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A human peripheral blood monocyte-derived subset acts as pluripotent stem cells
- Source :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States. March 4, 2003, Vol. 100 Issue 5, p2426, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- We have identified, cultured, characterized, and propagated adult pluripotent stem cells (PSC) from a subset of human peripheral blood monocytes. These cells, which in appearance resemble fibroblasts, expand in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor and display monocytic and hematopoietic stem cell markers including CD14, CD34, and CD45. We have induced these cells to differentiate into mature macrophages by lipopolysaccharide, T lymphocytes by IL-2, epithelial cells by epidermal growth factor, endothelial cells by vascular endothelial cell growth factor, neuronal cells by nerve growth factor, and liver cells by hepatocyte growth factor. The pluripotent nature of individual PSC was further confirmed by a clonal analysis. The ability to store, expand, and differentiate these PSC from autologous peripheral blood should make them valuable candidates for transplantation therapy.
- Subjects :
- Monocytes -- Physiological aspects
Monocytes -- Genetic aspects
Endothelium -- Physiological aspects
Endothelium -- Genetic aspects
Endothelium -- Growth
Stem cells -- Physiological aspects
Stem cells -- Genetic aspects
Growth factors -- Analysis
T cells -- Genetic aspects
T cells -- Physiological aspects
Company growth
Science and technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 00278424
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.99148300