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| Epi-embryonic stem cells? |
| lunes, mayo 22, 2006 |
Researchers have provided clues about a potentially new source of human stem cells that are physically close to the actual embryo, but miles away from the controversy surrounding its use in research. Last night, at the Keystone meeting on stem cells, Ursula Manuelpillai at the Monash Institute of Medical Research in Victoria, Australia presented a poster in which they detail the potential of human amniotic epithelial cells (HAECs) in the inner membrane that protects the fetus during pregnancy.
The researchers exposed HAECs to factors that nudge them to differentiate into cell types. Indeed, the cells displayed markers that suggest they differentiated into a variety of cells, such as astrocytes, neurons, hepatocytes, and pancreatic cells. "I’m not saying the cells are pluripotent, but they certainly have the markers of pluripotency," Manuelpillai told me.
HAECs did not produce teratomas in mice testes -- an initially disappointing result, Manuelpillai said, since teratomas are characteristic of pluripotent cells. But upon further consideration, Manuelpillai noted that this inability might make them more useful for therapy down the road.
In contrast to cells from umbilical cords, HAECs are easier to isolate and also divide more easily, and one membrane can yield 60 million cells -- significantly more than what one gets from umbilical cords, Manuelpillai said. She added that she and her colleagues have submitted the paper for publication, and plan to continue injecting the cells into diseased mice to test their therapeutic potential.
Fuente: The Scienc blogs |
posted by:Escrito por:Sergio Tapia @ 2:34 p. m.  |
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Doctor. Junto con felicitarlo por su trabajo, y particularmente por su iniciativa de publicar este tipo de tematicas pioneras en investigacion biologica, aprovecho esta instancia para manifestarle mi intencion de comunicarme personalmente con usted para conocer mas profundamente su trabajo. Mi nombre es Francisco y soy estudiante de Bioquimica de la PUCV. Felicitaciones.
Por demás, le invito a visitar mi blogspot http://ruidodefondo.blogspot.com
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Doctor. Junto con felicitarlo por su trabajo, y particularmente por su iniciativa de publicar este tipo de tematicas pioneras en investigacion biologica, aprovecho esta instancia para manifestarle mi intencion de comunicarme personalmente con usted para conocer mas profundamente su trabajo. Mi nombre es Francisco y soy estudiante de Bioquimica de la PUCV. Felicitaciones.
Por demás, le invito a visitar mi blogspot http://ruidodefondo.blogspot.com
Saludos y exito.