
Mesenchymalstemcells(MSC)areawell-characterizedpopulationofadultstemcells.MSChavethepotentialtodevelopintomaturecellsthatproducefat,cartilage,bone,tendons,andmuscle.Theseproperties,incombinationwiththeirdevelopmentalplasticity,havegeneratedtremendousinterestbecauseofthepotentialuseofMSCinregenerativemedicine.MSCisolatedfromtheWharton’sjellyoftheumbilicalcordwereinducedtotransformintoneuronsandgliainvitrobyusingneuron-conditionedmedium,sonichedgehog,andFGF-8[1,2].MSCcanalsodifferentiateintocellsfromtheADIpogenicandosteogeniclineage.Additionally,theyhavethepotentialtodifferentiateintocardiomyocytesbyculturingthemincardiomyocyte-conditionedmedium[3].MSCexpressthematrixreceptorsCD44andCD105andmesenchymalstemcellMarkersSH2andSH3,butnotthehematopoieticlineagemarkerCD34.
HUMSCfromScienCellResearchLaboratoriesareisolatedfromWharton’sjellyoftheumbilicalcord.HUMSCarecryopreservedatpassageoneanddeliveredfrozen.Eachvialcontains>5x10^5cellsin1mlvolume.HUMSCarecharacterizedbyimmunofluorescencewithantibodiesspecifictoCD73,CD90andCD105.HUMSCarenegativeforHIV-1,HBV,HCV,mycoplasma,bacteria,yeastandfungi.HUMSCareguaranteedtofurtherexpandfor15populationdoublingsundertheconditionsprovidedbySciencellResearchLaboratories.
Specifications:
CatalogNo. | 7530 |
CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
ProductCode | HUMSC |
Size/Quantity | 5x10^5cells/vial |
ProductUse | HUMSCareforresearchuseonly.Itisnotapprovedforhumanoranimaluse,orforapplicationininvitrodiagnosticprocedures. |
Storage | Directlyandimmediatelytransfercellsfromdryicetoliquidnitrogenuponreceivingandkeepthecellsinliquidnitrogenuntilcellcultureisneededforexperiments. |
ShippingInfo | Dryice. |
References | [1]Mitchell,K.E.etal.(2003)MatrixcellsfromWharton"sjellyformneuronsandglia.StemCells21:50-60.[2]Fu,Y.S.etal.(2006)ConversionofhumanumbilicalcordmesenchymalstemcellsinWharton"sjellytodopaminergicneuronsinvitro:potentialtherapeuticapplicationforParkinsonium.Stemcells24:115-124.[3]Wang,H.S.,etal.,(2004)MesenchymalstemcellsintheWharton"sjellyofthehumanumbilicalcord.Stemcells22:1330-1337. |