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ArticleBlood advances2021

Transfer to the clinic: refining forward programming of hPSCs to megakaryocytes for platelet production in bioreactors.

Amanda L Evans, Amanda Dalby, Holly R Foster, Daniel Howard, Amie K Waller, Momal Taimoor, Moyra Lawrence, Souradip Mookerjee, Marcus Lehmann, Annie Burton and 5 more

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Article in Blood advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Amanda L EvansWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Amanda DalbyInstitute of Cardiovascular Sciences, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Holly R FosterWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Daniel HowardWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Amie K WallerWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Momal TaimoorWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Moyra LawrenceWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Souradip MookerjeeWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Marcus LehmannPlatelet BioGenesis, Watertown, MA.
Annie BurtonPlatelet BioGenesis, Watertown, MA.
Jorge ValdezPlatelet BioGenesis, Watertown, MA.
Jonathan ThonPlatelet BioGenesis, Watertown, MA.
Joseph ItalianoPlatelet BioGenesis, Watertown, MA.
Thomas MoreauWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Cedric GhevaertWellcome-Medical Research Council (MRC) Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute · GBPlatelet BioGenesis (United States) · USBoston Children's Hospital · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USNational Health Service · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_17230Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The production of in vitro-derived platelets has great potential for transfusion medicine. Here, we build on our experience in the forward programming (FoP) of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to megakaryocytes (MKs) and address several aspects of the complex challenges to bring this technology to the bedside. We first identify clinical-grade hPSC lines that generate MKs efficiently. We design a bespoke media to maximize both production and maturity of MKs and improve platelet output. Crucially, we transition the lentiviral-based FoP of hPSCs to a nonviral inducible system. We also show how small molecules promote a definitive hematopoiesis phenotype during the differentiation process, thereby increasing the quality of the final product. Finally, we generate platelets using a bioreactor designed to reproduce the physical cues that promote platelet production in the bone marrow. We show that these platelets are able to contribute to both thrombus formation in vitro and have a hemostatic effect in thrombocytopenic mice in vivo.

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MegakaryocytesPluripotent Stem CellsAnimalsBioreactorsBlood PlateletsMiceThrombopoiesis

Identifiers

PMID33843988
PMCPMC8045491
OpenAlexW3152641462

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