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購買進口儀器、試劑和耗材——就在始于2001年的畢特博生物 www.njtrx.cn |
橫濱市立大學教授谷口英樹率領的研究小組,在對小耳癥患者切除的耳軟骨進行分析時發(fā)現,覆蓋耳軟骨的膜中存在一種特殊細胞,這一細胞具有發(fā)育為軟骨等組織的干細胞性質。 研究人員成功在試管中將這種軟骨干細胞培育為成熟軟骨細胞,然后將其移植到實驗鼠背部皮膚上,最后形成了軟骨。這種再生軟骨在實驗鼠身上維持了約10個月。 研究小組認為,利用這一成果,今后在治療鼻骨骨折、面部骨折等面部變形時,有望從患者耳中采集軟骨干細胞,進行軟骨細胞培養(yǎng)并移植到患者的腹部皮下脂肪,等軟骨細胞發(fā)育成一定程度大小的軟骨后,移植到患部。 研究人員計劃在獲得日本厚生勞動省批準后,最早明年開始臨床研究。 Reconstruction of human elastic cartilage by a CD44+ CD90+ stem cell in the ear perichondrium Kobayashi, Shinji; Takebe, Takanori; Inui, Midori; Iwai, Sayaka; Kan, Hiroomi; Zheng, Yun-Wen; Maegawa, Jiro; Taniguchi, Hideki Despite the great demands for treating craniofacial injuries or abnormalities, effective treatments are currently lacking.One promising approach involves human elastic cartilage reconstruction using autologous stem/progenitor populations. Nevertheless,definitive evidence of the presence of stem cells in human auricular cartilage remains to be established. Here, we demonstratethat human auricular perichondrium, which can be obtained via a minimally invasive approach, harbors a unique cell population,termed as cartilage stem/progenitor cells (CSPCs). The clonogenic progeny of a single CD44+ CD90+ CSPC displays a number of features characteristic of stem cells. Highly chondrogenic CSPCs were shown to reconstruct large(>2 cm) elastic cartilage after extended expansion and differentiation. CSPC-derived cartilage was encapsulated by a perichondriumlayer, which contains a CD44+ CD90+ self-renewing stem/progenitor population and was maintained without calcification or tumor formation even after 10 mo. Thisis a unique report demonstrating the presence of stem cells in auricular cartilage. Utilization of CSPCs will provide a promisingreconstructive material for treating craniofacial defects with successful long-term tissue restoration. |
購買進口儀器、試劑和耗材——就在始于2001年的畢特博生物
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