• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2010

Purpose: Adipose tissue is located beneath the skin, around internal organs, and in the bone marrow in humans. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Adipose tissue also has the ability to dynamically expand and shrink throughout the life of an adult. Recently, it has been shown that adipose tissue contains a population of adult multipotent mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells that, in cell culture conditions, have extensive proliferative capacity and are able to differentiate into several lineages, including, osteogenic, chondrogenic, endothelial cells, and myogenic lineages. Materials and Methods: This study focused on endothelial cell culture from the adipose tissue. Adipose tissues were harvested from buccal fat pad during bilateral sagittal split ramus osteotomy for surgical correction of mandibular prognathism. The tissues were treated with 0.075% type I collagenase. The samples were neutralized with DMEM/and centrifuged for 10 min at 2,400 rpm. The pellet was treated with 3 volume of RBC lysis buffer and filtered through a 100 ${\mu}m$ nylon cell strainer. The filtered cells were centrifuged for 10 min at 2,400 rpm. The cells were further cultured in the endothelial cell culture medium (EGM-2, Cambrex, Walkersville, Md., USA) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, human EGF, human VEGF, human insulin-like growth factor-1, human FGF-$\beta$, heparin, ascorbic acid and hydrocortisone at a density of $1{\times}10^5$ cells/well in a 24-well plate. Low positivity of endothelial cell markers, such as CD31 and CD146, was observed during early passage of cells. Results: Increase of CD146 positivity was observed in passage 5 to 7 adipose tissue-derived cells. However, CD44, representative mesenchymal stem cell marker, was also strongly expressed. CD146 sorted adipose tissue-derived cells was cultured using immuno-magnetic beads. Magnetic labeling with 100 ${\mu}l$ microbeads per 108 cells was performed for 30 minutes at $4^{\circ}C$ a using CD146 direct cell isolation kit. Magnetic separation was carried out and a separator under a biological hood. Aliquous of CD146+ sorted cells were evaluated for purity by flow cytometry. Sorted cells were 96.04% positivity for CD146. And then tube formation was examined. These CD146 sorted adipose tissue-derived cells formed tube-like structures on Matrigel. Conclusion: These results suggest that adipose tissue-derived cells are endothelial cells. With the fabrication of the vascularized scaffold construct, novel approaches could be developed to enhance the engineered scaffold by the addition of adipose tissue-derived endothelial cells and periosteal-derived osteoblastic cells to promote bone growth.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2013

인체 중간엽 줄기세포는 다양한 세포로의 분화 및 자가증식 할 수 있는 능력뿐만 아니라 질병치료에 대한 치료적 잠재력을 가지고 있다. 줄기세포 분화의 분자 기작에 대한 이해는 줄기세포 이식의 치료 효능을 향상시킨다. 본 연구에는 인체 중간엽 줄기세포의 골분화에서 NFAT5의 역할을 밝혔다. 특이적 siRNA의 transfection으로 인한 NFAT5의 억제는 인체 중간엽 줄기세포의 골분화를 현저히 감소시켰으며, NF-${\kappa}B$ promoter 활성화 또한 세포의 증식이나 지방 세포로의 분화에 영향 없이 감소 시켰다. NFAT5의 발현 억제는 기본적으로 유도되는 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화와 TNF-${\alpha}$에 의해서 유도되는 NF-${\kappa}B$의 활성화를 감소시켰으나, TNF-${\alpha}$에 의해서 유도되는 NF-${\kappa}B$의 분해에는 아무런 영향을 주지 않았다. 이번 연구를 통해 NFAT5가 NF-${\kappa}B$ 경로를 조절함으로써 인체 중간엽 줄기 세포의 골분화에 아주 중요한 역할을 하는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.524-529
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• 2006

For the repairing of bone defect, autogenous or allogenic bone grafting remains the standard. However, these methods have numerous disadvantages including limited amount, donor site morbidity and spread of diseases. Tissue engineering technique by culturing stem cells may allow for a smart solution for this problem. Adipose tissue contains mesenchymal stem cells that can be differentiate into bone, cartilage, fat or muscle by exposing them to specific growth conditions. In this study, the authors procured the stem cell from buccal fat pad and differentiate them into osteoblast and are to examine the bone induction capacity. Buccal fat-derived cells (BFDC) were obtained from human buccal fat pad and cultured. BFDC were analyzed for presence of stem cell by immunofluorescent staining against CD-34, CD-105 and STRO-1. After BFDC were differentiated in osteogenic medium for three passages, their ability to differentiate into osteogenic pathway were checked by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin red staining and RT-PCR for osteocalcin (OC) gene expression. Immunofluorescent and biochemical assays demonstrated that BFDC might be a distinguished stem cells and mineralization was accompanied by increased activity or expression of ALP and OC. And calcium phosphate deposition was also detected in their extracelluar matrix. The current study supports the presence of stem cells within the buccal fat pad and the potential implications for human bone tissue engineering for maxillofacial reconstruction.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2010

사람의지방줄기세포는지방조직내에존재하는 줄기세포로 얻기 쉽고, 골수줄기세포와 유사한 특징을 가지고 있다. 그러나 지방을 추출하는 과정, 공여자의 나이, 체질량, 추출 부위에 따라 세포의 특성이 달라지며, 이질적인 세포군을 얻게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 허벅지 지방에서 유래한 줄기세포 특성 분석 및 중배엽, 내배엽성 세포로의 분화능을 알아보았다. 허벅지 유래 줄기세포는 골수줄기세포와 유사한 섬유아세포와 유사한 모양을 보였으며, 체외에서 56.5번의 분열을 하였고, 약 $5{\times}10^{22}$개의 세포를 얻을 수 있었다. 이들은 SCF, Oct4, nanog, vimentin, CK18, FGF5, NCAM, Pax6, BMP4, HNF4a, nestin, GATA4, HLA-ABC, HLA-DR과 같은 유전자를 발현하였으며, Oct4, Thy-1, FSP, vWF, vimentin, desmin, CK18, CD54, CD4, CD106, CD31, a-SMA, HLA-ABC 등과 같은 단백질을 발현하였다. 또한 이들은 지방, 골, 연골 세포와 같은 중배엽성 세포로 분화하였고, 더욱이 인슐린 분비세포와 같은 내배엽성 세포로도 분화하였다. 결론적으로, 사람의 허벅지 유래 줄기세포는 골수 줄기세포와 유사하게 체외에서 증식이 가능하였으며, 유전자 및 단백질 발현 패턴을 가지고 있었으며, 다양한 세포로 분화 가능하였다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 보아 허벅지 지방유래 줄기세포는 골수 줄기세포를 대체할 수 있는 세포치료제의 재료가 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.771-779
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• 2018

BACKGROUND: Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate into several cell types. In addition, many studies have shown that MSCs modulate the immune response. However, little information is currently available regarding the maintenance of immunomodulatory characteristics of MSCs through passages. Therefore, we investigated and compared cytokine and gene expression levels from adipose (AD) and bone marrow (BM)-derived MSCs relevant to immune modulation from early to late passages. METHODS: MSC immunophenotype, growth characteristics, cytokine expressions, and gene expressions were analyzed. RESULTS: AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs had similar cell morphologies and surface marker expressions from passage 4 to passage 10. Cytokines secreted by AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs were similar from early to late passages. AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs showed similar immunomodulatory properties in terms of cytokine secretion levels. However, the gene expressions of tumor necrosis factor-stimulated gene (TSG)-6 and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G were decreased and gene expressions of galectin-1 and -3 were increased in both AD- and BM-MSCs with repeated passages. CONCLUSION: Our study showed that the immunophenotype and expression of immunomodulation-related cytokines of AD-MSCs and BM-MSCs immunomodulation through the passages were not significantly different, even though the gene expressions of both MSCs were different.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.167-177
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 사람의 지방조직(human adipose tissue-derived stem cells, HAD), 탯줄(human umbilical cordderived stem cells, HUC), 그리고 양막(human amnion-derived stem cells, HAM)유래 줄기세포를 분리하여 세포의 형태 및 성장속도를 비교하고, 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응과 면역세포화학 염색법을 이용하여 유전자와 단백질 발현을 비교 분석하였다. 또한 지방유래 줄기세포를 이용하여 심장근육세포로의 분화를 유도하였다. 본 연구 결과, 탯줄과 양막유래 줄기세포의 형태는 매우 유사하였으며, 지방유래 줄기세포의 형태는 다른 것으로 나타났다. 분열시간은 탯줄유래 줄기세포가 가장 빨랐으나 총 분열 횟수는 양막유래 줄기세포와 같았으며, 지방유래 줄기세포의 총 분열횟수가 가장 많았다. 세 종류 줄기세포의 유전자와 단백질 발현은 비슷한 양상을 나타냈다. 지방세포, 골세포, 연골세포로의 분화 유도 결과 세 종류의 줄기세포 모두 분화 유도되었다. 또한, 심장세포 특이 유전자의 발현 분석 결과 세 종류의 줄기세포에서 유사한 발현 양상을 나타냈다. 이 중 지방유래 줄기세포를 24시간 동안 $10\;{\mu}M$ 5-azacytidine 처리 후 기본 배양액에서 4주 동안 배양하거나 또는 5-azacytidine 처리 후 bone morphogenic protein-2(BMP-2)와 fibroblast growth factor-10(FGF-10) 또는 BMP-4와 FGF-4 또는 BMP-4와 FGF-8이 첨가된 배양액으로 4주 동안 배양하여 심근세포로의 분화를 유도하였다. 분화 유도 후 심장세포 특이 유전자 발현을 분석 결과 cardiac myosin light chain-1(Cmlc-1)과 L-type calcium channel ${\alpha}1C$ subunit(${\alpha}1C$) 유전자의 발현이 증가하였다. 그러나 troponin T(TnT), troponin I(TnI) 그리고 potassium channel Kv4.3 subunit (Kv4.3) 유전자의 발현은 증가하지 않았다. 본 연구 결과, 지방, 탯줄 및 양막유래 줄기세포는 특성이 매우 유사한 것으로 나타났으며, 심장 질환 치료를 목적으로 하는 세포 치료에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또한, 적절한 배양조건 하에서 성장인자와 cytokine들을 처리하여 심장세포로의 분화 유도가 이루어진다면 임상적용에 유용한 세포로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제77권3호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2014

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) obtained from bone marrow or adipose tissue can successfully repair emphysematous animal lungs, which is a characteristic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here, we describe the cellular distribution of MSCs that were intravenously injected into mice with elastase-induced emphysema. The distributions were also compared to the distributions in control mice without emphysema. Methods: We used fluorescence optical imaging with quantum dots (QDs) to track intravenously injected MSCs. In addition, we used a human Alu sequence-based real-time polymerase chain reaction method to assess the lungs, liver, kidney, and spleen in mice with elastase-induced emphysema and control mice at 1, 4, 24, 72, and 168 hours after MSCs injection. Results: The injected MSCs were detected with QD fluorescence at 1- and 4-hour postinjection, and the human Alu sequence was detected at 1-, 4- and 24-hour postinjection in control mice (lungs only). Injected MSCs remained more in mice with elastase-induced emphysema at 1, 4, and 24 hours after MSCs injection than the control lungs without emphysema. Conclusion: In conclusion, our results show that injected MSCs were observed at 1 and 4 hours post injection and more MSCs remain in lungs with emphysema.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.16.1-16.13
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• 2021

Background: Preconditioning with inflammatory stimuli is used to improve the secretion of anti-inflammatory agents in stem cells from variant species such as mouse, human, and dog. However, there are only few studies on feline stem cells. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the immune regulatory capacity of feline adipose tissue-derived (fAT) mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) pretreated with interferon-gamma (IFN-γ). Methods: To assess the interaction of lymphocytes and macrophages with IFN-γ-pretreated fAT-MSCs, mouse splenocytes and RAW 264.7 cells were cultured with the conditioned media from IFN-γ-pretreated MSCs. Results: Pretreatment with IFN-γ increased the gene expression levels of cyclooxygenase-2, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, hepatocyte growth factor, and transforming growth factor-beta 1 in the MSCs. The conditioned media from IFN-γ-pretreated MSCs increased the expression levels of M2 macrophage markers and regulatory T-cell markers compared to those in the conditioned media from naive MSCs. Further, prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) inhibitor NS-398 attenuated the immunoregulatory potential of MSCs, suggesting that the increased PGE₂ levels induced by IFN-γ stimulation is a crucial factor in the immune regulatory capacity of MSCs pretreated with IFN-γ. Conclusions: IFN-γ pretreatment improves the immune regulatory profile of fAT-MSCs mainly via the secretion of PGE₂, which induces macrophage polarization and increases regulatory T-cell numbers.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.237-241
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• 2016

Background Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) have applications in regenerative medicine based on their therapeutic potential to repair and regenerate diseased and damaged tissue. They are commonly subject to oxidative stress during harvest and transplantation, which has detrimental effects on their subsequent viability. By functioning as an antioxidant against free radicals, melatonin may exert cytoprotective effects on ASCs. Methods We cultured human ASCs in the presence of varying dosages of hydrogen peroxide and/or melatonin for a period of 3 hours. Cell viability and apoptosis were determined with propidium iodide and Hoechst 33342 staining under fluorescence microscopy. Results Hydrogen peroxide (1-2.5 mM) treatment resulted in an incremental increase in cell death. 2 mM hydrogen peroxide was thereafter selected as the dose for co-treatment with melatonin. Melatonin alone had no adverse effects on ASCs. Co-treatment of ASCs with melatonin in the presence of hydrogen peroxide protected ASCs from cell death in a dose-dependent manner, and afforded maximal protection at $100{\mu}M$ (n=4, one-way analysis of variance P<0.001). Melatonin co-treated ASCs displayed significantly fewer apoptotic cells, as demonstrated by condensed and fragmented nuclei under fluorescence microscopy. Conclusions Melatonin possesses cytoprotective properties against oxidative stress in human ASCs and might be a useful adjunct in fat grafting and cell-assisted lipotransfer.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.239-252
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• 2007

목 적: 사람의 HAD와 HUC를 심근세포로 분화 유도하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 사람의 HAD와 HUC를 분리하여 5-azacytidine을 24시간 처리하고 여러 가지 BMP와 FGF을 첨가하여 배양하였다. 또한 HUC은 BMP와 FGF와 함께 activin A 또는 TGF-$\beta$1 또는 Wnt inhibitor를 첨가하여 배양한 후 심근세포 특이 유전자의 발현을 조사하였다. 결 과: HAD를 5-azacytidine 처리하고 기본배양액에서 4주 동안 배양하였을 때 TnT 유전자가 새로이 발현하였으며 Cmlc1과 kv4.3의 발현 양이 증가하였다. 5-azacytidine 처리 후에 BMP-4와 함께 FGF-4 (B4/F4) 또는 FGF-8 (B4/F8)을 첨가하여 배양하였을 때는 $\beta$-MHC 유전자 발현이 새로이 유도되었으며, Cmlc1, TnT, TnI 그리고 Kv4.3 유전자 발현 양이 더 많이 증가하였다. HUC은 5-azacytidine 및 BMP와 FGF 처리에 의해 유전자 발현 변화가 없었다. 그러나 BMP와 FGF와 함께 activin A 또는 TGF-$\beta$1을 첨가하여 배양하였을 때, BMP-2와 FGF-8 (B2/F8)을 첨가하여 배양한 세포에서 $\beta$-MHC 발현이 새로이 유도되었으며 $\alpha$-CA, TnT 그리고 Kv4.3 유전자의 발현이 증가하였다. 또한 BMP와 FGF와 함께 Wnt inhibitor를 처리하여 1주 동안 배양하였을 때 Cinlc1 유전자 발현이 새로이 유도되었으며 $\alpah$-CA, TnT, TnI 그리고 Kv4.3의 발현이 증가되었다. 결 론: HAD는 BMP와 FGF 처리에 의해 심근세포 특이 유전자의 발현증가를 유도할 수 있었으며 HUC는 BMP와 FGF와 함께 activin A 또는 TGF-$\beta$1 또는 Wnt inhibitor를 처리함으로써 심근세포 특이 유전자의 발현증가를 유도할 수 있었다. 따라서 HAD와 HUC는 심장질환 치료를 목적으로 하는 세포 치료에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.