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Markers of Pluripotency in Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells and Their Differentiation to Progenitor of Cortical Neurons.
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- Obtaining Tissues of Human Amniotic Membrane and Identification of Pluripotent Markers.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Reinvesting the cellular properties of human amniotic epithelial cells and their therapeutic innovations.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- Graphene oxide accelerates TGFβ-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stimulates pro-inflammatory immune response in amniotic epithelial cells.Materials today. Bio · 2023Article
- Naïve pluripotent-like characteristics of non-tumorigenic Muse cells isolated from human amniotic membrane.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- A Survey and Critical Evaluation of Isolation, Culture, and Cryopreservation Methods of Human Amniotic Epithelial Cells.Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) · 2022Review
- Human placenta-derived amniotic epithelial cells as a new therapeutic hope for COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and systemic inflammation.Stem cell research & therapy · 2022Review
- Microvesicles and exosomes released by amnion epithelial cells under oxidative stress cause inflammatory changes in uterine cells†.Biology of reproduction · 2021Article
- Window of opportunity for human amnion epithelial stem cells to attenuate astrogliosis after umbilical cord occlusion in preterm fetal sheep.Stem cells translational medicine · 2021Article
- Characteristics and Therapeutic Potential of Human Amnion-Derived Stem Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
- The Role of Innate Immune System in the Human Amniotic Membrane and Human Amniotic Fluid in Protection Against Intra-Amniotic Infections and Inflammation.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
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- Human Amniotic Epithelial Stem Cells: A Promising Seed Cell for Clinical Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
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Abstract
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC) have promise for regenerative medicine due to their auto-renovation and differentiation capacities. Nevertheless, there are several ethical and methodological issues about these cells that have not been resolved. Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAEC) have been proposed as source of pluripotent stem cells. Several groups have studied hAEC but have reported inconsistencies about their pluripotency properties. The aim of the present study was the in vitro characterization of hAEC collected from a Mexican population in order to identify transcription factors involved in the pluripotency circuitry and to determine their epigenetic state. Finally, we evaluated if these cells differentiate to cortical progenitors. We analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively the expression of the transcription factors of pluripotency (OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, KLF4 and REX1) by RT-PCR and RT-qPCR in hAEC. Also, we determined the presence of OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, SSEA3, SSEA4, TRA-1-60, E-cadherin, KLF4, TFE3 as well as the proliferation and epigenetic state by immunocytochemistry of the cells. Finally, hAEC were differentiated towards cortical progenitors using a protocol of two stages. Here we show that hAEC, obtained from a Mexican population and cultured in vitro (P0-P3), maintained the expression of several markers strongly involved in pluripotency maintenance (OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, TFE3, KLF4, SSEA3, SSEA4, TRA-1-60 and E-cadherin). Finally, when hAEC were treated with growth factors and small molecules, they expressed markers characteristic of cortical progenitors (TBR2, OTX2, NeuN and β-III-tubulin). Our results demonstrated that hAEC express naïve pluripotent markers (KLF4, REX1 and TFE3) as well as the cortical neuron phenotype after differentiation. This highlights the need for further investigation of hAEC as a possible source of hPSC.
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