Derivation of patient specific pluripotent stem cells using clinically discarded cumulus cells

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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are powerful tools for basic and translational research, as well as regenerative medicine. In routine human in vitro fertilization (IVF) practices, cumulus cells (CCs) are discarded, representing a potential source of biological materials for regenerative medicine. In this study, we derived patient-specific iPSCs using CCs from human infertility clinics for the first time. The human cumulus cell derived iPSCs (hc-iPSCs) were characterized for growth, karyotype, expression of pluripotency genes, and were subjected to embryoid bodies (EBs) and teratoma assays to evaluate their differentiation capacity. Hc-iPSCs display typical iPSC characteristics, and are capable of differentiating into all germ layers in vitro and in vivo. We further show that putative primordial germ cell like cells (PGCLCs) can be derived using hc-iPSCs. Our data demonstrate the feasibility of deriving patient-specific pluripotent stem cells using CCs.

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Chang, W. F., Hwu, Y. M., Xu, J., Lin, C. J., Wang, S. W., Cheng, A. S., … Sung, L. Y. (2016). Derivation of patient specific pluripotent stem cells using clinically discarded cumulus cells. PLoS ONE, 11(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165715

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