Neural induction of porcine-induced pluripotent stem cells and further differentiation using glioblastoma-cultured medium

Eunhye Kim, Mirae Kim, Seon Ung Hwang, Jongpil Kim, Gabsang Lee, Young Seok Park, Sang Hwan Hyun

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Abstract

Prior to transplantation, preclinical study of safety and efficacy of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) is needed. Therefore, it is important to generate an efficient in vitro platform for neural cell differentiation in large animal models such as pigs. In this study, porcine-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were seeded at high cell density to a neural induction medium containing the dual Sma- and Mad-related protein (SMAD) inhibitors, a TGF-β inhibitor and BMP4 inhibitor. The dSMADi-derived NPCs showed NPC markers such as PLAG1, NESTIN and VIMENTIN and higher mRNA expression of Sox1 compared to the control. The mRNA expression of HOXB4 was found to significantly increase in the retinoic acid-treated group. NPCs propagated in vitro and generated neurospheres that are capable of further differentiation in neurons and glial cells. Gliobalstoma-cultured medium including injury-related cytokines treated porcine iPSC-NPCs survive well in vitro and showed more neuronal marker expression compared to standard control medium. Collectively, the present study developed an efficient method for production of neural commitment of porcine iPSCs into NPCs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2052-2063
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019

Keywords

  • glioblastoma
  • induced pluripotent stem cells
  • neural progenitor cells
  • pig

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cell Biology

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