Title |
Gene expression modifications in Wharton’s Jelly mesenchymal stem cells promoted by prolonged in vitro culturing
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-14-635 |
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Authors |
Valentina Gatta, Marco D’Aurora, Paola Lanuti, Laura Pierdomenico, Samantha Sperduti, Giandomenico Palka, Marco Gesi, Marco Marchisio, Sebastiano Miscia, Liborio Stuppia |
Abstract |
It has been demonstrated that the umbilical cord matrix, represented by the Wharton's Jelly (WJ), contains a great number of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), characterized by the expression of specific MSCs markers, shared by both human and animal models. The easy access to massive WJ amount makes it an attractive source of MSCs for cell-based therapies. However, as in other stem cell models, a deeper investigation of WJ-derived MSCs (WJ-MSCs) biological properties, probably modulated by their prolonged expansion and fast growth abilities, is required before their use in clinical settings. In this context, in order to analyze specific gene expression modifications occurring in WJ-MSCs, along with their culture prolongation, we investigated the transcriptomic profiles of WJ-MSCs after 4 and 12 passages of in vitro expansion by microarray analysis. |
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