Selective Expansion of Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells from Bulk Muscle Cells in Soft Three-Dimensional Fibrin Gel

Autor: Xin Wang, Wen Shu Wu, Yalu Zhou, Yuanfan Hong, Jeffrey Mosenson, Furen Wu, Pei Zhu, Gajendra S. Shekhawat
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Stem Cells Translational Medicine
ISSN: 2157-6580
2157-6564
DOI: 10.1002/sctm.16-0427
Popis: Muscle stem cells (MuSCs) exhibit robust myogenic potential in vivo, thus providing a promising curative treatment for muscle disorders. Ex vivo expansion of adult MuSCs is highly desired to achieve a therapeutic cell dose because of their scarcity in limited muscle biopsies. Sorting of pure MuSCs is generally required for all the current culture systems. Here we developed a soft three-dimensional (3D) salmon fibrin gel culture system that can selectively expand mouse MuSCs from bulk skeletal muscle preparations without cell sorting and faithfully maintain their regenerative capacity in culture. Our study established a novel platform for convenient ex vivo expansion of MuSCs, thus greatly advancing stem cell-based therapies for various muscle disorders.
Databáze: OpenAIRE