in this research, hydrogels based on poly vinyl alcohol and poly acrylic acid blend were prepared which were cross-linked by applied thermal conditions. afterward, effects of time and heating on water uptake were investigated. the highest water uptake value exhibited by the sample that was heated for 20 min. at 110 ºc was about 2129% after 4 days at equilibrium state. hydrogels exhibited ph-sen...

objective: embryonic stem cells (escs) are pluripotent cells capable of extensive proliferation while maintaining their potential to differentiate into any cell type. the therapeutic potential of these cells are promising, but in many cases limited by our inability to promote their differentiation. in this study we examined the effect of inducer factors in direct differentiation of mouse escs i...

introduction: embryonic stem (es) cells are pluripotent cells that derived from inner cell mass (icm) of blastocyst stage and are able to differentiate in vitro into different cells. purpose: this study was initiated to evaluate the effect of basic fibroblast growth factor (bfgf) on differentiation of es cells into cardiomyocytes among with their response to cardiac drugs. methods: the mouse em...

introduction: different effects of low level laser irradiation (llli) on various cell types have already been demonstrated. however, its effects on embryonic stem cells have not yet been shown. the present study evaluates the morphological and immunocytochemical effects of llli on human embryonic stem cell (hesc) colonies. material and methods: equal-sized pieces of hesc line (royan h1) were ir...

Human embryonic stem (hES) cells hold great promise for future use in various research areas, such as human developmental biology and cell-based therapies. Traditionally, these cells have been cultured on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeder layers, which permit continuous growth in an undifferentiated stage. To use these unique cells in human therapy, an animal-free culture system must be u...

To explore restoration of ovarian function using epigenetically-related, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), we functionally evaluated the epigenetic memory of novel iPSC lines, derived from mouse and human ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) using c-Myc, Klf4, Sox2 and Oct4 retroviral vectors. The stem cell identity of the mouse and human GC-derived iPSCs (mGriPSCs, hGriPSCs) was verified by dem...

Cubilin (Cubn) is a multiligand endocytic receptor critical for the intestinal absorption of vitamin B12 and renal protein reabsorption. During mouse development, Cubn is expressed in both embryonic and extra-embryonic tissues, and Cubn gene inactivation results in early embryo lethality most likely due to the impairment of the function of extra-embryonic Cubn. Here, we focus on the development...

Embryonic haemopoietic stem cells can differentiate from mouse blastocysts grown in vitro. Mouse blastocysts were cultured for 3 or 4 days and the resultant cells were injected intravenously into lethally X-irradiated or genetically anaemic recipient mice. Blastocysts grown in vitro did not maintain normal embryonic morphology. The presence of donor haemoglobin and donor lymphocytic glucose pho...