Size, shape and orientation of cells in budding hydra and regulation of regeneration in cell aggregates

1980 ◽  
Vol 188 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Graf ◽  
Alfred Gierer
Keyword(s):  
Cell Aggregates ◽  
Regulation Of Regeneration

Effects of carbamylcholine on chick embryo aggregate retina cell cultures

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 350-351
Author(s):  
Glenn M. Cohen ◽  
Radharaman Ray
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cultures ◽  
Single Cells ◽  
Retinal Cell ◽  
Cell Aggregates ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
In Ovo ◽  
Sterile Culture ◽  
Retinal Tissue ◽  
Synaptic Junctions ◽  
And Control

Retinal,cell aggregates develop in culture in a pattern similar to the in ovo retina, forming neurites first and then synapses. In the present study, we continuously exposed chick retinal cell aggregates to a high concentration (1 mM) of carbamylcholine (carbachol), an acetylcholine (ACh) analog that resists hydrolysis by acetylcholinesterase (AChE). This situation is similar to organophosphorus anticholinesterase poisoning in which the ACh level is elevated at synaptic junctions due to inhibition of AChE, Our objective was to determine whether continuous carbachol exposure either damaged cholino- ceptive neurites, cell bodies, and synaptic elements of the aggregates or influenced (hastened or retarded) their development.The retinal tissue was isolated aseptically from 11 day embryonic White Leghorn chicks and then enzymatically (trypsin) and mechanically (trituration) dissociated into single cells. After washing the cells by repeated suspension and low (about 200 x G) centrifugation twice, aggregate cell cultures (about l0 cells/culture) were initiated in 1.5 ml medium (BME, GIBCO) in 35 mm sterile culture dishes and maintained as experimental (containing 10-3 M carbachol) and control specimens.

Prevention and dispersion of contrast media induced red cell aggregates

1990 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-314
Author(s):  
R. Raininko ◽  
S. -L. Ylinen
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Media ◽  
Cell Aggregates ◽  
Red Cell

scholarly journals Regeneration linked miRNA modify tumor phenotype and can enforce multi-lineage growth arrest in vivo

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siamak Salehi ◽  
Oliver D. Tavabie ◽  
Augusto Villanueva ◽  
Julie Watson ◽  
David Darling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Tumor Aggressiveness ◽  
Novel Treatment ◽  
Tumor Phenotype ◽  
Aggressive Tumor ◽  
In Vivo Growth ◽  
Regulation Of Regeneration

AbstractRegulated cell proliferation is an effector mechanism of regeneration, whilst dysregulated cell proliferation is a feature of cancer. We have previously identified microRNA (miRNA) that regulate successful and failed human liver regeneration. We hypothesized that these regulators may directly modify tumor behavior. Here we show that inhibition of miRNAs -503 and -23a, alone or in combination, enhances tumor proliferation in hepatocyte and non-hepatocyte derived cancers in vitro, driving more aggressive tumor behavior in vivo. Inhibition of miRNA-152 caused induction of DNMT1, site-specific methylation with associated changes in gene expression and in vitro and in vivo growth inhibition. Enforced changes in expression of two miRNA recapitulating changes observed in failed regeneration led to complete growth inhibition of multi-lineage cancers in vivo. Our results indicate that regulation of regeneration and tumor aggressiveness are concordant and that miRNA-based inhibitors of regeneration may constitute a novel treatment strategy for human cancers.

In vivo study of the angiogenesis potential of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell aggregates in their niche like environment

2021 ◽  
pp. 039139882110255
Author(s):  
Sara Anajafi ◽  
Azam Ranjbar ◽  
Monireh Torabi-Rahvar ◽  
Naser Ahmadbeigi
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cell ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Cell Aggregates ◽  
Plla Scaffold ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Sufficient blood vessel formation in bioengineered tissues is essential in order to keep the viability of the organs. Impaired development of blood vasculatures results in failure of the implanted tissue. The cellular source which is seeded in the scaffold is one of the crucial factors involved in tissue engineering methods. Materials and methods: Considering the notable competence of Bone Marrow derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell aggregates for tissue engineering purposes, in this study BM-aggregates and expanded BM-MSCs were applied without any inductive agent or co-cultured cells, in order to investigate their own angiogenesis potency in vivo. BM-aggregates and BM-MSC were seeded in Poly-L Lactic acid (PLLA) scaffold and implanted in the peritoneal cavity of mice. Result: Immunohistochemistry results indicated that there was a significant difference ( p < 0.050) in CD31+ cells between PLLA scaffolds contained cultured BM-MSC; PLLA scaffolds contained BM-aggregates and empty PLLA. According to morphological evidence, obvious connections with recipient vasculature and acceptable integration with surroundings were established in MSC and aggregate-seeded scaffolds. Conclusion: Our findings revealed cultured BM-MSC and BM-aggregates, capacity in order to develop numerous connections between PLLA scaffold and recipient’s vasculature which is crucial to the survival of tissues, and considerable tendency to develop constructs containing CD31+ endothelial cells which can contribute in vessel’s tube formation.

Capillary hydrodynamic chromatography reveals temporal profiles of cell aggregates

2016 ◽  
Vol 910 ◽  
pp. 75-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Ru Tang ◽  
Hsin-Yi Huang ◽  
Jie-Bi Hu ◽  
Rajesh Rattinam ◽  
Chun-Hsien Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Aggregates ◽  
Hydrodynamic Chromatography ◽  
Temporal Profiles ◽  
Capillary Hydrodynamic

Peptides co-released with luteinizing hormone by perifused pituitary cell aggregates

1988 ◽  
Vol 60 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 151-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Sion ◽  
E. Chanat ◽  
J. Duval ◽  
M.L. Thieulant
Keyword(s):  
Luteinizing Hormone ◽  
Pituitary Cell ◽  
Cell Aggregates
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