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Isolation and Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells From Bovine Umbilical Cord Blood
Author(s) -
Raoufi MF,
Tajik P,
Dehghan MM,
Eini F,
Barin A
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01594.x
Subject(s) - cord lining , mesenchymal stem cell , stem cell , umbilical cord , bone marrow , stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair , adult stem cell , amniotic stem cells , adipose tissue , haematopoiesis , biology , stromal cell , immunology , cord blood , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer research , endothelial stem cell , in vitro , endocrinology , biochemistry
Contents Currently, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are used in veterinary clinical applications. Bone marrow and adipose tissue are the most common sources of stem cells derived from adult animals. However, cord blood which is collected non‐invasively is an alternative source of stem cells other than bone marrow and adipose tissue. Moreover, high availability and lower immunogenicity of umbilical cord blood (UCB) haematopoietic stem cells compared to other sources of stem cell therapy such as bone marrow have made them a considerable source for cell therapy, but MSCs is not highly available in cord blood and their immunogenicity is poorly understood. In this study, the cells with spindle morphology from 7 of 9 bovine UCB samples were isolated and cultured. These mesenchymal stromal cells were successfully differentiated to osteocytes, chondrocytes and adipocytes. In addition, Oct‐4 and SH3 were determined by RT‐PCR assay. It is the first report of isolation, culture, characterization and differentiation of bovine umbilical stem cells.