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Human-induced pluripotent stem cells generated from intervertebral disc cells improve neurologic functions in spinal cord injury

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Title
Human-induced pluripotent stem cells generated from intervertebral disc cells improve neurologic functions in spinal cord injury
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Stem Cell Research & Therapy, June 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13287-015-0118-x
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Jinsoo Oh, Kang-In Lee, Hyeong-Taek Kim, Youngsang You, Do Heum Yoon, Ki Yeong Song, Eunji Cheong, Yoon Ha, Dong-Youn Hwang

Abstract

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have emerged as a promising cell source for immune-compatible cell therapy. Although a variety of somatic cells have been tried for iPSC generation, it is still of great interest to test new cell types, especially those which are hardly obtainable in normal situation. In this study, we generated iPSCs using the cells originated from intervertebral disc which were removed during spinal operation after spinal cord injury. We investigated the pluripotency of disc cell-derived iPSCs (diPSCs) and neural differentiation capability as well as therapeutic effect in spinal cord injury. The disc cell-derived iPSCs (diPSCs) displayed similar characteristics to human embryonic stem cells, and were efficiently differentiated into neural precursor cells (NPCs) with the capability of differentiation into mature neurons in vitro. When the diPSC-derived NPCs were transplanted into mice 9 days after spinal cord injury, we detected a significant amelioration of hindlimb dysfunction during follow-up recovery periods. Histological analysis at 5 weeks post-transplantation identified undifferentiated human NPCs (Nestin(+)) as well as early (Tuj1(+)) and mature (MAP2(+)) neurons derived from the transplanted NPCs. Furthermore, NPC transplantation demonstrated a preventive effect on spinal cord degeneration resulting from the secondary injury. This study revealed that intervertebral discs removed during surgery for spinal stabilization after spinal cord injury, previously considered a "waste" tissue, may provide a unique opportunity to study iPSCs derived from difficult-to-access somatic cells and a useful therapeutic resource for autologous cell replacement therapy in spinal cord injury.

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Unknown 49 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 13 27%
Researcher 8 16%
Student > Master 7 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Other 3 6%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 10 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 16%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 16%
Neuroscience 7 14%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 13 27%
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#20,281,599
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#2,046
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#220,012
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#35
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