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World J Stem Cells. Jan 26, 2015; 7(1): 195-207
Published online Jan 26, 2015. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v7.i1.195
Early gestation chorionic villi-derived stromal cells for fetal tissue engineering
Lee Lankford, Taryn Selby, James Becker, Volodymyr Ryzhuk, Connor Long, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang
Lee Lankford, Taryn Selby, James Becker, Volodymyr Ryzhuk, Connor Long, Diana Farmer, Aijun Wang, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States
Author contributions: Lankford L, Selby T, Becker J and Ryzhuk V performed the experiments; Long C provided crucial assistance in data analysis and figure preparation; Lankford L, Farmer D and Wang A designed this study; all authors contributed to manuscript writing and editing.
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Correspondence to: Aijun Wang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis Health System, 4625 2nd Ave., Research II, Room 3005, Sacramento, CA 95817, United States. aawang@ucdavis.edu
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Received: September 5, 2014
Peer-review started: September 6, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: November 4, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Article in press: December 16, 2014
Published online: January 26, 2015
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Core tip: In this study we characterize mesenchymal stromal cells derived from early gestation human placenta chorionic villi (PMSCs) for the purpose of fetal tissue engineering. We examine cell expansion in early passages from chorionic villus sampling-size tissue samples, as well as PMSC surface marker expression, multipotency, intracellular protein expression, protein secretion, and compatibility with delivery vehicles and tracking methods often used for in vivo experimentation. We show that early gestation PMSCs are excellent candidates for future tissue engineering studies, particularly as it applies to in utero therapy for congenital anomalies.