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ArticleAdvanced healthcare materials2018

Microprinted Stem Cell Niches Reveal Compounding Effect of Colony Size on Stromal Cells-Mediated Neural Differentiation.

Ramila Joshi, Pradip Shahi Thakuri, James C Buchanan, Jun Li, Hossein Tavana

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Article in Advanced healthcare materials, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  10. Stem cell colony interspacing effect on differentiation to neural cells.Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2018
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5 authors.

Ramila JoshiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6351-9051
Pradip Shahi ThakuriDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
James C BuchananDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325, USA.
Jun LiDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
Hossein TavanaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron, 260 S. Forge St., Akron, OH, 44325, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3872-1869

Funding

A Novel High Throughput Tumor Spheroid MicrotechnologyR21CA182333 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF AKRON · PI LUKER, GARY D, TAVANA, HOSSEIN · 2013 to 2014
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NCI NIH HHS R21 CA182333
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microenvironmental factors have a major impact on differentiation of embryonic stem cells (ESCs). Here, a novel phenomenon that size of ESC colonies has a significant regulatory role on stromal cells induced differentiation of ESCs to neural cells is reported. Using a robotic cell microprinting technology, defined densities of ESCs are confined within aqueous nanodrops over a layer of supporting stromal cells immersed in a second, immiscible aqueous phase to generate ESC colonies of defined sizes. Temporal protein and gene expression studies demonstrate that larger ESC colonies generate disproportionally more neural cells and longer neurite processes. Unlike previous studies that attribute neural differentiation of ESCs solely to interactions with stromal cells, it is found that increased intercellular signaling of ESCs significantly enhances neural differentiation. This study offers an approach to generate neural cells with improved efficiency for potential use in translational research.

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Cell CommunicationCell DifferentiationSignal TransductionAnimalsCells, CulturedMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsNeural Stem CellsStem Cell NicheStromal Cellscolony sizeembryonic stem cellsneural differentiationniche parametersstromal cells

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PMID29193846
PMCPMC5842135

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