Chapter title |
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Chapter number | 14 |
Book title |
Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-3584-0_14 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-3582-6, 978-1-4939-3584-0
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Authors |
Bieback, Karen, Netsch, Philipp, Karen Bieback, Philipp Netsch |
Editors |
Massimiliano Gnecchi |
Abstract |
Umbilical cord blood (CB) is considered one of the youngest available sources of adult stem cells. Besides hematopoietic stem cells, CB has been shown to contain endothelial progenitor cells as well as mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSC). To isolate MSC from cord blood, CB is collected into a sterile bag containing the anticoagulant citrate-phosphate-dextrose (CPD). The CB is then processed by density-gradient centrifugation to obtain mononuclear cells (MNC). These are cultured until the outgrowth of fibroblastoid cell colonies appears. After reaching a subconfluent stage, cells are harvested, expanded, and characterized as cord blood mesenchymal stromal cells (CB-MSC) according to standard criteria: plastic adherence, fibroblast morphology, CFU-f assay, proliferation potential, immune phenotype, and differentiation potential.Apparently, the frequency of MSC in CB is extremely low. Thus, not every CB unit will provide adequate MSC isolation yields. Different strategies have been proposed aiming to optimize the isolation success by selecting CB units of optimal quality. It is commonly agreed on that a high CB volume, a high cellular content, and a short time frame between birth and MSC isolation are criteria that will enhance the MSC isolation success.The procedures in this chapter are standardized protocols that were established and optimized in the authors' research laboratory; however, various modifications of the protocols are possible. |
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