Journal
STEM CELL RESEARCH & THERAPY
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13287-019-1339-1
Keywords
Micromesh; Trophoblast; Human pluripotent stem cell; Syncytiotrophoblast; Extravillous trophoblast
Funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (KAKENHI) [18 K12071]
- Compass to Healthy Life Research Complex Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
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Background Trophoblasts as a specific cell lineage are crucial for the correct function of the placenta. Human trophoblast stem cells (hTSCs) are a proliferative population that can differentiate into syncytiotrophoblasts and extravillous cytotrophoblasts. Many studies have reported that chemical supplements induce the differentiation of trophoblasts from human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). However, there have been no reports of the establishment of proliferative hTSCs from hiPSCs. Our previous report showed that culturing hiPSCs on micromesh as a bioscaffold induced cystic cells with trophoblast properties. Here, we aimed to establish hTSCs from hiPSCs. Methods We used the micromesh culture technique to induce hiPSC differentiation into trophoblast cysts. We then reseeded and purified cystic cells. Results The cells derived from the reseeded cysts were highly proliferative. Low expression levels of pluripotency genes and high expression levels of TSC-specific genes were detected in proliferative cells. The cells could be passaged, and further directional differentiation into syncytiotrophoblast- and extravillous cytotrophoblast-like cells was confirmed by marker expression and hormone secretion. Conclusions We established hiPSC-derived hTSCs, which may be applicable for studying the functions of trophoblasts and the placenta. Our experimental system may provide useful tools for understanding the pathogenesis of infertility owing to trophoblast defects in the future.
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