Self-renewing pluripotent hepatic stem cells

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Animal cell – per se ; composition thereof; process of... – Rodent cell – per se

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides clonal pluripotent hepatic stem cells using flow cytometry and in vitro single-cell-based assays. These cells possess multilineage differentiation potential and self-renewing capability. These cells may be clonally propagated in culture, to continuously produce hepatocytes and cholangiocytes as descendants while maintaining primitive stem cells. When expanded cells are transplanted into recipient animals, they morphologically and functionally differentiated into hepatocytes and cholangiocytes, with reconstitution of hepatocyte and bile duct structures. Furthermore, these cells differentiated into pancreatic ductal and acinar cells or intestinal epithelial cells when transplanted into pancreas or duodenal wall. Thus, the self-renewing multipotent stem cells persist in the developing mouse liver and can be induced to become cells of other organs of endodermal origin under appropriate microenvironment, providing new insight into therapies for diseases of the digestive system.

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