Differentiation of human embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells to cardiomyocytes: a methods overview

CL Mummery, J Zhang, ES Ng, DA Elliott… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Since human embryonic stem cells were first differentiated to beating cardiomyocytes a
decade ago, interest in their potential applications has increased exponentially. This has …

[HTML][HTML] iPSC-derived natural killer cell therapies-expansion and targeting

BH Goldenson, P Hor, DS Kaufman - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Treatment of cancer with allogeneic natural killer (NK) cell therapies has seen rapid
development, especially use against hematologic malignancies. Clinical trials of NK cell …

[PDF][PDF] Human-iPSC-derived cardiac stromal cells enhance maturation in 3D cardiac microtissues and reveal non-cardiomyocyte contributions to heart disease

E Giacomelli, V Meraviglia, G Campostrini, A Cochrane… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Cardiomyocytes (CMs) from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are functionally
immature, but this is improved by incorporation into engineered tissues or forced contraction …

[PDF][PDF] Human iPSC-derived natural killer cells engineered with chimeric antigen receptors enhance anti-tumor activity

Y Li, DL Hermanson, BS Moriarity, DS Kaufman - Cell stem cell, 2018 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) significantly enhance the anti-tumor activity of immune
effector cells. Although most studies have evaluated CAR expression in T cells, here we …

Chemically defined generation of human cardiomyocytes

PW Burridge, E Matsa, P Shukla, ZC Lin, JM Churko… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Existing methods for human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) cardiac differentiation are
efficient but require complex, undefined medium constituents that hinder further elucidation …

Directing human embryonic stem cell differentiation towards a renal lineage generates a self-organizing kidney

M Takasato, PX Er, M Becroft, JM Vanslambrouck… - Nature cell …, 2014 - nature.com
With the prevalence of end-stage renal disease rising 8% per annum globally, there is an
urgent need for renal regenerative strategies. The kidney is a mesodermal organ that …

Three-dimensional cardiac microtissues composed of cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells co-differentiated from human pluripotent stem cells

E Giacomelli, M Bellin, L Sala, BJ Van Meer… - …, 2017 - journals.biologists.com
Cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells in the heart are in close proximity and in constant
dialogue. Endothelium regulates the size of the heart, supplies oxygen to the myocardium …

Principles of early human development and germ cell program from conserved model systems

T Kobayashi, H Zhang, WWC Tang, N Irie, S Withey… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Human primordial germ cells (hPGCs), the precursors of sperm and eggs, originate during
weeks 2–3 of early post-implantation development. Using in vitro models of hPGC …

Generation of kidney organoids from human pluripotent stem cells

M Takasato, PX Er, HS Chiu, MH Little - Nature protocols, 2016 - nature.com
The human kidney develops from four progenitor populations—nephron progenitors,
ureteric epithelial progenitors, renal interstitial progenitors and endothelial progenitors …

Generation, expansion and functional analysis of endothelial cells and pericytes derived from human pluripotent stem cells

VV Orlova, FE Van Den Hil, S Petrus-Reurer… - Nature protocols, 2014 - nature.com
Human endothelial cells (ECs) and pericytes are of great interest for research on vascular
development and disease, as well as for future therapy. This protocol describes the efficient …