Specimen collection for induced pluripotent stem cell research: harmonizing the approach to informed consent.

abstract：:Biomimetic scaffolds are extremely versatile in terms of chemical composition and physical properties, which can be defined to accomplish specific applications. One property that can be added is the production/release of bioactive soluble factors, either directly from the biomaterial, or from cells embedded within the...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Menale C,Campodoni E,Palagano E,Mantero S,Erreni M,Inforzato A,Fontana E,Schena F,Van't Hof R,Sandri M,Tampieri A,Villa A,Sobacchi C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of tumor cells that have strong self-renewal capabilities and may contribute to the failure of conventional cancer therapies. Hence, therapeutics homing in on CSCs represent a novel and promising approach that may eradicate malignant tumors. However, the lack of information...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Hu X,Cong Y,Luo HH,Wu S,Zhao LE,Liu Q,Yang Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a major global health issue and the number of individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases annually across multiple populations. Research to develop a cure must overcome multiple immune dysfunctions and the shortage of pancreatic islet β cells, but these challenges have proven...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Zhao Y,Jiang Z,Delgado E,Li H,Zhou H,Hu W,Perez-Basterrechea M,Janostakova A,Tan Q,Wang J,Mao M,Yin Z,Zhang Y,Li Y,Li Q,Zhou J,Li Y,Martinez Revuelta E,Maria García-Gala J,Wang H,Perez-Lopez S,Alvarez-Viejo M,

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that stem cells (SCs) possess immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and prohealing properties. The mechanisms underlying these functions are being investigated with the final goal to set a solid background for the clinical use of SCs and/or their derivatives. Specialized proresolving lip...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Romano M,Patruno S,Pomilio A,Recchiuti A

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cells have been widely used in tendon tissue engineering. The lack of refined and controlled differentiation strategy hampers the tendon repair and regeneration. This study aimed to find new effective differentiation factors for stepwise tenogenic differentiation. By microarray screening, the transcript factor Fo...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Chen J,Zhang E,Zhang W,Liu Z,Lu P,Zhu T,Yin Z,Backman LJ,Liu H,Chen X,Ouyang H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenogeneic-free media are required for translating advanced therapeutic medicinal products to the clinics. In addition, process efficiency is crucial for ensuring cost efficiency, especially when considering large-scale production of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Human platelet lysate (HPL) has been increasingly adop...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Gupta P,Hall GN,Geris L,Luyten FP,Papantoniou I

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth and its complications are the leading cause of neonatal death. The main underlying pathological mechanisms for preterm complications are disruption of the normal maturation processes within the target tissues, interrupted by premature birth. Cord blood, as a new and convenient source of stem cells, may p...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Ren Z,Xu F,Zhang X,Zhang C,Miao J,Xia X,Kang M,Wei W,Ma T,Zhang Q,Lu L,Wen J,Liu G,Liu K,Wang Q,Yang J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: Phosphatase and tension homolog (PTEN) is a widely known negative regulator of insulin/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling. The PI3K/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) and Ras-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Ras-ERK) signaling pathways are the chief mechanisms controlling the surviva...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Lee JE,Lim MS,Park JH,Park CH,Koh HC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional hepatocytes, cardiomyocytes, neurons, and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) or human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) could provide a defined and renewable source of human cells relevant for cell replacement therapies, drug discovery, toxicology te...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Toivonen S,Ojala M,Hyysalo A,Ilmarinen T,Rajala K,Pekkanen-Mattila M,Äänismaa R,Lundin K,Palgi J,Weltner J,Trokovic R,Silvennoinen O,Skottman H,Narkilahti S,Aalto-Setälä K,Otonkoski T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translation of stem cell-based regenerative solutions from the laboratory to the clinic is often hindered by the culture conditions used to expand cell populations. Although fetal bovine serum (FBS) is widely used, regulatory bodies and safety concerns encourage alternative, xeno-free culturing practices. In an at...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Roberts SJ,Owen HC,Tam WL,Solie L,Van Cromphaut SJ,Van den Berghe G,Luyten FP

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritic and other types of articular cartilage defects never heal on their own. Medicinal and surgical approaches are often ineffective, and the supply of autologous chondrocytes for tissue engineering is very limited. Bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs, also known as bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells) h...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Kuznetsov SA,Hailu-Lazmi A,Cherman N,de Castro LF,Robey PG,Gorodetsky R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapy and costimulation blockade are two immunomodulatory strategies being developed concomitantly for the treatment of immunological diseases. Both of these strategies have the capacity to inhibit immune responses and induce regulatory T cells; however, their ability to sy...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Takahashi T,Tibell A,Ljung K,Saito Y,Gronlund A,Osterholm C,Holgersson J,Lundgren T,Ericzon BG,Corbascio M,Kumagai-Braesch M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have emerged as a promising form of regenerative therapy and immune modulation. Fundamental advances in our understanding of MSCs and EVs have allowed these fields to merge and create potential cell-free therapy options that are cell-based. EVs...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Allan D,Tieu A,Lalu M,Burger D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the rapid progress in stem cell research (SCR) and regenerative medicine (RM), society's expectation and interest in these fields are increasing. For effective communication on issues concerning SCR and RM, surveys for understanding the interests of stakeholders is essential. For this purpose, we conducted a ...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Shineha R,Inoue Y,Ikka T,Kishimoto A,Yashiro Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite approaches in regenerative medicine using stem cells, bio-engineered scaffolds, and targeted drug delivery to enhance human tissue repair, clinicians remain unable to regenerate large-scale, multi-tissue defects in situ. The study of regenerative biology using mammalian models of complex tissue regeneration of...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Simkin J,Seifert AW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular wall stores mesenchymal progenitor cells which are able to induce bone regeneration, via direct and paracrine mechanisms. Although much is known regarding perivascular cell regulation of osteoblasts, their regulation of osteoclasts, and by extension utility in states of high bone resorption, is not known....

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Negri S,Wang Y,Sono T,Lee S,Hsu GC,Xu J,Meyers CA,Qin Q,Broderick K,Witwer KW,Peault B,James AW

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue-derived multipotent stromal cells (AT-MSCs) are studied as an alternative to bone marrow-derived multipotent stromal cells (BM-MSCs) for immunomodulatory treatment. In this study, we systematically compared the immunomodulatory capacities of BM-MSCs and AT-MSCs derived from age-matched donors. We found ...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Melief SM,Zwaginga JJ,Fibbe WE,Roelofs H

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, is the most common muscular dystrophy. Characterized by rounds of muscle degeneration and regeneration, DMD features progressive muscle wasting and is fatal. One approach for treatment is transplantation of muscle progenitor cells...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Lala-Tabbert N,Fu D,Wiper-Bergeron N

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular changes, including blood brain barrier destabilization, are common pathological features in multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions. Blood vessels within adult organs are reported to harbor mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) with phenotypical and functional characteristics similar to pericytes. We performed an immunohi...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Iacobaeus E,Sugars RV,Törnqvist Andrén A,Alm JJ,Qian H,Frantzen J,Newcombe J,Alkass K,Druid H,Bottai M,Röyttä M,Le Blanc K

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) remains an intractable clinical challenge. Few drugs are available for reversing this degenerative disease, although some promising candidates have performed well in preclinical studies. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) has been identified as a crucial effector modulating OA pathogenesis. This study ...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Xia Q,Zhu S,Wu Y,Wang J,Cai Y,Chen P,Li J,Heng BC,Ouyang HW,Lu P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human pluripotent stem cells have the potential to promote biological studies and accelerate drug discovery efforts by making possible direct experimentation on a variety of human cell types of interest. However, stem cell cultures are generally heterogeneous and efficient differentiation and purification protocols ar...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Sluch VM,Chamling X,Liu MM,Berlinicke CA,Cheng J,Mitchell KL,Welsbie DS,Zack DJ

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Human placental mesenchymal stromal cells (pMSCs) have never been investigated in intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). We characterized cells isolated from placental membranes and the basal disc of six IUGR and five physiological placentas. Cell viability and proliferation were assessed every 7 days durin...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Mandò C,Razini P,Novielli C,Anelli GM,Belicchi M,Erratico S,Banfi S,Meregalli M,Tavelli A,Baccarin M,Rolfo A,Motta S,Torrente Y,Cetin I

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repair of injured lungs represents a longstanding therapeutic challenge. We recently demonstrated that human and mouse embryonic lung tissue from the canalicular stage of development are enriched with lung progenitors, and that a single cell suspension of canalicular lungs can be used for transplantation, provided tha...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Milman Krentsis I,Rosen C,Shezen E,Aronovich A,Nathanson B,Bachar-Lustig E,Berkman N,Assayag M,Shakhar G,Feferman T,Orgad R,Reisner Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term lentiviral transduction of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) greatly enhances the usefulness of these cells. However, such transduction currently requires the use of polybrene, which severely inhibits hMSC proliferation. In contrast, protamine sulfate at 100 μg/ml doubled transduction efficiencies without...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Lin P,Lin Y,Lennon DP,Correa D,Schluchter M,Caplan AI

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunomodulatory activity of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) to suppress innate and adaptive immune responses offers a potent cell therapy for modulating inflammation and promoting tissue regeneration. However, the inflammatory cytokine milieu plays a critical role in stimulating MSC immunomodulatory activit...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Zimmermann JA,Hettiaratchi MH,McDevitt TC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in developed countries. Various therapies for cardiovascular disease are investigated actively and are performed clinically. Recently, cell-based regenerative medicine using several cell sources has appeared as an alternative therapy for cu...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Haraguchi Y,Shimizu T,Yamato M,Okano T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a phase II, noncomparative, multicenter study to assess the efficacy and safety of allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) expanded in vitro for patients with aplastic anemia (AA) refractory to immunosuppressive therapy. Seventy-four patients from seven centers received allogene...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Pang Y,Xiao HW,Zhang H,Liu ZH,Li L,Gao Y,Li HB,Jiang ZJ,Tan H,Lin JR,Du X,Weng JY,Nie DN,Lin DJ,Zhang XZ,Liu QF,Xu DR,Chen HJ,Ge XH,Wang XY,Xiao Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has invested approximately $70 million in programs targeting various orthopedic indications, including osteoporosis, bone fracture healing, vertebral compression fractures, and several others. The present article serves to outline the current state of...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Littman N,Abo A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic and translational research on lung biology has discovered multiple progenitor cell types, specialized or facultative, responsible for turnover, renewal, and repair. Isolation of populations of resident lung progenitor cells (LPCs) has been described by multiple protocols, and some have been successfully applied ...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Chimenti I,Pagano F,Angelini F,Siciliano C,Mangino G,Picchio V,De Falco E,Peruzzi M,Carnevale R,Ibrahim M,Biondi-Zoccai G,Messina E,Frati G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improved therapeutic assessment of experimental traumatic brain injury (TBI), using mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), would immensely benefit its therapeutic management. Neurometabolite patterns at injury site, measured with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) after MSCs transplantation, may serve as a bio-in...

journal_title：Stem cells translational medicine

authors： Mishra SK,Rana P,Khushu S,Gangenahalli G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00