Project description:Interventions: Test group:Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy plus infusion of NK cells derived from human umbilical cord blood;control group:Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy
Primary outcome(s): Recurrence and metastasis rates
Study Design: Parallel
Project description:In this series we have analyzed the effect of donor age on the gene expression profile of human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HPC). Cells were taken from umbilical cord blood (CB) or from G-CSF mobilized blood of healthy donors for allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation.
Project description:Exosomes are membranous extracellular vesicles 50–100 nm in size and are involved in cellular communication via the delivery of proteins, lipids, and RNAs. Emerging evidence shows that exosomes play a critical role in cancer. A recent study has revealed that maternal and umbilical cord serum-derived exosomes may enhance endothelial cell proliferation and migration. However, the role of exosomes isolated from the human umbilical cord in cancer development has not been investigated. To explore the potential differences in the composition and function of proteins from umbilical cord blood exosomes and maternal serum exosomes, we conducted a proteomic analysis of exosomes by mass spectrometry and bioinformatics analysis. We used the CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry to study the biological effects of umbilical serum exosomes on hepatoma cells. Our study shows that umbilical cord blood is enriched with proteins involved in ECM-receptor interactions, which may be closely related to cell metastasis and proliferation. Our findings indicate that exosomes derived from human umbilical serum can suppress the viability of hepatoma cells and may induce apoptosis of hepatoma cells. This evidence suggests that umbilical cord serum-derived exosomes may be potential leads for the development of biotherapy for liver cancer.
Project description:Transcription profiling of human umbilical cord blood derived Outgrowth Endothelial Cells (OECs) at early and late passages. Outgrowth endothelial cells were isolated from the mononuclear fraction of umbilical cord blood and cultured on collagen coated flasks. Once OEC colonies emerged they were expanded in culture to study cell growth kinetics. Total RNA was extracted from OECs at an early passage and OECs at a late passage which were becoming senescent . The purpose of this experiment was to were compared early and late passage OECs to determine how senescence affects the gene expression profile of OECs.
Project description:We report the gene expression profile of single cell peripheral CD3+ cells from immunodeficient mice injected with human progenitor T-cells (proT-cells). ProT-cell subsets were generated in vitro using human umbilical cord blood-derived CD34+ cells that were either non-expanded (naive), or expanded in vitro with the hydrocarbon receptor antagonist, StemRegenin-1 (SR1).
Project description:We report the gene expression profile of single cell peripheral CD3+ cells from immunodeficient mice injected with human progenitor T-cells (proT-cells). ProT-cell subsets were generated in vitro using human umbilical cord blood-derived CD34+ cells that were either non-expanded (naive), or expanded in vitro with the hydrocarbon receptor antagonist, StemRegenin-1 (SR1).
Project description:Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells maintained multipotency and immunosuppressive ability when being cultured in chemical defined serum free medium, but gained different gene expression profile. We used microarrays to identify the transcriptional difference between human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells cultured in serum containing medium and chemical defined serum free medium.
Project description:screening of signature deterimes the individual variations in the therapeutic efficacy of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells There is paucity of information whether human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUCB-MSCs) from separate donors might have different effects on improving myocardial repair after myocardial infarction (MI).