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ArticleStem cell reviews and reports2018

Wharton's Jelly Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Comparing Human and Horse.

Barbara Merlo, Gabriella Teti, Eleonora Mazzotti, Laura Ingrà, Viviana Salvatore, Marina Buzzi, Giorgia Cerqueni, Manuela Dicarlo, Aliai Lanci, Carolina Castagnetti and 1 more

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Article in Stem cell reviews and reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Barbara MerloDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia, BO, Italy. barbara.merlo@unibo.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7029-5404
Gabriella TetiDepartment for Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, BO, Italy.
Eleonora MazzottiDepartment of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, University of Teramo, via R. Balzarini 1, 64100, Teramo, TE, Italy.
Laura IngràDepartment for Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, via Irnerio 48, 40126, Bologna, BO, Italy.
Viviana SalvatoreAn2H Discovery Limited, National Institute for Cellular Bioetchnology (NICB), Dublin City University Campus, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Marina BuzziBanca dei Tessuti, del Sangue cordonale e Biobanca Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy.
Giorgia CerqueniDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Manuela DicarloDepartment of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Aliai LanciDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia, BO, Italy.
Carolina CastagnettiDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia, BO, Italy.
Eleonora IaconoDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50, 40064, Ozzano Emilia, BO, Italy.

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Università di Bologna RFO (Ricerca Fondamentale Orientata)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wharton's jelly (WJ) is an important source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) both in human and other animals. The aim of this study was to compare human and equine WJMSCs. Human and equine WJMSCs were isolated and cultured using the same protocols and culture media. Cells were characterized by analysing morphology, growth rate, migration and adhesion capability, immunophenotype, differentiation potential and ultrastructure. Results showed that human and equine WJMSCs have similar ultrastructural details connected with intense synthetic and metabolic activity, but differ in growth, migration, adhesion capability and differentiation potential. In fact, at the scratch assay and transwell migration assay, the migration ability of human WJMSCs was higher (P < 0.05) than that of equine cells, while the volume of spheroids obtained after 48 h of culture in hanging drop was larger than the volume of equine ones (P < 0.05), demonstrating a lower cell adhesion ability. This can also revealed in the lower doubling time of equine cells (3.5 ± 2.4 days) as compared to human (6.5 ± 4.3 days) (P < 0.05), and subsequently in the higher number of cell doubling after 44 days of culture observed for the equine (20.3 ± 1.7) as compared to human cells (8.7 ± 2.4) (P < 0.05), and to the higher (P < 0.05) ability to form fibroblast colonies at P3. Even if in both species tri-lineage differentiation was achieved, equine cells showed an higher chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation ability (P < 0.05). Our findings indicate that, although the ultrastructure demonstrated a staminal phenotype in human and equine WJMSCs, they showed different properties reflecting the different sources of MSCs.

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Cell DifferentiationCell MovementCell ProliferationAnimalsCell AdhesionCells, CulturedChondrogenesisHorsesHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionOsteogenesisSpecies SpecificityWharton JellyHorseHumanMesenchymal stem cellTransmission electron microscopyWharton’s jelly

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