GMP-compatible and xeno-free cultivation of mesenchymal progenitors derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human mesenchymal stem cells are a strong candidate for cell therapies owing to their regenerative potential, paracrine regulatory effects, and immunomodulatory activity. Yet, their scarcity, limited expansion potential, and age-associated functional decline restrict the ability to consistently manufacture large numbers of safe and therapeutically effective mesenchymal stem cells for routine clinical applications. To overcome these limitations and advance stem cell treatments using mesenchymal stem cells, researchers have recently derived mesenchymal progenitors from human-induced pluripotent stem cells. Human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived progenitors resemble adult mesenchymal stem cells in morphology, global gene expression, surface antigen profile, and multi-d

SUBMITTER: McGrath M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6329105 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature