Induction of multipotency in umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells cultivated under suspension conditions.
Due to the limitations in the clinical application of embryonic stem cells (ESC) and induced pluripotent stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are now much more interesting for cell-based therapy. Although MSCs have several advantages, they are not capable of differentiating to all three embryonic layers (three germ layers) without cultivation under specific induction media. Hence, improvement of MSCs for cell therapy purposes is under intensive study now. In this study, we isolated MSCs from umbilical cord tissue at the single-cell level, by treatment with trypsin, followed by cultivation under suspension conditions to form a colony. These colonies were trypsin resistant, capable of self-renewal differentiation to the three germ layers without any induction, and they were somewhat similar to ESC colonies. The cells were able to grow in both adherent and suspension culture conditions, expressed both the MSCs markers, especially CD105, and the multipotency markers, i.e., SSEA-3, and had a limited lifespan. The cells were expanded under simple culture conditions at the single-cell level and were homogenous. Further and complementary studies are required to understand how trypsin-tolerant mesenchymal stem cells are established. However, our study suggested non-embryonic resources for future cell-based therapy.
Blood Transfusion Research Center, High Institute for Research and Education in Transfusion Medicine, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh
F
Amiri
Raheleh
R
Halabian
Morteza
M
Salimian
Mohammad Ali
MA
Shokrgozar
Masoud
M
Soleimani
Ali
A
Jahanian-Najafabadi
Mehryar Habibi
MH
Roudkenar
D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate / Q000378:metabolism; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D039902:Multipotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D055746:Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000166:cytology*
D015295:Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate; D055746:Stage-Specific Embryonic Antigens; C052924:stage-specific embryonic antigen-3