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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
Self-renewal of stem cells depends on several critical factors, including the hematopoietic microenvironment, interactions with supporting stromal cells, features of the extracellular matrix, hematopoietic growth factors, and cytokines. Our study investigated the role of artificial 3-dimensional microenvironments as a means of replicating a more physiologic milieu in expansion of cord blood CD34+ cells. In the 3-dimensional model, hematopoietic cells inside collagen beads are exposed to cytokines added to a culture medium. We found that amplification of CD34+ cells with a clonogenic assay, fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis, and bone marrow repopulation of NOD/SCID mice showed greater clonogenic ability of cells cultured by the 3-dimensional method compared with the 2-dimensional method. The present study demonstrated that 3-dimensional matrix support may be useful for extended periods in expansion and preservation of stem cells or progenitor cells in vitro.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0925-5710
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Ex vivo expansion of human umbilical cord blood CD34+ cells in a collagen bead-containing 3-dimensional culture system.
pubmed:affiliation
Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't