Shao-Yu Peng1, Yu-Sheng Yang2, Chih-Jen Chou1, Kun-Yi Lin3, Shinn-Chih Wu1. 1. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University; 2. Department of Orthopaedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University; ; Department of Orthopaedics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells (AFSCs) possess optimal differentiation potential and are a promising resource for cell therapy and tissue engineering. Mouse is a good model to be studied for pre-clinical research. METHODS: In this study, we successfully established enhanced green fluorescent protein mouse-derived amniotic fluid stem cells (EGFP-mAFSCs) and investigated whether EGFP-mAFSCs possess the ability to differentiate into cardiomyocytes by in vitro culture. We evaluated stem-cell differentiation using immunofluorescence. RESULTS: This study showed that EGFP-mAFSCs can give rise to spontaneously beating cardiomyocyte-like cells expressing the specific markers c-kit, myosin heavy chain, and cardiac troponin I. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that mAFSCs have the in vitro propensity to acquire a cardiomyogenic phenotype and to a certain extent cardiomyocytes; however the process efficiency which gives rise to cardiomyocyte-like cells remains quite low (2 out of 10 were found). KEY WORDS: Amniotic fluid; Cardiomyocytes; In vitro differentiation; Stem cells.
BACKGROUND: Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells (AFSCs) possess optimal differentiation potential and are a promising resource for cell therapy and tissue engineering. Mouse is a good model to be studied for pre-clinical research. METHODS: In this study, we successfully established enhanced green fluorescent protein mouse-derived amniotic fluid stem cells (EGFP-mAFSCs) and investigated whether EGFP-mAFSCs possess the ability to differentiate into cardiomyocytes by in vitro culture. We evaluated stem-cell differentiation using immunofluorescence. RESULTS: This study showed that EGFP-mAFSCs can give rise to spontaneously beating cardiomyocyte-like cells expressing the specific markers c-kit, myosin heavy chain, and cardiac troponin I. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that mAFSCs have the in vitro propensity to acquire a cardiomyogenic phenotype and to a certain extent cardiomyocytes; however the process efficiency which gives rise to cardiomyocyte-like cells remains quite low (2 out of 10 were found). KEY WORDS: Amniotic fluid; Cardiomyocytes; In vitro differentiation; Stem cells.
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