ArticleDevelopment (Cambridge, England)2015
Human epidermal neural crest stem cells as a source of Schwann cells.
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- The Role and Mechanism of Hair Follicle Neural Crest Stem Cells and Their Small Extracellular Vesicles in Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury.Stem cells international · 2026Review
- Valproic acid boosts hair follicle stem cell resilience to oxygen-glucose deprivation through autophagy induction and AKT/mTOR suppression.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Limited Myelination Capacity in Human Schwann Cells in Experimental Models in Comparison to Rodent and Porcine Schwann Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Oxytocin Receptor Expression in Hair Follicle Stem Cells: A Promising Model for Biological and Therapeutic Discovery in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2023Article
- The beneficial effects of chick embryo extract preconditioning on hair follicle stem cells: A promising strategy to generate Schwann cells.Cell proliferation · 2023Article
- Myelinating Glia: Potential Therapeutic Targets in Polyglutamine Spinocerebellar Ataxias.Cells · 2023Review
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- Engineering Nanofiber Scaffolds with Biomimetic Cues for Differentiation of Skin-Derived Neural Crest-like Stem Cells to Schwann Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Therapeutic potential of hair follicle-derived stem cell intranasal transplantation in a rat model of ischemic stroke.BMC neuroscience · 2022Article
- Implantation of a nerve protector embedded with human GMSC-derived Schwann-like cells accelerates regeneration of crush-injured rat sciatic nerves.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Article
- Insulin Promotes Schwann-Like Cell Differentiation of Rat Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells.Molecular neurobiology · 2021Article
- Harnessing 3D collagen hydrogel-directed conversion of human GMSCs into SCP-like cells to generate functionalized nerve conduits.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2021Article
- A microfabricated multi-compartment device for neuron and Schwann cell differentiation.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Natural Biomaterials as Instructive Engineered Microenvironments That Direct Cellular Function in Peripheral Nerve Tissue Engineering.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Review
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Abstract
We show that highly pure populations of human Schwann cells can be derived rapidly and in a straightforward way, without the need for genetic manipulation, from human epidermal neural crest stem cells [hEPI-NCSC(s)] present in the bulge of hair follicles. These human Schwann cells promise to be a useful tool for cell-based therapies, disease modelling and drug discovery. Schwann cells are glia that support axons of peripheral nerves and are direct descendants of the embryonic neural crest. Peripheral nerves are damaged in various conditions, including through trauma or tumour-related surgery, and Schwann cells are required for their repair and regeneration. Schwann cells also promise to be useful for treating spinal cord injuries. Ex vivo expansion of hEPI-NCSC isolated from hair bulge explants, manipulating the WNT, sonic hedgehog and TGFβ signalling pathways, and exposure of the cells to pertinent growth factors led to the expression of the Schwann cell markers SOX10, KROX20 (EGR2), p75NTR (NGFR), MBP and S100B by day 4 in virtually all cells, and maturation was completed by 2 weeks of differentiation. Gene expression profiling demonstrated expression of transcripts for neurotrophic and angiogenic factors, as well as JUN, all of which are essential for nerve regeneration. Co-culture of hEPI-NCSC-derived human Schwann cells with rodent dorsal root ganglia showed interaction of the Schwann cells with axons, providing evidence of Schwann cell functionality. We conclude that hEPI-NCSCs are a biologically relevant source for generating large and highly pure populations of human Schwann cells.
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