151 results about "Embryonic Stem Cell Line" patented technology

Methods and compositions relating to the production of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) are disclosed. For example, induced pluripotent stem cells may be generated from CD34+ hematopoietic cells, such as human CD34+ blood progenitor cells, or T cells. Various iPS cell lines are also provided. In certain embodiments, the invention provides novel induced pluripotent stem cells with a genome comprising genetic rearrangement of T cell receptors.

A method for extracting stem cells from a non-embryonic stem cell source, including providing a non-embryonic stem cell source including stem cells; perfusing the non-embryonic stem cell source with a pulsatile flow of a perfusion solution to produce a perfusate including stem cells and a perfused non-embryonic stem cell source; and isolating the stem cells from the perfusate to produce isolated stem cells, is provided. Also provided is a non-embryonic stem cell line derived from a non-embryonic stem cell obtained using the pulsatile perfusion extraction method.

Methods are disclosed for generating HLA homozygous parthenogenetic human stem cell (hpSC-Hhom) lines from both HLA homozygous and HLA heterozygous donors. These hpSC-Hhom lines demonstrate typical human embryonic stem cell morphology, expressing appropriate stem cell markers and possessing high levels of alkaline phosphatase and telomerase activity. Additionally, injection of these cell lines into immunodeficient animals leads to teratoma formation. Furthermore, in the case of HLA heterozygous donors, the hpSC-Hhom lines inherit the haplotype from only one of the donor's parents. SNP data analysis suggests that hpSC-Hhom lines derived from HLA heterozygous oocyte donors are homozygous throughout the genome as assessed by single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. The protocol as disclosed minimizes the use of animal-derived components, which makes the stem cells more practical for clinical application.

A method of establishing a clonal embryonic stem cell line capable of sustaining a phenotype of normal embryonic stem cells following at least eight months of in vitro culture is disclosed. The method is effected by culturing an individual embryonic stem cell for at least eight months in a serum-free medium, thereby establishing the clonal embryonic stem cell line capable of sustaining said phenotype of normal embryonic stem cells following at least eight months of in vitro culture.

This present invention provides novel methods for deriving embryonic stem cells, those cells and cell lines, and the use of the cells for therapeutic and research purposes without the destruction of the embryo. It also relates to novel methods of establishing and storing an autologous stem cell line prior to implantation of an embryo, e.g., in conjunction with reproductive therapies such as IVF.

This present invention provides novel methods for deriving embryonic stem cells and embryo-derived cells from an embryo without requiring destruction of the embryo. The invention further provides cells and cell lines derived without embryo destruction, and the use of the cells for therapeutic and research purposes. It also relates to novel methods of establishing and storing an autologous stem cell line prior to implantation of an embryo, e.g., in conjunction with reproductive therapies such as IVF.

The present invention is of methods of establishing and propagating human embryonic stem cell lines using feeder cells-free, xeno-free culture systems and stem cells which are capable of being maintained in an undifferentiated, pluripotent and proliferative state in culture which is free of xeno contaminants and feeder cells.

The invention discloses a dendrobium officinale stem cell and an isolated culture method thereof. The method comprises the following steps: culturing plant root tissue containing a quiescent centre, performing subcultring and scale-up culture on quiescent centre stem cell, and then preparing stem cell dry powder or extracting solution according to requirements. The dendrobium officinale stem cell overcomes the problem that dendrobium officinale in vitro material is easy to brown, the cell of a stem cell line is not differentiated, the cell increment is large in a nutritional condition, the culture time is short, and the cell activity is high. The dendrobium officinale stem cell and the method have the advantages that the technical process is easy to operate, the quantity of technological processes is less, the output is high, and the dendrobium officinale stem cell obtained is anti-aging and oxidation resistant, promotes hair growth and high baldness-resistant activity, and can be manufactured into functional health care products and cosmetics for preventing and curing various senescence and baldness and relevant Chinese drugs for preventing senescence and baldness.

The invention belongs to the technical field of cytobiology, and more specifically relates to a method used for high efficiency collecting of neural stem cells in vitro. The method comprises followingsteps: A, an embryonic stem cell line containing Pax6-GFP reporting system is constructed through CRISPR / Cas9 system; B, the Pax6-GFP ES reporting system is used for guiding neural differentiation invitro and in vivo; C, the Pax6-GFP reporting system is used for enriching and purifying neural stem cells. According to the method, the CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing tool is adopted to construct the cellline containing the Pax6-GFP reporting system, and realize rapid high efficiency collecting of neural stem cells in vitro through the cell line.

The present invention provides methods for isolating individual viable stem cells from a stem cell line, methods for deriving one or more clones from a stem cell line, individual viable cells and clones derived from stem cell lines by the methods disclosed, methods for producing differentiated cells from the individual viable cells and clones so derived, differentiated cells so produced, methods for treating diseases using the cells and clones described herein and methods for proliferating cells and clones in undifferentiated form.

This present invention provides novel methods for deriving embryonic stem cells, those cells and cell lines, and the use of the cells for therapeutic and research purposes without the destruction of the embryo. It also relates to novel methods of establishing and storing an autologous stem cell line prior to implantation of an embryo, e.g., in conjunction with reproductive therapies such as IVF.

The invention discloses an induction and in-vitro culture method of plant stem cells derived from apical meristem of catharanthus roseus roots. The induction method comprises the following steps: cutting off a root cap from the root tip of the catharanthus roseus, performing inoculating to an induction culture medium, performing culturing in dark, and proliferating and growing a stem cell layer inan explant to form a cell cluster; transferring the layered stem cell layer to a subculture medium for culturing for 10-15 days, and performing complete culturing in dark; and performing transferringto a new subculture medium, and performing culturing for 10-15 days under the same condition to obtain a catharanthus roseus stem cell line with stable cell morphology. A catharanthus roseus stem cell culture system is established by inducing apical meristem of the catharanthus roseus roots, stable subculture can be performed under certain conditions, and epigenetic variation is avoided. The catharanthus roseus stem cell culture system established by the invention has the characteristics of being high in growth speed, high in genetic stability and the like, and culture with a 10L bioreactor is preliminarily realized.

The invention discloses a method for high-efficiency establishment of a genetically modified animal model through haploid stem cells. Specifically, the method for high-efficiency establishment of the genetically modified animal model through haploid stem cells comprises the following steps: a) knocking out the H19 gene of male haploid embryonic stem cells through homologous recombination; b) screening and identifying the male haploid embryonic stem cells in which the H19 gene is correctly knocked out; and c) injecting the male haploid embryonic stem cells in which the H19 gene is correctly knocked out into cytoplasm of oocyte so as to produce a semi-cloned genetically modified animal. The method provided by the invention simulates the functions of sperms by establishing an H19 gene-knocked-out male haploid embryonic stem cell system so as to highly efficiently generate fertile progeny, which can then be used for implementation of novel genetic manipulation and establishment of corresponding genetically modified animal models.

Stem cells, stem cell lines and differentiated cells, tissues and organs which carry disease-causing mutations are provided. There is also provided a method of identifying agents suitable for treating disorders associated with at least one disease-causing mutations such as myotonic dystrophy and van Waardenburg syndrome.

The invention discloses an immortalized porcine pancreatic stem cell line and construction and differentiation methods thereof. In the immortalized porcine pancreatic stem cell line, porcine pancreatic stem cells are taken as host cells and are transfected with a pCI-neo-hTERT eukaryotic expression vector, and the human telomerase reverse transcriptase screened by G418 is expressed and has a transformant with multi-directional differentiation potentiality. The cell line also has higher activity after transferring for over 50 generations in vitro, keeps split proliferation, does not generate aging or apoptosis, and is an immortalized cell line. The cell line can be differentiated to form functional islet cell mass after induction, can reduce the blood glucose concentration after being transplanted into a mouse model suffering from diabetes and can maintain a normal blood glucose level within two weeks.

The invention discloses an immortalized canine adipic mesenchymal stem cell line and a constructing method thereof. The immortalized canine adipic mesenchymal stem cell line capable of expressing SV40 large T antigen genes and having multidirectional differentiation is obtained by: transfecting a lentiviral vector carrying SV40 large T antigen (Ttag) by using canine adipic mesenchymal stem cells as host cells, integrating the Tag genes into an adipic mesenchymal stem cell genome and carrying out continuous passage and screening. This cell line is still active in case of 50 in-vitro passages, is high in differentiation and proliferation performance, never ages or dies, can also save medium cost and is an immortalized cell line.

The invention provides a human tumor stem cell line T3A-A3, which is obtained by separation of liver cancer tissue excised in an operation of a primary hepatic carcinoma patient. The separated cells can be in long-term passage culture in vitro, can grow rapidly and retain stem cell property after more than 100 times of passage. The cell can express markers of multiple stem cells, has self-updatingcapability of stem cells and directional differentiation potentials for different tumor cells, and also has tumor property, tumorigenicity ability and metastatic ability. The invention is a powerfultool for preparing stem cell drugs for targeting tumor, due to the facts that the cells can be in long-term passage culture in vitro and retain unchanged stem cell property, and the tumorigenicity ability and metastatic ability thereof are strong in immunodeficient mice.

A method for the transfer of human blastocyst-derived stem cells (hBS cells) to feeder-free culture system and propagation of the cells in such a feeder-free culture system, the method comprising the following steps of (a) transferring the balstocyst-derived stem cells from feeder to feeder free culture by mechanical treatment, (b) optionally, culturing the blastocyst-derived stem cells under feeder cell free growth conditions in a suitable growth medium and / or on a suitable support substrate, and (c) optionally passaging the blastocyst derived stem cell line every 3-10 days by enzymatic and / or mechanical treatment. The invention also relates to the application of hBS cells cultured under feeder free condition in medicine (e.g., myocardial regeneration) and screening and toxicity tests.

Provided are embryonic stem (ES) cell-derived tissue modeling systems. In particular, systems for the de novo generation of tissue by parallel drug selection of cell types constituting the tissue of interest in one culture of differentiating ES cells is described as well as the use of such systems in transplantation and drug development.

The invention discloses an in-vitro maturation culture method for an oocyte mouse and a method for establishing a parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell line. In the in-vitro maturation culture method, an immature oocyte is cultured in a basic culture solution in which the HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) and PMSG (pregnant mare serum gonadotropin) are added, and the maturation rate of the oocyte can reach more than 83 percent. In the method for establishing a parthenogenetic embryonic stem cell line, the parthenogenetic activation culture development is carried out on the mouse oocyte after in-vitro maturation culture to obtain the embryonic stem cell line; a hepatocyte obtained by the method has no immunogenicity, is simultaneously equivalent to a stem cell derived from a fertilized embryo on totipotency and has guiding significance for utilizing in-vitro maturation of the immature oocyte of a human and separating parthenogenetic embryonic stem cells. Aiming at the current conditionsof human ovum donation shortage, great discarding of clinical immature oocytes by an assisted reproductive technology, and the like, the two methods are combined to lay the foundation for developing and utilizing the in-vitro maturation culture of the immature oocyte of people and further researching the parthenogenetic embryo by utilizing an in-vitro mature ovum and separating the embryonic stemcells.

The invention relates to a human parthenogenetic embryo stem cell line with two active X chromosomes and derivatives thereof. A karyotype of the human parthenogenetic embryo stem cell line is 46, XX before 10 generations; the karyotype of the cell line becomes a chimera from the 20th generation; all cells of the cell line lose an active X chromosome at the 35th generation; and in the inactivation detection of the X chromosome, only the state of the active X chromosome is maintained all along, but the presence of the inactivated X chromosome is not discovered. The parthenogenetic activation can be achieved by adopting an artificial activation condition causing a second polar body to be discharged; therefore, the human parthenogenetic embryo stem cell line and the derivatives thereof can be obtained. The cell line and the derivatives thereof have important significance on researching the characteristics of the cell on genetics and epigenetics and further applying the cell to clinically treating certain diseases; and a cell source for cell replacement therapy can be obtained by transforming genes of the cell or modifying the genes on the epigenetics.

Purified preparations of human embryonic stem cells with certain population-specific characteristics are disclosed. This preparation is characterized by the positive expression of the following pluripotent cell surface markers: SSEA-1 (−); SSEA-4 (+); TRA-1-60 (+); TRA-1-81 (+); alkaline phosphatase (+), as well as a set of ES cell markers including Oct-4, Nanog, Rex1, Sox2, Thy1, FGF4, ABCG2, Dppa5, UTF1, Cripto1, hTERT, Connexin-43 and Connexin-45. The cells of the preparation are negative for lineage specific markers like Keratin 8, Sox-1, NFH (ectoderm), MyoD, brachyury, cardiac-actin (mesoderm), HNF-3 beta, albumin, and PDX1 (endoderm). The cells of the preparation are human embryonic stem cells, have normal karyotypes, exhibit high telomerase activity and continue to proliferate in an undifferentiated state after continuous culture for over 40 passages. The embryonic stem cell line Relicell™ hES1 also retains the ability, throughout the culture, to differentiate into cell and tissue types derived from all three embryonic germ layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm). Methods for isolating a human embryonic stem cell line are also disclosed.

Provided are an androgenetic haploid stem cell line, preparation method and use thereof. Specifically, provided are an androgenetic haploid cell and androgenetic blastula. The nucleus of the cell or the blastula only comprises a haploid autosome and a sex chromosome, the sex chromosome being the X chromosome and containing no Y chromosome. The androgenetic haploid cell of the present application can replace a spermatid as a ligand to generate a fertile animal individual, thus facilitating gene manipulation and being capable of transferring genetic information to the offspring.

The invention provides methods for generating customized hESC and lines thereof for future use in the treatment of genetic relations. In one aspect, the customized hESC lines are grown using feeder cells from biologically or genetic relations in order to avoid contamination by foreign pathogens or exposure to foreign antigens.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising of preparations of human embryonic stem (hES) cells and their derivatives and methods for their transplantation into the human body, wherein transplantation results in the clinical reversal of symptoms, cure, stabilization or arrest of degeneration of a wide variety of presently incurable and terminal medical conditions, diseases and disorders. The invention further relates to novel processes of preparing novel stem cell lines which are free of animal products, feeder cells, growth factors, leukaemia inhibitory factor, supplementary mineral combinations, amino acid supplements, vitamin supplements, fibroblast growth factor, membrane associated steel factor, soluble steel factor and conditioned media. This invention further relates to the isolation, culture, maintenance, expansion, differentiation, storage, and preservation of such stem cells.

Methods of developing and using cell lines, such as stem cell lines, for therapeutic or cosmetic use. In one embodiment the cell lines are used to treat a wide range of degenerative and metabolic disorders including, but not limited to, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiac deficiency. Also described are methods of using such cell lines to screen for compounds that play a role in regulating a variety of processes.

The invention provides a method for establishing a human nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor stem cell line. The method comprises the following steps: (1) obtaining human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in the single cell state; (2) adding the human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in the single cell state, obtained in the step (1), to a serum-free stem cell culture medium containing epidermal growth factors and basic fibroblast growth factors to obtain single cell suspension; (3) adjusting the concentration of the single cell suspension in the step (2) to 900-1100 single cells / ml; (4) inoculating 1ml of the single cell suspension obtained in the step (3) into single pores on a cell culture six-pore plate and then adding the equivoluminal stem cell culture medium for culture for 72-96 hours; and (5) collecting the cells obtained in the step (4), carrying out trypsinization till the single cell and carrying out subculture. The method provided by the invention is simple and convenient to operate; and the obtained nasopharyngeal carcinoma stem cell line has obvious stem cell characteristics.