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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 391, Issue 1, Pages 38-42Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.157
Keywords
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells; Induced gut (iGut); Organ regeneration; Motor function; Peristalsis; Hanging drop culture
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- Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan [21591649, 21592280]
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Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have the pluripotency to differentiate into broad spectrum derivatives of all three embryonic germ layers However, the in vitro organ differentiation potential of iPS cells to organize a complex and functional organ has not yet been demonstrated. Here, we demonstrate that mouse iPS cells have the ability to organize a gut-like organ with motor function in vitro by a hanging drop culture system. This induced gut (iGut) exhibited spontaneous contraction and highly coordinated peristalsis accompanied by a transportation of contents. Ultrastructural analysis identified that the iGut had large lumens surrounded by three distinct layers (epithelium, connective tissue and Musculature). Immunoreactivity for c-Kit, a market of interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs, enteric pacemaker cells), was observed in the wall of the lumen and formed a distinct and dense network The neurofilament immunoreactivity was identified to form large ganglion-like structures and dense neuronal networks. The iGut was composed of all the enteric components of three germ layers: epithelial cells (endoderm), smooth muscle cells (mesoderm), ICCs (mesoderm). and enteric neurons (ectoderm) This is the first report to demonstrate the in vitro differentiation potential of iPS cells into particular types of functional organs. This work not only contributes to understanding the mechanisms of incurable gut disease through disease-specific iPS cells, but also facilitates the clinical application of patient-specific iPS cells for novel therapeutic strategies such as patient-specific organ regenerative medicine in the future. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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