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ArticleCellular & molecular biology letters2021

Direct differentiation of tonsillar biopsy-derived stem cells to the neuronal lineage.

Michal Arad, Robert A Brown, Raju Khatri, Rodney J Taylor, Michal Zalzman

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Article in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Michal Arad *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Robert A Brown *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Raju KhatriDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Rodney J TaylorMarlene and Stewart Greenbaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA.
Michal ZalzmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 108 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. MZalzman@som.umaryland.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4689-2951
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

A Novel Cell Therapy Approach to Augment Regeneration in Neurodegenerative DiseaseR21NS095088 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ZALZMAN, MICHAL · 2017 to 2018
$425k
NINDS NIH HHS 1R21 NS095088-01A1NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS095088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNeurological disorders are considered one of the greatest burdens to global public health and a leading cause of death. Stem cell therapies hold great promise for the cure of neurological disorders, as stem cells can serve as cell replacement, while also secreting factors to enhance endogenous tissue regeneration. Adult human multipotent stem cells (MSCs) reside on blood vessels, and therefore can be found in many tissues throughout the body, including palatine tonsils. Several studies have reported the capacity of MSCs to differentiate into, among other cell types, the neuronal lineage. However, unlike the case with embryonic stem cells, it is unclear whether MSCs can develop into mature neurons.

methodsHuman tonsillar MSCs (T-MSCs) were isolated from a small, 0.6-g sample, of tonsillar biopsies with high viability and yield as we recently reported. Then, these cells were differentiated by a rapid, multi-stage procedure, into committed, post-mitotic, neuron-like cells using defined conditions.

resultsHere we describe for the first time the derivation and differentiation of tonsillar biopsy-derived MSCs (T-MSCs), by a rapid, multi-step protocol, into post-mitotic, neuron-like cells using defined conditions without genetic manipulation. We characterized our T-MSC-derived neuronal cells and demonstrate their robust differentiation in vitro.

conclusionsOur procedure leads to a rapid neuronal lineage commitment and loss of stemness markers, as early as three days following neurogenic differentiation. Our studies identify biopsy-derived T-MSCs as a potential source for generating neuron-like cells which may have potential use for in vitro modeling of neurodegenerative diseases or cell replacement therapies.

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AdultBiopsyCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMesenchymal Stem CellsMultipotent Stem CellsNeuronsPalatine TonsilYoung AdultBiopsiesDifferentiationNeuroblastsNeuronal stem cells (NSC)Neuron-like cellsTonsil-derived multipotent stem cells (T-MSC)

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