Requirement of leukemia inhibitory factor for establishing and maintaining embryonic stem cells in mice
Requirement of leukemia inhibitory factor for establishing and maintaining embryonic stem cells in mice
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DOI:
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1733
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
影响因子:
6.7
通讯作者:
Lim, Jeong Mook
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作者:
Lee, Jae Hee;Lee, Eun Ju;Lim, Jeong Mook
Objective: To evaluate the necessity of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in establishing and self-renewing embryonic stem cells (ESCs).Design: Prospective animal model Study.Setting: Gamete and Stern Cell Biotechnology Laboratory, Seoul National University, Korea.Animal(s): FI hybrid B6D2FI mice.Intervention(s): Inner cell mass (ICM) cells of blastocysts were cultured or commercially available ESCs were maintained in LIF-free or LIF-containing medium on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeder.Main Outcome Measure(s): Cell morphology, LIF concentration, and mRNA expression.Result(s): The MEFs themselves secreted 146.5-175.3 pg/mL LIF in LIF-free medium. The ICM cells formed ESC-like colonies on MEF feeder, and E14 and R1 ESCs were successfully maintained in LIF-free medium. Expression of the genes either mediating LIF function or regulating sternness was not altered significantly, and change in the growth of ESCs was not prominent in LIF-free medium, Neither mRNA expression of differentiation-related genes nor differentiation into embryoid body was changed in the ESCs.Conclusion(s): Addition of LIF to culture medium is not necessary for establishing ICM-derived ESC-like colonies in the presence of fibroblast monolayer, and established ESCs can be maintained in an LIF-free medium. (Fertil Steril (R) 2009;92:1133-40. (C)2009 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)