FIND ARTICLE

Advances in methods for isolation and propagation of human epidermal stem cells

Human skin is an organ rich in stem cells cultured in vitro form a so-called . holoklony . These cells express high levels of ? 1 - and ? 6 - integrin , p63 proteins , Delta1 , and ? - Catenin . Early keratinocytes are of much interest in research of both basic and clinical research , due to the possibility of their potential use in the treatment of trophic ulcers and burns . Although propagated from small biopsies ex vivo keratinocytes are successfully used in the clinic , our knowledge about the mechanisms regulating self-renewal and differentiation of skin stem cells is very limited.

An attempt isolation of human skeletal muscle stem cells

Our group has demonstrated that early skeletal muscle cells (satellite cells) are expressed on the surface of the CXCR4 receptor. We have also found that isolated from skeletal muscle by successive passages and cells having a cell sorter CXCR4 expression form in vitro in cultured myotubes characteristic. We therefore believe that these cells can be used in the process of regeneration of muscle tissue. Conducted in the present study aims at optimizing the methods of isolation for clinical purposes.

Plasticity not embryonic stem cells: fact or artifact?

Plasticity nieembrionalnych stem cells is one of the most controversial issues of modern biology and experimental medicine . The idea that stem cells can be targeted tissue -differentiate , giving rise to stem cells of other tissues and organs, presents both hope to develop new therapeutic strategies in medicine regeracyjnej just using these cells for treatment , on the other, is an important argument in contributing to the slowdown research into the use of a similar order of embryonic cells .

New aspects of human hematopoietic cell transplant of hematopoietic

Hematopoietic stem cells ( KKM ) are able to renew the transplant patient's hematopoietic system . Renewal is preceded by their implantation ( called homing ) in the hematopoietic microenvironment of the bone marrow . Mechanisms regulating cell implantation in the bone marrow are therefore one of the issues on which they focus research hematologists clinical and experimental studies. Adhesion molecules are identified , proteolytic enzymes and chemotactic factors involved in cell engraftment after transplantation.

The Editorial Board
Andrzej Łukaszyk - przewodniczący, Zofia Bielańska-Osuchowska, Szczepan Biliński, Mieczysław Chorąży, Aleksander Koj, Włodzimierz Korochoda, Leszek Kuźnicki, Aleksandra Stojałowska, Lech Wojtczak

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