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NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 18, 期 7, 页码 729-734出版社
NATURE AMERICA INC
DOI: 10.1038/77288
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T lymphocytes; stem cells; hematopoiesis; thymus
Biocompatible inorganic matrices have been used to enhance bone repair by integrating with endogenous bone architecture. Hypothesizing that a three-dimensional framework might support reconstruction of other tissues as well, we assessed the capacity of a tantalum-coated carbon matrix to support reconstitution of functioning thymic tissue. We engineered a thymic organoid by seeding matrices with murine thymic stroma. Co-culture of human bone marrow-derived hematopoietic progenitor cells within this xenogeneic environment generated mature functional T cells within 14 days. The proportionate T-cell yield from this system was highly reproducible, generating over 70% CD3(+) T cells from either AC133(+) or CD34(+) progenitor cells. Cultured T cells expressed a high level of T-cell receptor excision circles (TREC), demonstrating de novo T lymphopoiesis, and function of fully mature T cells. This system not only facilitates analysis of the T-lymphopoietic potential of progenitor cell populations; it also permits ex vivo genesis of T cells for possible applications in treatment of immunodeficiency.
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