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ArticleStem cell reports2021

Differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells to authentic macrophages using a defined, serum-free, open-source medium.

Alun Vaughan-Jackson, Szymon Stodolak, Kourosh H Ebrahimi, Cathy Browne, Paul K Reardon, Elisabete Pires, Javier Gilbert-Jaramillo, Sally A Cowley, William S James

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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2 · The registry

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alun Vaughan-JacksonSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK. Electronic address: alun.v.j@gmail.com.
Szymon StodolakSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
Kourosh H EbrahimiChemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
Cathy BrowneSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
Paul K ReardonVagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Elisabete PiresChemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK.
Javier Gilbert-JaramilloSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
Sally A CowleySir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK.
William S JamesSir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, UK. Electronic address: william.james@path.ox.ac.uk.
University of Oxford · GBColumbia University · US

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_EX_MR/N50192X/1Medical Research Council MR/L023784/2Medical Research Council MR/M024962/1Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 203805/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and macrophages derived from them are increasingly popular tools for research into both infectious and degenerative diseases. However, as the field strives for greater modeling accuracy, it is becoming ever more challenging to justify the use of undefined and proprietary media for the culture of these cells. Here, we describe a defined, serum-free, open-source medium for the differentiation of iPSC-derived macrophages. This medium is equally capable of maintaining these cells compared with commercial alternatives. The macrophages differentiated in this medium display improved terminally differentiated cell characteristics, reduced basal expression of induced antiviral response genes, and improved polarization capacity. We conclude that cells cultured in this medium are an appropriate and malleable model for tissue-resident macrophages, on which future differentiation techniques can be built.

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Cell DifferentiationBiomarkersCells, CulturedCell ShapeCulture Media, Serum-FreeHIV InfectionsHomeostasisHumansInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesPhenotypeTranscription, GeneticTranscriptomeZika VirusBiomarkersCulture Media, Serum-Freeculturedifferentiationdisease modelinghumaninduced pluripotent stem cellmacrophagetranscriptional analysis

Identifiers

PMID34171284
PMCPMC8282471
OpenAlexW3174506610

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