Project description:Spatiotemporal analyses using brain slice culture and brain clearing demonstrated that human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem cells (iPSC-NSCs) possess higher tumor-trophic migratory capacity than fetal NSCs, adipose tissue and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). NSCs expressing prodrug converting enzyme fusion gene exhibited strong anti-tumor effect for glioma stem cell in vivo models. The present research concepts may become a platform of cell-based gene therapy for glioma.
Project description:To characterize and compare XF-iMSC (XenoFree-induced Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells) and various types of MSCs (Adipose-, Bone marrow-, Unbilical cord-derived), we performed a transcriptome analysis of these MSCs
Project description:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow (BM) have stronger potential for endochondral ossification compared to white adipose tissue (WAT)-MSCs, umbilical cord (UC)-MSCs, and skin fibroblasts (FB). We assessed uniquely accessible enhancers facilitating bone regeneration potential.
Project description:Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow (BM) have stronger potential for endochondral ossification compared to white adipose tissue (WAT)-MSCs, umbilical cord (UC)-MSCs, chondrocytes (CH) and skin fibroblasts (FB). We assessed active regulatory regions facilitating bone-regeneration potential.
Project description:The bone tissue undergoes constant turnover, which relies on skeletal stem cells (SSCs) and/or mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their niches. SSCs/MSCs and their perivascular niche within the bone marrow are well characterized in long bones. As for cranial bones, besides bone marrow, the suture mesenchyme has been identified as a unique niche for SSCs/MSCs of craniofacial bones. However, a comprehensive study of the two different cranial stem cell niches at single-cell resolution is still lacking. In addition, during the progression of aging, age-associated changes in cranial stem cell niches and resident cells remain uncovered. In this study, we investigated age-related changes in cranial stem cell niches via single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq).
Project description:Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) play a pivotal role in intercellular communication and hold immense therapeutic potential. In this study, we aimed to characterize sEV derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) and Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells (WJ-MSCs), cultured under normoxic and hypoxic conditions for elucidating their functional inclinations. Using high-throughput miRNA sequencing, we identified distinct miRNA profiles across cell types and oxygenation states, revealing unique signatures associated with hypoxia-driven cellular adaptations.
Project description:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells release abundant exosomal miR-7977 that transfer into bone marrow (BM) mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). We have shown that exosomal miR-7977 was highly released from AML cells and was transferred into BM MSCs. It has been well known that a microRNA has multiple targets. In fact, miRDB predicted 633 targets. Based on these findings, control and miR-7977mimic were transferred into BM MSCs. Subsequently, alteration of transcriptome was analyzed to gain insight into the role of miR-7977 in bone marrow micro environment.
