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Calcium ions act like ubiquitous second messengers in a wide amount of cellular processes. In cardiac myocytes, Ca2+ handling regulates the mechanical contraction necessary to the heart pump function. The field of intracellular and intercellular Ca2+ handling, employing in vitro models of cardiomyocytes, has become a cornerstone to understand the role and adaptation of calcium signalling in healthy and diseased hearts. Comprehensive in vitro systems and cell-based biosensors are powerful tools to enrich and speed up cardiac phenotypic and drug response evaluation. We have implemented a combined setup to measure contractility and calcium waves in human embryonic stem cells-derived cardiomyocyte 3D clusters, obtained from embryoid body differentiation. A combination of atomic force microscopy to monitor cardiac contractility, and sensitive fast scientific complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor camera for epifluorescence video recording, provided correlated signals in real time. To speed up the integrated data processing, we tested several post-processing algorithms, to improve the automatic detection of relevant functional parameters. The validation of our proposed method was assessed by caffeine stimulation (10mM) and detection/characterization of the induced cardiac response. We successfully report the first simultaneous recording of cardiac contractility and calcium waves on the described cardiac 3D models. The drug stimulation confirmed the automatic detection capabilities of the used algorithms, measuring expected physiological response, such as elongation of contraction time and Ca2+ cytosolic persistence, increased calcium basal fluorescence, and transient peaks. These results contribute to the implementation of novel, integrated, high-information, and reliable experimental systems for cardiac models and drug evaluation.
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- biofyzika metody MeSH
- kardiomyocyty metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- vápník metabolismus MeSH
- vápníková signalizace fyziologie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Cíl práce: Práce se zabývá klinickou částí výzkumu lidských embryonálních kmenových buněk (hESC). Cílem projektu je vznik somatických buněčných typů použitelných ve vývoji léčiv, regenerativní medicíně a buněčné terapii. Výhledem je umožnit cílenou terapii dosud nevyléčitelné nemoci. Pluripotentní hESC mají neomezenou kapacitu pro sebeobnovu. Této vlastnosti se využívá v terapii, kdy jsou z hESC vytvořeny chybějící nebo poškozené buňky v lidském těle. Je zájem vytvořit hESC linie v klinické kvalitě, použitelné v předklinických a klinických studiích. Metodika: Vytvoření hESC musí respektovat legislativu ČR a EU. Podmínkou bylo vypracovat informovaný souhlas obou dárců pro darovaná vyřazená embrya, která nejsou vhodná pro léčbu oplodněním in vitro dle směrnice 2004/23/ES. Centrum asistované reprodukce (CAR) FN Brno se podílí na odběru oocytů, kultivaci a kryokonzervaci embryí, komunikaci s klienty a zajišťování informovaných souhlasů dárců embryí. Byl vypracován předávací protokol a metodika předávání rozmrazených embryí s originálním číselným kódem. Před předáním embryí na spoluautorské pracoviště – Centrum buněčného a tkáňového inženýrství (CTEF) ICRC FN u sv. Anny – je provedeno jejich rozmrazení, v případě potřeby dokultivování do stadia blastocysty, a následně je proveden asistovaný hatching. Výsledky: V období leden 2018 až červenec 2020 bylo obesláno 138 vybraných vhodných klientek na dárcovství, z nichž 52 nereagovalo, 19 ukončilo a 29 prodloužilo skladování embryí. Pouze 38 klientek, tj. 27,5 %, souhlasilo s jejich využitím na přípravu hESC. Ve stejném období probíhala osobní komunikace s vhodnými klienty CAR a bylo získáno dalších 17 dárců embryí. Celkem bylo získáno 160 embryí od 55 dárkyň ve věku 26–42 let. Nejčastěji byla embrya zamrazena ve stadiu blastocysty (53 embrií – 33,1 %) a moruly (74 embrií – 46,3 %). Z 29 geneticky vyšetřených embryí je 5 euploidních (17,2 %), 2 mozaiky a 22 aneuploidních nebo s translokací či přenašečů s monogenní vadou. Závěr: Byl vypracován a Etickou komisí LF MU a FN Brno schválen informovaný souhlas, bylo vybráno a zajištěno 160 darovaných embryí. Je vypracován předávací protokol a metodika předávání. Plán předávání rozmrazených anonymizovaných embryí zahrnuje cca 5 rozmrazených blastocyst týdně s provedeným asistovaným hatchingem. Po předání embryí na CTEF probíhá izolace embryoblastu s následnou kultivací. Ustanovené buněčné linie hESC musí splnit specifikovaná kritéria bezpečnosti, stability a pluripotence. Věříme, že v souladu s plánem projektu získáme nejméně tři linie hESC v klinické kvalitě, poprvé vytvořené v ČR, respektující požadavky na léčivé přípravky Advanced Medicinal Therapy Products (AMTP).
Objective: The work deals with a clinical part of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. The aim of the project is the differentiation of somatic cell types, useful in drug development, regenerative medicine and cell therapy. The aim of this work is to enable targeted therapy of yet incurable diseases. The pluripotent hESCs have unlimited self-renewal capacity. This ability is used in therapy to create missing or damaged cells in the human body. It is of interest to develop clinical-grade hESC lines useful in preclinical and clinical studies. Methods: The derivation of the hESC must respect the legislation of the Czech Republic and the EU. The aim was to develop an informed consent of both donors for donated discarded embryos that are not suitable for treatment by in vitro fertilization according to Directive 2004/23/EC. The FNB‘s Center for Assisted Reproduction (CAR) participates in oocyte collection, cultivation and cryopreservation of embryos, communication with clients and ensuring the informed consent of embryo donors. A transport protocol and a methodology for handing over the thawed embryos with the original numerical code were developed. Before the embryos are handed over to the ICRC co-author‘s workplace (CTEF), they are thawed and, if necessary, recultivated to the blastocyst stage; afterwards, assisted hatching is performed. Results: In the period from January 2018 to July 2020, 138 selected suitable clients were asked for donations, with 52 not responding, 19 terminating and 29 extending the embryo storage. Only 38 clients, i.e. 27.5%, agreed with the usage of their embryos for the preparation of hESCs. In the same period, personal communication with suitable CAR clients took place and another 17 embryo donors were obtained. A total of 160 embryos were obtained from 55 donors aged 26 to 42 years. The embryos were most often frozen in the blastocyst (53 embryos – 33.1%) and morula (74 embryos – 46.3%) stages. Of the 29 genetically examined embryos, only 5 are euploid (17.2%), 2 are mosaic and 22 are aneuploid or with translocations or carriers with a monogenic defect. Conclusion: We have an informed consent prepared and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Masaryk University and the University Hospital Brno; 160 donated embryos have been selected and secured. A transport protocol and handover methodology are developed. The plan for the transfer of thawed anonymized embryos in the first phase, October – December 2020, includes approximately 5 thawed blastocysts per week with assisted hatching. After their transfer to the CTEF, the embryoblast will be isolated with subsequent cultivation. The established hESCs must meet the specified criteria of safety, stability and pluripotency. We believe that, in accordance with the project plan, we will obtain at least 3 clinical-grade hESC lines, the first created in the Czech Republic, respecting the requirements for Advanced Medicinal Therapy Products (AMTP).
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- výběr embryí,
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- blastocysta MeSH
- buněčná a tkáňová terapie MeSH
- embryoblast MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky MeSH
- nakládání s embryem * MeSH
- vitrifikace MeSH
- získávání tkání a orgánů MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are increasingly used in clinical trials as they can change the outcome of treatment for many human diseases. They are used as a starting material for further differentiation into specific cell types and to achieve the desirable result of the cell therapy; thus, the quality of hESCs has to be taken into account. Therefore, current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) has to be implemented in the transport of embryos, derivation of inner cell mass to xeno-free, feeder-free and defined hESC culture, and cell freezing. The in-depth characterization of hESC lines focused on safety, pluripotency, differentiation potential and genetic background has to complement this process. In this paper, we show the derivation of three clinical-grade hESC lines, MUCG01, MUCG02, and MUCG03, following these criteria. We developed and validated the system for the manufacture of xeno-free and feeder-free clinical-grade hESC lines that present high-quality starting material suitable for cell therapy according to cGMP.
BACKGROUND: The progenitors to lung airway epithelium that are capable of long-term propagation may represent an attractive source of cells for cell-based therapies, disease modeling, toxicity testing, and others. Principally, there are two main options for obtaining lung epithelial progenitors: (i) direct isolation of endogenous progenitors from human lungs and (ii) in vitro differentiation from some other cell type. The prime candidates for the second approach are pluripotent stem cells, which may provide autologous and/or allogeneic cell resource in clinically relevant quality and quantity. METHODS: By exploiting the differentiation potential of human embryonic stem cells (hESC), here we derived expandable lung epithelium (ELEP) and established culture conditions for their long-term propagation (more than 6 months) in a monolayer culture without a need of 3D culture conditions and/or cell sorting steps, which minimizes potential variability of the outcome. RESULTS: These hESC-derived ELEP express NK2 Homeobox 1 (NKX2.1), a marker of early lung epithelial lineage, display properties of cells in early stages of surfactant production and are able to differentiate to cells exhibitting molecular and morphological characteristics of both respiratory epithelium of airway and alveolar regions. CONCLUSION: Expandable lung epithelium thus offer a stable, convenient, easily scalable and high-yielding cell source for applications in biomedicine.
Chromosomal instability evoked by abnormalities in centrosome numbers has been traditionally considered as a hallmark of aberrant, typically cancerous or senescent cells. We have reported previously that pristine human embryonic stem cells (hESC) suffer from high frequency of supernumerary centrosomes and hence may be prone to undergo abnormal mitotic divisions. We have also unraveled that this phenomenon of multicentrosomal mitoses vanishes with prolonged time in culture and with initiation of differentiation, and it is strongly affected by the culture substratum. In this study, we report for the first time that Cripto-1 protein (teratocarcinoma-derived growth factor 1, epidermal growth factor-Cripto/FRL-1/Cryptic) produced by hESC represents a factor capable of inducing formation of supernumerary centrosomes in cultured hESC. Elimination of Cripto-1 signaling on the other hand restores the normal number of centrosomes in hESC. Linking the secretory phenotype of hESC to the centrosomal metabolism may help to develop better strategies for propagation of stable and safe bioindustrial and clinical grade cultures of hESC. From a broader point of view, it may lead to unravelling Cripto-1 as a micro-environmental factor contributing to adverse cell behaviors in vivo.
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- buněčná diferenciace genetika MeSH
- centrozom * MeSH
- GPI-vázané proteiny antagonisté a inhibitory genetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky cytologie metabolismus MeSH
- mezibuněčné signální peptidy a proteiny genetika MeSH
- mitóza genetika MeSH
- nádorové proteiny antagonisté a inhibitory genetika MeSH
- signální transdukce genetika MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) have unique abilities that enable their use in cell therapy, disease modeling, and drug development. Their derivation is usually performed using a feeder layer, which is undefined and can potentially cause a contamination by xeno components, therefore there is a tendency to replace feeders with xeno-free defined substrates in recent years. Three hESC lines were successfully derived on the vitronectin with a truncated N-terminus (VTN-N) in combination with E-cadherin in xeno-free conditions for the first time, and their undifferentiated state, hESC morphology, and standard karyotypes together with their potential to differentiate into three germ layers were confirmed. These results support the conclusion that the VTN-N/E-cadherin is a suitable substrate for the xeno-free derivation of hESCs and can be used for the derivation of hESCs according to good manufacturing practices.
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- buněčná a tkáňová terapie MeSH
- kadheriny genetika MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky * MeSH
- obchod MeSH
- vitronektin MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
The potential clinical applications of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are limited by genetic and epigenetic variations among hiPSC lines and the question of their equivalency with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). We used MethylScreen technology to determine the DNA methylation profile of pluripotency and differentiation markers in hiPSC lines from different source cell types compared to hESCs and hiPSC source cells. After derivation, hiPSC lines compromised a heterogeneous population characterized by variable levels of aberrant DNA methylation. These aberrations were induced during somatic cell reprogramming and their levels were associated with the type of hiPSC source cells. hiPSC population heterogeneity was reduced during prolonged culture and hiPSCs acquired an hESC-like methylation profile. In contrast, the expression of differentiation marker genes in hiPSC lines remained distinguishable from that in hESCs. Taken together, in vitro culture facilitates hiPSC acquisition of hESC epigenetic characteristics. However, differences remain between both pluripotent stem cell types, which must be considered before their use in downstream applications.
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- buněčná diferenciace genetika MeSH
- buněčné linie MeSH
- fibroblasty cytologie metabolismus MeSH
- indukované pluripotentní kmenové buňky cytologie metabolismus MeSH
- kultivované buňky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky cytologie metabolismus MeSH
- metylace DNA * MeSH
- přeprogramování buněk genetika MeSH
- shluková analýza MeSH
- stanovení celkové genové exprese MeSH
- vývojová regulace genové exprese MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
Maintenance of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) with stable genome is important for their future use in cell replacement therapy and disease modeling. Our understanding of the mechanisms maintaining genomic stability of hESC and our ability to modulate them is essential in preventing unwanted mutation accumulation during their in vitro cultivation. In this study, we show the DNA damage response mechanism in hESCs is composed of known, yet unlikely components. Clustered oxidative base damage is converted into DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) by base excision repair (BER) and then quickly repaired by ligase (Lig)3-mediated end-joining (EJ). If there is further induction of clustered oxidative base damage by irradiation, then BER-mediated DSBs become essential in triggering the checkpoint response in hESCs. hESCs limit the mutagenic potential of Lig3-mediated EJ by DNA break end protection involving p53 binding protein 1 (53BP1), which results in fast and error-free microhomology-mediated repair and a low mutant frequency in hESCs. DSBs in hESCs are also repaired via homologous recombination (HR); however, DSB overload, together with massive end protection by 53BP1, triggers competition between error-free HR and mutagenic nonhomologous EJ.-Kohutova, A., Raška, J., Kruta, M., Seneklova, M., Barta, T., Fojtik, P., Jurakova, T., Walter, C. A., Hampl, A., Dvorak, P., Rotrekl, V. Ligase 3-mediated end-joining maintains genome stability of human embryonic stem cells.
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- DNA-ligasa ATP genetika metabolismus MeSH
- dvouřetězcové zlomy DNA účinky záření MeSH
- homologní rekombinace MeSH
- kultivované buňky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky cytologie fyziologie MeSH
- nestabilita genomu * MeSH
- oprava DNA spojením konců fyziologie účinky záření MeSH
- oprava DNA fyziologie účinky záření MeSH
- proteiny vázající poly-ADP-ribosu genetika metabolismus MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
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- lidské embryonální kmenové buňky MeSH
- výzkum kmenových buněk MeSH
- Publikační typ
- novinové články MeSH
