background: vhl (von hippel-lindau), runx-3 (runt-related transcription factor 3), e-cadherin (epithelial cadherin), p15 (ink4a, cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor), and p16 (ink4b) genes are essential in hematopoiesis. the aim of this study was to explore the correlation between gene expression and promoter methylation in cd34+ stem cells before and after differentiation to erythroid lineage. m...

background: in most mammals, the testis is always maintained at a lower temperature than that in the abdomen, and exposure of the testis to body temperature causes degeneration of germ cells. objective: in this research, the long effect of heat exposure on sperm parameters and microstructure of mouse testis were investigated. cryptorchid mouse were induced by exposure to abdominal heat. materia...

many investigators have used xenogeneic, especially murine stromal cells and fetal calf serum to maintain and expand human stem cells. the proliferation and expansion of human hematopoietic stem cells in ex vivo culture were examined with the goal of generating a suitable protocol for expanding hematopoietic stem cells for patient transplantation. using primary fetal liver cells, we established...

background: stem cell therapy for the treatment of vascular-related diseases through functional revascularization is one of the most important research areas in tissue engineering. the aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro differentiation of umbilical cl-msc into endothelial lineage cells. methods: in this study, isolated cells were characterized for expression of msc-specific marke...

chronic  granulomatous  disease (cgd)  is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by a greatly increased susceptibility to severe fungal and bacterial infections caused  by  defects  in  nadph   oxidase  of  phagocytic  cells. we  aimed  to  investigate immunophenotype alterations of naïve and memory b cells and b1a cells in peripheral whole blood from iranian patients with cgd. ...

objective(s): the present day challenge is how to obtain germ cells from stem cells to treat patients with cancer and infertility. much more efforts have been made to develop a procedure for attaining germ cells in vitro. recently, human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (humscs) have been introduced with higher efficacy for differentiation. in this work, we tried to explore the eff...

objective(s): although many researchers have confirmed induction of germ cells from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bmmscs), there are no reports that confirm spontaneous differentiation of germ cells from bmmscs. in this study, we have evaluated the effect of adult sertoli cell condition medium (sccm) as a mutative factor in the induction of germ cells from bmmscs. materials and methods: b...

ex vivo expansion of human umbilical cord blood cells (hucbc) is explored by several investigators to enhance the repopulating potential of hucbc. the proliferation and expansion of human hematopoietic stem cells (hsc) in ex vivo culture was examined with the goal of generating a suitable clinical protocol for expanding hsc for patient transplantation. using primary human mesenchymal stem cells...

background & objectives: odontogenic cysts are among the most frequent destructive lesions of jaws which their pathogenesis and growth mechanism are not cleared. with respect to different roles of mast cells, they may play a role in the pathogenesis and growth of odontogenic cysts. the aim of present study was to evaluate mast cells in the most common odontogenic cyst. methods: thirty  para...

introduction: stem cell biology has been the subject of much recent discussion. embryonic stem (es) cells, derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst stage of early mammalian embryos are expected to become a powerful tool in future regenerative medicine and developmental biology due to their capacity of self-renewal and pluripotency. in the present study, the ultrastructural development...