Molecular mechanisms underlying pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem cells

F Varzideh, J Gambardella, U Kansakar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of the blastocyst.
ESCs have two distinctive properties: ability to proliferate indefinitely, a feature referred as …

Stem cell-based therapy in cardiac repair after myocardial infarction: Promise, challenges, and future directions

W Yan, Y Xia, H Zhao, X Xu, X Ma, L Tao - Journal of Molecular and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stem cells represent an attractive resource for cardiac regeneration. However, the survival
and function of transplanted stem cells is poor and remains a major challenge for the …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to improve the safety of iPSC-derived β cells for β cell replacement in diabetes

S Pellegrini, V Zamarian, V Sordi - Transplant International, 2022 - frontierspartnerships.org
Allogeneic islet transplantation allows for the re-establishment of glycemic control with the
possibility of insulin independence, but is severely limited by the scarcity of organ donors …

Assessing tumorigenicity in stem cell-derived therapeutic products: a critical step in safeguarding regenerative medicine

Z Wang - Bioengineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stem cells hold promise in regenerative medicine due to their ability to proliferate and
differentiate into various cell types. However, their self-renewal and multipotency also raise …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol to measure contraction, calcium, and action potential in human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes

JZ Zhang, SR Zhao, C Tu, P Pang, M Zhang, JC Wu - STAR protocols, 2021 - Elsevier
Multiple strategies have been developed to efficiently differentiate human-induced
pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs). Here, we describe a protocol for …

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs): molecular mechanisms of induction and applications

J Cerneckis, H Cai, Y Shi - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
The induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology has transformed in vitro research and
holds great promise to advance regenerative medicine. iPSCs have the capacity for an …

Advances in cellular reprogramming-based approaches for heart regenerative repair

X He, J Liang, C Paul, W Huang, S Dutta, Y Wang - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Continuous loss of cardiomyocytes (CMs) is one of the fundamental characteristics of many
heart diseases, which eventually can lead to heart failure. Due to the limited proliferation …

Scalable manufacturing of clinical‐grade differentiated cardiomyocytes derived from human‐induced pluripotent stem cells for regenerative therapy

Y Morita, Y Kishino, K Fukuda, S Tohyama - Cell Proliferation, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Basic research on human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)‐derived cardiomyocytes (CMs) for
cardiac regenerative therapy is one of the most active and complex fields to achieve this …

Stem cell‑mediated modulation of pyroptosis contributes to tissue repair in noninfective inflammatory‑related diseases

Y Wei, L Li, Y Wang, Y Chen, Z Li… - International …, 2024 - spandidos-publications.com
Pyroptosis, a programmed cell death marked by lytic and inflammatory characteristics, plays
a crucial role in non‑infectious inflammation‑related diseases but can lead to detrimental …

Sorting differentiated mammalian cells using deterministic lateral displacement microfluidic devices

K Matsuura, S Hashioka, K Takata - Analytical Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Separation of differentiated and undifferentiated cells without labeling is required for cell
analyses and clinical application of cultured differentiated cells in vitro. To proceed with the …