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Epigenetic Conversion as a Safe and Simple Method to Obtain Insulin-secreting Cells from Adult Skin Fibroblasts.
Brevini, Tiziana A L; Pennarossa, Georgia; Maffei, Sara; Zenobi, Alessandro; Gandolfi, Fulvio.
Afiliação
  • Brevini TA; Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology, Unistem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, Università degli Studi di Milano; tiziana.brevini@unimi.it.
  • Pennarossa G; Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology, Unistem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, Università degli Studi di Milano.
  • Maffei S; Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology, Unistem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, Università degli Studi di Milano.
  • Zenobi A; Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology, Unistem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, Università degli Studi di Milano.
  • Gandolfi F; Laboratory of Biomedical Embryology, Unistem, Centre for Stem Cell Research, Università degli Studi di Milano.
J Vis Exp ; (109)2016 Mar 18.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27023000
Regenerative medicine requires new, fully functional cells that are delivered to patients in order to repair degenerated or damaged tissues. When such cells are not readily available, they can be obtained using different approaches that include, among the many, reprogramming and trans-differentiation, with advantages and limitations that are specific of the different techniques. Here a new strategy for the conversion of an adult mature fibroblast into an insulin-secreting cell, arbitrarily designated as epigenetic converted cells (EpiCC), is described. The method has been developed, based on the increasing understanding of the mechanisms controlling epigenetic regulation of cell fate and differentiation. In particular, the first step uses an epigenetic modifier, namely 5-aza-cytidine, to drive adult cells into a "highly permissive" state. It then takes advantage of this brief and reversible window of epigenetic plasticity, to re-address cells toward a different lineage. The approach is designated "epigenetic cell conversion". It is a simple and robust way to obtain an efficient, controlled and stable cellular inter-lineage switch. Since the protocol does not involve the use of any gene transfection, it is free of viral vectors and does not involve a stable pluripotent state, it is highly promising for translational medicine applications.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Epigênese Genética / Células Secretoras de Insulina / Reprogramação Celular / Fibroblastos / Técnicas de Reprogramação Celular Limite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Epigênese Genética / Células Secretoras de Insulina / Reprogramação Celular / Fibroblastos / Técnicas de Reprogramação Celular Limite: Adult / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2016 Tipo de documento: Article