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Generation of human epidermis-derived mesenchymal stem cell-like pluripotent cells (hEMSCPCs)

Huang B., Li K., Yu J., Zhang M., Li Y., Li W.

Animal Study, published in Sci Rep (2013) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Sci Rep (2013)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
23733028
PMCID
PMC3671356
DOI
10.1038/srep01933
Citations
4

Abstract (original English)

We isolated human epidermis-derived mesenchymal stem cell-like pluripotent cells (hEMSCPCs) and demonstrate efficient harvesting, maintenance in vitro for at least 30 passages, reprogramming into multiple phenotypes in vivo, and integration into adult host tissues after injection into the mouse blastocyst to create chimeras. Cell phenotype was examined by karyotyping, immunostaining, immunofluorescence, and flow cytometry. A nested PCR protocol using primers specific for human SRY genes was designed to detect hEMSCPC-derived cells in female chimeric mice. FISH was used to validate the results of nested PCR. Results indicated that hEMSCPCs were derived from epidermis but were distinct from epidermal cells; they resembled mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) morphologically and expressed the main markers of MSCs. About half of all female offspring of mice implanted with embryos injected with hEMSCPCs at the blastocyst stage harbored the human Y chromosome and tissue-specific human protein, thereby demonstrating the transdifferentiation of hEMSCPCs.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

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EpidermisMesenchymal Stem CellsPluripotent Stem CellsBlastocystAnimalsHumansMiceFluorescent Antibody TechniqueImmunoenzyme TechniquesFlow Cytometry

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