Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of LTCC promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation through inhibition of calcineurin activity by Lynn A. C. Devilée, Abou bakr M. Salama, Jessica M. Miller, Janice D. Reid, Qinghui Ou, Nourhan M. Baraka, Kamal Abou Farraj, Madiha Jamal, Yibing Nong, Todd K. Rosengart, Douglas Andres, Jonathan Satin, Tamer M. A. Mohamed, James E. Hudson, Riham R. E. Abouleisa

“…A drug screen targeting proteins involved in CM calcium cycling in human embryonic stem cell-derived cardiac organoids (hCOs) revealed that only the inhibition of L-Type Calcium Channel (LTCC) induced the CM cell cycle. …”
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Rapid Heterotrophic Ossification with Cryopreserved Poly(ethylene glycol-) Microencapsulated BMP2-Expressing MSCs by Jennifer Mumaw, Erin T. Jordan, Corinne Sonnet, Ronke M. Olabisi, Elizabeth A. Olmsted-Davis, Alan R. Davis, John F. Peroni, Jennifer L. West, Franklin West, Yangqing Lu, Steven L. Stice

“…In this study we used mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) due to their ease of harvest, replication potential, and immunomodulatory capabilities. …”
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Localization of Liv2 as an Immature Hepatocyte Marker in EB Outgrowth by Ikkei Takashimizu, Yoshiki Tanaka, Susumu Yoshie, Yoshiya Kano, Hinako Ichikawa, Li Cui, Naoko Ogiwara, Kohei Johkura, Katsunori Sasaki

“…The objective of this study was to establish Liv2, a surface marker of mouse immature hepatocytes (hepatoblasts), as a selection tool for embryonic stem (ES) cell–derived immature hepatocytes by acquiring basic data on Liv2 in normal mouse embryos and by confirming Liv2 expression in mouse ES-derived cells. …”
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胚胎干细胞体外诱导分化为 CD34+造血前体细胞 by 周其锋, 冯炼强, 李树浓

“…【目的】胚胎干细胞( embryonic stem cell, ES)体外诱导分化,制备CD34+造血前体细胞。【方法】胚胎干细胞在含甲基纤维素培 养液中分化形成胚胎体( embryoid body, EB) ,然后加入造血刺激因子诱导产生 CD34+造血前体细胞,间接免疫荧光及流式细胞仪检测分化结 果。…”
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Current Status of Alginate in Drug Delivery by Dewi Melani Hariyadi, Nazrul Islam

“…In this review, various routes of alginate-based drug or protein delivery, the effectivity of alginate in the stem cells, and cell encapsulation have been discussed. …”
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Engineering of ovarian tissue for ovarian dysfunctions: A review by Aliya Zhylkybekova, Gulbakit K. Koshmaganbetova, Myltykbay S. Rysmakhanov, Nurgul Abdullayevna Abenova, Nadiar Maratovich Mussin, Asset Askerovich Kaliyev, Mahdi Mahdipour, Amin Tamadon

“…The review focuses on two main approaches in tissue engineering: scaffold-based (3D printing, electrospinning, decellularization) and scaffold-free (stem cell transplantation, organoid cultivation). …”
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Mucopolysaccharidosis: A rare case from ophthalmology perspective by Santosh Singh Patel, Rajesh Kumar Sahu, Reshu Malhotra, Anju Bhaskar, A. K. Chandrakar

“…Newer treatment modalities such as hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and enzyme-replacement therapy have increased the life span of many MPS patients and created the need to improve the management of ocular symptoms.…”
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zIncubascope: Long-term quantitative imaging of multi-cellular assemblies inside an incubator. by Anirban Jana, Naveen Mekhileri, Adeline Boyreau, Aymerick Bazin, Nadège Pujol, Kevin Alessandri, Gaëlle Recher, Pierre Nassoy, Amaury Badon

“…We present here an imaging platform designed to be accommodated inside an incubator which provides high-throughput monitoring of cell assemblies over days and weeks. We exemplify the capabilities of our system by investigating human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) enclosed in spherical capsules, hiPSCs in tubular capsules and yeast cells in spherical capsules. …”
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Plants and fungi metabolites as novel autophagy inducers and senescence inhibitors by Rivka Ofir

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Acute Coronary Syndrome as an Unusual Initial Presentation of T-Prolymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Christian R. Klein, Felix Jansen, Peter Brossart, Marco Herling, Georg Feldmann

“…The patient was then eligible to undergo a consolidating allogeneic stem cell transplant (alloSCT). The reported case shows that T-PLL can also become initially symptomatic through an acute coronary syndrome on the basis of complex coronary heart disease. …”
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Fractional-Order PI Control of First Order Plants with Guaranteed Time Specifications by F. J. Castillo-Garcia, A. San Millan-Rodriguez, V. Feliu-Batlle, L. Sanchez-Rodriguez

“…Whether or not CDCs are superior to purified populations, for example, c-kit+ cardiac stem cells, or to gene therapy approaches for cardiac regeneration remains to be evaluated.…”
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Bioactive Coatings on 3D Printed Polycaprolactone Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration: A Novel Murine Femur Defect Model for Examination of the Biomaterial Capacity for Repair by Karen M. Marshall, Jonathan P. Wojciechowski, Vineetha Jayawarna, Abshar Hasan, Cécile Echalier, Sebastien J. P. Callens, Tao Yang, Janos M. Kanczler, Jonathan I. Dawson, Alvaro Mata, Manuel Salmeron‐Sanchez, Molly M. Stevens, Richard O. C. Oreffo

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RNA N4‐acetylcytidine modification and its role in health and diseases by Qiang Wang, Yixiao Yuan, Qiang Zhou, YingDong Jia, Jing Liu, GuangJun Xiao, Chunhong Li, Xiulin Jiang

“…Additionally, it systematically summarizes the essential functions and mechanisms of ac4C modification in normal biological processes, including stem cell fate determination, spermatogenesis and oogenesis, embryonic development, cellular senescence, and bone remodeling. …”
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Patient-derived iPSCs link elevated mitochondrial respiratory complex I function to osteosarcoma in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome. by Brittany E Jewell, An Xu, Dandan Zhu, Mo-Fan Huang, Linchao Lu, Mo Liu, Erica L Underwood, Jun Hyoung Park, Huihui Fan, Julian A Gingold, Ruoji Zhou, Jian Tu, Zijun Huo, Ying Liu, Weidong Jin, Yi-Hung Chen, Yitian Xu, Shu-Hsia Chen, Nino Rainusso, Nathaniel K Berg, Danielle A Bazer, Christopher Vellano, Philip Jones, Holger K Eltzschig, Zhongming Zhao, Benny Abraham Kaipparettu, Ruiying Zhao, Lisa L Wang, Dung-Fang Lee

“…Here, we generated RTS patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to dissect the pathological signaling leading to RTS patient-associated osteosarcoma. …”
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TransLeish: Identification of membrane transporters essential for survival of intracellular Leishmania parasites in a systematic gene deletion screen by Andreia Albuquerque-Wendt, Ciaran McCoy, Rachel Neish, Ulrich Dobramysl, Çağla Alagöz, Tom Beneke, Sally A. Cowley, Kathryn Crouch, Richard J. Wheeler, Jeremy C. Mottram, Eva Gluenz

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In Vitro Characterization of Multilamellar Fibers with Uniaxially Oriented Electrospun Type I Collagen Scaffolds by Alireza Hooshmand-Ardakani, Tahereh Talaei-Khozani, Mehdi Sadat-Shojai, Soghra Bahmanpour, Nehleh Zarei-fard

“…The multilamellar mat showed significant increase in tensile strength and average breaking elongation in comparison with unilamellar mat. In vitro cell culture, using human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAT-MSCs) on cross-linked scaffold, showed improvement in cell proliferation, attachment, migration, and intercellular junction with a flattened morphology. …”
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Evolution of the RNA alternative decay cis element into a high-affinity target for the immunomodulatory protein Roquin by Jan-Niklas Tants, Katharina Friedrich, Jasmina Neumann, Andreas Schlundt

“…RNA cis elements play pivotal roles in regulatory processes, e.g. in transcriptional and translational regulation. Two stem-looped cis elements, the constitutive and alternative decay elements (CDE and ADE, respectively) are shape-specifically recognized in mRNA 3’ untranslated regions (UTRs) by the immune-regulatory protein Roquin. …”
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Model of Liver Fibrosis Induction by Thioacetamide in Rats for Regenerative Therapy Studies by Nathaly Enciso, José Amiel, Fredy Fabián-Domínguez, Jhon Pando, Nancy Rojas, Carlos Cisneros-Huamaní, Ernesto Nava, Javier Enciso

“…On the other hand, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have experimentally demonstrated fibrosis regression effects, but it is necessary to have an animal model of advanced liver fibrosis to evaluate the effect of these cells. …”
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Lyophilized powder of calf bone marrow hydrolysate liposomes improved renal anemia: In vitro and in vivo evaluation. by Li Li, Shasha Zhao, Xiaodun Liu, Zhe Xu, Dong Li, Xiaoyu Dai

“…The results of lyophilized powder of CBMHL co-culture with human adipose mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and human cytokine-induced killer (CIK) cells showed that the lyophilized powder of CBMHL had no potential toxicity and allergic reaction in vitro. …”
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Cystatin C Secretion in Blood Derivatives and Cellular Models of Idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease by Kathleen Mommaerts, Anna S. Monzel, Alise Zagare, Sarah L. Nickels, Nico J. Diederich, Laura Longhino, William Mathieson, Paul M. A. Antony, Fay Betsou, Jens C. Schwamborn

“…Using a sandwich ELISA, we compared cystatin C concentration in blood derivatives (plasma and serum) and culture media of derived models (stem cells, neuroepithelial stem cells, and midbrain organoids) of three idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and three age-matched healthy control subjects with the same CST3 genotype. …”
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