Project description:Cell tracking is enabled by incubating ex vivo cells with commercially/clinically available MRI particulate label, such as ferucarbotran. However, the uptake by non-phagocytic cells, such as mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is poor, and the detection by MRI is impeded. MGIO is a new label that is efficiently taken up by MSC. The proliferation and differentiation capacity of labelled cells are usually assessed to determine cytotoxicity. In this study, we compared the global gene expression profiles of mock-labelled, ferucarbotran-labelled and MGIO-labelled fetal MSC. Experiment Overall Design: Fetal MSC were labelled at passage 5, washed with PBS to remove excess labels, detached by trypsin, pelleted by centrfugation and lysed for RNA extraction with the RNeasy mini kit (Qiagen) in triplicates.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression.
Project description:Cell tracking is enabled by incubating ex vivo cells with commercially/clinically available MRI particulate label, such as ferucarbotran. However, the uptake by non-phagocytic cells, such as mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) is poor, and the detection by MRI is impeded. MGIO is a new label that is efficiently taken up by MSC. The proliferation and differentiation capacity of labelled cells are usually assessed to determine cytotoxicity. In this study, we compared the global gene expression profiles of mock-labelled, ferucarbotran-labelled and MGIO-labelled fetal MSC.
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of human mesenchymal stem cells comparing normoxic MSCs cells with hypoxic MSCs cells. Hypoxia may inhibit senescence of MSCs during expansion. Goal was to determine the effects of hypoxia on global MSCs gene expression. Two-condition experiment, Normoxic MSCs vs. Hypoxic MSCs.
Project description:Gene methylation profiling of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells comparing HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs cells with human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)- and HPV E6/E7-transfected MSCs. hTERT may increase gene methylation in MSCs. Goal was to determine the effects of different transfected genes on global gene methylation in MSCs. Two-condition experiment, KP MSCs vs. 3A6 MSCs.