Publication: Rabbit induced pluripotent stem cells retain capability of in vitro cardiac differentiation
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2019-01-01
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13411357
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Mahidol University
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Experimental Animals. Vol.68, No.1 (2019), 35-47
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Praopilas Phakdeedindan, Piyathip Setthawong, Narong Tiptanavattana, Sasitorn Rungarunlert, Praewphan Ingrungruanglert, Nipan Israsena, Mongkol Techakumphu, Theerawat Tharasanit Rabbit induced pluripotent stem cells retain capability of in vitro cardiac differentiation. Experimental Animals. Vol.68, No.1 (2019), 35-47. doi:10.1538/expanim.18-0074 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49893
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Rabbit induced pluripotent stem cells retain capability of in vitro cardiac differentiation
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© 2019 Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science. Stem cells are promising cell source for treatment of multiple diseases as well as myocardial infarction. Rabbit model has essentially used for cardiovascular diseases and regeneration but information on establishment of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and differentiation potential is fairly limited. In addition, there is no report of cardiac differentiation from iPSCs in the rabbit model. In this study, we generated rabbit iPSCs by reprogramming rabbit fibroblasts using the 4 transcription factors (OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4, and c-Myc). Three iPSC lines were established. The iPSCs from all cell lines expressed genes (OCT3/4, SOX2, KLF4 and NANOG) and proteins (alkaline phosphatase, OCT-3/4 and SSEA-4) essentially described for pluripotency (in vivo and in vitro differentiation). Furthermore, they also had ability to form embryoid body (EB) resulting in three-germ layer differentiation. However, ability of particular cell lines and cell numbers at seeding markedly influenced on EB formation and also their diameters. The cell density at 20,000 cells per EB was selected for cardiac differentiation. After plating, the EBs attached and cardiac-like beating areas were seen as soon as 11 days of culture. The differentiated cells expressed cardiac progenitor marker FLK1 (51 ± 1.48%) on day 5 and cardiac troponin-T protein (10.29 ± 1.37%) on day 14. Other cardiac marker genes (cardiac ryanodine receptors (RYR2), α-actinin and PECAM1) were also expressed. This study concluded that rabbit iPSCs remained their in vitro pluripotency with capability of differentiation into mature-phenotype cardiomyocytes. However, the efficiency of cardiac differentiation is still restricted.