Establishment of Human Embryonic Stem Cells using Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts and Human Fetal Fibroblasts as Feeder Cells

인간태아 섬유아세포와 생쥐배아 섬유아세포를 기저세포로 활용한 인간 배아줄기세포의 확립

  • Cho, Hye Won (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ko, Kyoung Rae (Yalemari Wemen's Clinic) ;
  • Kim, Mi Kyoung (Infertility Clinic, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jae Ik (Infertility Clinic, Pusan National University Hospital) ;
  • Sin, Su Il (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong Hyung (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Ki Hyung (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyu Sup (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University)
  • 조혜원 (부산대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 고경래 (예일마리 산부인과) ;
  • 김미경 (부산대학교병원 불임크리닉) ;
  • 이재익 (부산대학교병원 불임크리닉) ;
  • 신수일 (부산대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이동형 (부산대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 김기형 (부산대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 이규섭 (부산대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.06.30

Abstract

Objectives: This study was carried out to establish human embryonic stem cells derived from frozen-thawed embryos using mouse embryonic fibroblasts (mEFs), human fetal skin and muscle fibroblasts as feeder cells, and to identify the characteristic of embryonic stem cells. Methods: When primary mEFs, human fetal skin and muscle fibroblasts were prepared, passaging on 4 days from replating could have effective trypsinization and clear feeder layers. Eight of 23 frozenthawed 4~8 cell stage embryos donated from consenting couples developed to blastocysts. Inner cell mass (ICM) was isolated by immunosurgery. ICM was co-cultured on mEFs, human fetal skin or muscle fibroblasts. The ICM colonies grown on mEFs, human fetal skin or muscle fibroblasts were tested the expression of stage specific embryonic antigen-3, -4 (SSEA-3, -4), octamer binding transcription factor-4 mRNA (Oct-4) and alkaline phosphatase surface marker. Results: We obtained 1 ICM colony from 2 ICM co-cultured on mEFs as feeder cells and did not obtain any ICM colony from 6 ICM clumps co-cultured on human fetal skin or muscle fibroblasts. The colony formed on mEFs could be passaged 30 times every 5 days with sustaining undifferentiated colony appearance. When the colonies cultured on mEFs were grown on human fetal skin or muscle fibroblasts, the colonies could be passaged 15 times every 9 days with sustaining undifferentiated colony appearance. The colonies grown on mEFs and human fetal fibroblasts expressed SSEA-4 and alkaline phosphatase surface markers and positive for the expression of Oct-4 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The produced embryoid body differentiated spontaneously to neural progenitorlike cells, neuron-like cells and beating cardiomyocyte-like cells, and frozen-thawed embryonic stem cells displayed normal 46,XX karyotype. Conclusions: The human embryonic stem cells can be established by using mEFs and human fetal fibroblasts produced in laboratory as feeder cells.

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