Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.

MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) promise a great potential for regenerative medicine due to their unique properties of self-renewal, high plasticity, modulation of immune response and the flexibility for genetic modification. Therefore, the increasing demand for cellular therapy necessitates a larger-s...

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Main Authors: Tong, Chih Kong, Vellasamy, Shalini, Tan, Boon Chong, Abdullah, Maha, Vidyadaran, Sharmili, Seow, Heng Fong, Ramasamy, Rajesh
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2011
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author Tong, Chih Kong
Vellasamy, Shalini
Tan, Boon Chong
Abdullah, Maha
Vidyadaran, Sharmili
Seow, Heng Fong
Ramasamy, Rajesh
author_facet Tong, Chih Kong
Vellasamy, Shalini
Tan, Boon Chong
Abdullah, Maha
Vidyadaran, Sharmili
Seow, Heng Fong
Ramasamy, Rajesh
author_sort Tong, Chih Kong
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) promise a great potential for regenerative medicine due to their unique properties of self-renewal, high plasticity, modulation of immune response and the flexibility for genetic modification. Therefore, the increasing demand for cellular therapy necessitates a larger-scale production of MSC; however, the technical and ethical issues had put a halt on it. To date, studies have shown that MSC could be derived from human UC (umbilical cord), which is once considered as clinical waste. We have compared the two conventional methods which are classic enzymatic digestion and explant method with our newly tailored enzymatic-mechanical disassociation method to generate UC-MSC. The generated UC-MSCs from the methods above were characterized based on their immunophenotyping, early embryonic transcription factors expression and mesodermal differentiation ability. Our results show that enzymatic-mechanical disassociation method increase the initial nucleated cell yield greatly (approximately 160-fold) and maximized the successful rate of UC-MSC generation. Enzymatic-mechanical disassociation-derived UC-MSC exhibited fibroblastic morphology and surface markers expression of CD105, CD73, CD29, CD90 and MHC class I. Furthermore, these cells constitutively express early embryonic transcription factors (Nanog, Oct-4, Sox-2 and Rex-1), as confirmed by RT-PCR, indicating their multipotency and high self-renewal capacity. They are also capable of differentiating into osteoblasts and adipocytes when given an appropriate induction. The present study demonstrates a new and efficient approach in generating MSC from UC, hence serving as ideal alternative source of mesenchymal stem cell for clinical and research use.
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spelling upm-244962016-01-12T04:11:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24496/ Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method. Tong, Chih Kong Vellasamy, Shalini Tan, Boon Chong Abdullah, Maha Vidyadaran, Sharmili Seow, Heng Fong Ramasamy, Rajesh MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells) promise a great potential for regenerative medicine due to their unique properties of self-renewal, high plasticity, modulation of immune response and the flexibility for genetic modification. Therefore, the increasing demand for cellular therapy necessitates a larger-scale production of MSC; however, the technical and ethical issues had put a halt on it. To date, studies have shown that MSC could be derived from human UC (umbilical cord), which is once considered as clinical waste. We have compared the two conventional methods which are classic enzymatic digestion and explant method with our newly tailored enzymatic-mechanical disassociation method to generate UC-MSC. The generated UC-MSCs from the methods above were characterized based on their immunophenotyping, early embryonic transcription factors expression and mesodermal differentiation ability. Our results show that enzymatic-mechanical disassociation method increase the initial nucleated cell yield greatly (approximately 160-fold) and maximized the successful rate of UC-MSC generation. Enzymatic-mechanical disassociation-derived UC-MSC exhibited fibroblastic morphology and surface markers expression of CD105, CD73, CD29, CD90 and MHC class I. Furthermore, these cells constitutively express early embryonic transcription factors (Nanog, Oct-4, Sox-2 and Rex-1), as confirmed by RT-PCR, indicating their multipotency and high self-renewal capacity. They are also capable of differentiating into osteoblasts and adipocytes when given an appropriate induction. The present study demonstrates a new and efficient approach in generating MSC from UC, hence serving as ideal alternative source of mesenchymal stem cell for clinical and research use. Wiley-Blackwell 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24496/1/Generation%20of%20mesenchymal%20stem%20cell%20from%20human%20umbilical%20cord%20tissue%20using%20a%20combination%20enzymatic%20and%20mechanical%20disassociation%20method.pdf Tong, Chih Kong and Vellasamy, Shalini and Tan, Boon Chong and Abdullah, Maha and Vidyadaran, Sharmili and Seow, Heng Fong and Ramasamy, Rajesh (2011) Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method. Cell Biology International, 35 (3). pp. 221-226. ISSN 1065-6995; ESSN:1095-8355 10.1042/CBI20100326 English
spellingShingle Tong, Chih Kong
Vellasamy, Shalini
Tan, Boon Chong
Abdullah, Maha
Vidyadaran, Sharmili
Seow, Heng Fong
Ramasamy, Rajesh
Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title_full Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title_fullStr Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title_full_unstemmed Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title_short Generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
title_sort generation of mesenchymal stem cell from human umbilical cord tissue using a combination enzymatic and mechanical disassociation method.
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