods.
Moreover,
derived
from
hESCs
using
this
medium
were
successfully
established
expanded
at
least
one
month,
exhibiting
cortical
organoids,
GABAergic
precursor
heart-forming
organoids.
This
innovative
system
offers
robust
tool
preserving
homeostasis
modeling
nervous
in
vitro.
Язык: Английский
Three-Dimensional-Bioprinted Embedded-Based Cerebral Organoids: An Alternative Approach for Mini-Brain In Vitro Modeling Beyond Conventional Generation Methods
Gels,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
11(4), С. 284 - 284
Опубликована: Апрель 11, 2025
Cerebral
organoids
(cORGs)
obtained
from
induced
pluripotent
stem
cells
(iPSCs)
have
become
significant
instruments
for
investigating
human
neurophysiology,
with
the
possibility
of
simulating
diseases
and
enhancing
drug
discovery.
The
current
approaches
require
a
strict
process
manual
inclusion
in
animal-derived
matrix
Matrigel®
are
challenged
by
unpredictability,
operators’
skill
expertise,
elevated
costs,
restricted
scalability,
impeding
their
extensive
applicability
translational
potential.
In
this
study,
we
present
novel
method
to
generate
brain
that
address
these
limitations.
Our
approach
does
not
manual,
operator-dependent
embedding.
Instead,
it
employs
chemically
defined
hydrogel
which
is
diluted
solution
enriched
sodium
alginate
(SA)
carboxymethylcellulose
(CMC)
used
as
bioink
print
neural
embryoid
bodies
(nEBs).
Immunohistochemical,
immunofluorescence,
gene
expression
analyses
confirmed
SA-CMC-Matrigel®
can
sustain
generation
iPSC-derived
cortical
cORGs
conventional
Matrigel®-based
does.
By
day
40
differentiation,
hydrogel-based
3D-bioprinted
showed
heterogeneous
consistent
masses,
cytoarchitecture
resembling
an
early-stage
developmental
fetal
composed
progenitor
PAX6+/Ki67+
organized
into
tubular
structures,
densely
packed
cell
somas
neurites
SYP+,
suggestive
tissue-like
neuronal
layer
formation.
Язык: Английский
Advancements in Human Norovirus Cultivation in Human Intestinal Enteroids
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 24, 2024
Human
noroviruses
(HuNoVs)
are
a
significant
cause
of
epidemic
and
sporadic
acute
gastroenteritis
worldwide.
The
lack
reproducible
culture
system
hindered
the
study
HuNoV
replication
pathogenesis
for
almost
half-century.
This
barrier
was
overcome
with
our
successful
cultivation
multiple
strains
in
human
intestinal
enteroids
(HIEs),
which
has
significantly
advanced
research.
We
optimized
media
conditions
generated
genetically-modified
HIE
cultures
to
enhance
HIEs.
Building
upon
these
achievements,
we
now
present
new
insights
this
system,
involve
testing
different
media,
unique
lines,
additional
virus
strains.
infectivity
evaluated
compared
models,
including
HIEs
from
segments
individual
adult
organ
donors,
organoids
produced
directed
differentiation
embryonic
stem
cells
into
that
were
transplanted
matured
mice
before
making
(H9tHIEs),
genetically-engineered
(J4
Язык: Английский
Loss ofUBE3Aimpacts both neuronal and non-neuronal cells in human cerebral organoids
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2024
Abstract
Angelman
syndrome
is
a
neurodevelopmental
disorder
caused
by
(epi)genetic
lesions
of
maternal
UBE3A
.
Research
has
focused
largely
on
the
role
in
neurons
due
to
its
imprinting
that
cell
type.
Yet,
evidence
suggests
there
may
be
broader
impacts
dysregulation.
Human
cerebral
organoids
might
reveal
these
understudied
aspects
as
they
recapitulate
diverse
types
developing
human
brain.
We
performed
scRNAseq
effects
disruption
type-specific
compositions
and
transcriptomic
alterations.
In
absence
,
progenitor
proliferation
structures
were
disrupted
while
organoid
composition
shifted
away
from
proliferative
types.
observed
non-neuronal
cells,
including
choroid
plexus
enrichment.
Furthermore,
EMX1+
cortical
progenitors
negatively
impacted,
disrupting
corticogenesis,
potentially
delaying
excitatory
neuron
maturation.
This
work
reveals
novel
related
processes
elucidates
potential
new
therapeutic
targets.
Teaser
exhibit
compositional
alterations
both
neuronal
cells
Язык: Английский
Vascularized characteristics and functional regeneration of three-dimensional cell reconstruction of oral mucosa equivalents based on vascular homeostasis phenotypic modification
Journal of Tissue Engineering,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
15
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Our
prior
research
has
effectively
developed
tissue-engineered
vascularized
oral
mucosa
equivalents
(VOME);
however,
challenges
such
as
low
repeatability
and
stability,
well
the
inability
to
accurately
replicate
complexity
of
real
blood
vessels,
were
encountered.
Therefore,
this
study
aimed
screen
VOME
native
vascular
homeostasis
phenotypes
by
tandem
mass
tag-tagged
proteomics
associated
with
laser
capture
microdissection
human
angiogenesis
antibody
array
technology.
Then,
lentiviruses
constructed
stably
transfected
endothelial-like
cells
(VELCs)
detect
angiogenic
capacity.
HE,
EdU
Apollo
tracer
staining,
immunofluorescence
scanning
electron
microscopy,
biomechanical
testing,
a
small
animal
ultrasound
imaging
system
used
analyze
characteristics
vascularization
monitor
functional
regeneration
homeostatic
phenotypic
mucosal
(VHPOME).
The
results
showed
that
PGAM1,
COL5A1,
ANG,
RNH1
are
potential
specific
phenotypes.
High
expression
ANG
and/or
can
promote
VOME.
ANG/shRNH1
most
significant
tube-like
structure-formation
ability.
in
VHPOME
group
was
higher
than
control
group,
lower
group.
COL5A1/ANG
significantly
improve
mechanical
properties.
flow
signal
shRNH1,
PGAM1/ANG,
COL5A1/ANG,
PGAM1/shRNH1,
COL5A1/shRNH1,
may
be
targets
for
establishing
equivalent
genes
(groups),
effect.
Язык: Английский