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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
Volume 190, Issue 1, Pages 63-70Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.04.025
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Human embryonic stem cells; Retinal pigmented epithelium; Photoreceptor; Retinal progenitor differentiation; Three-dimensional culture
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- Lincy Foundation
- Cancer Center [CA-62203]
- Center for Complex Biological Systems at the University of California, Irvine [GM-076516]
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Purpose: To develop three-dimensional (3D) constructs of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and early retina progenitor cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Methods: 3D tissue constructs were developed by culturing hESC-derived neural retinal progenitors in a matrix on top of hESC-derived RPE cells in a cell culture insert. An osmolarity gradient maintained the nutrition of the 3D cell constructs. Cross-sections through hESC-derived tissue constructs were characterized by immunohistochemistry for various transcription factors and cell markers. Results: hESC-derived tissue constructs expressed transcription factors characteristic of retinal development, such as pax6, Otx2, Chx10, retinal RAX; Brn3b (necessary for differentiation of retinal ganglion cells); and crx and nrl (role in photoreceptor development). Many cells expressed neuronal markers including nestin, beta-tubulin and microtubule-associated proteins. Conclusions: This study shows for the first time that 3D early retinal progenitor tissue constructs can be derived from hESCs. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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