Isolation and characterization of feline endometrial mesenchymal stem cells

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BACKGROUND: Recently, there has been a growing interest in stem cells for human medicine. Limited feline endometrial mesenchymal stem cell (fEM-MSC) research in veterinary medicine necessitates reporting for future feline disease research and therapy.

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to isolate fEM-MSCs from feline endometrial tissues and evaluate their morphology, proliferative ability, differentiation ability, and immunophenotype.

METHODS: Feline endometrial tissues were obtained from the ovariohysterectomies of healthy cats and isolated using an enzymatic method. The morphology and proliferative ability of the isolated cells were assessed using a doubling time (DT) assay from passages 3 to 6 (P3 - P6). We measured pluripotency gene expressions of cells in P2 using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). To investigate MSC characteristics, a trilineage differentiation assay was conducted in P4, and cells in P4 were immunophenotyped using flow cytometry.

RESULTS: fEM-MSCs showed a typical spindle-shaped morphology under a microscope, and the DT was maintained from P3 to P6. fEM-MSCs could differentiate into adipocytes, osteoblasts, and chondrocytes, and expressed three pluripotency markers (OCT4, SOX2, and NANOG) by qRT-PCR. Immunophenotypic analysis showed that the fEM-MSCs were CD14 -, CD34 -, CD45 -, CD9+, and CD44+.

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, the feline endometrium was a novel source of MSCs, and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the isolation method and characteristics of fEM-MSCs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Journal of veterinary science - 25(2024), 2 vom: 01. März, Seite e31

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Mi-Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Song, Kun-Ho [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Characterization
Endometrium
Feline diseases
Isolation
Journal Article
Mesenchymal stem cell

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 06.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4142/jvs.23267

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370582640