Establishment of TUSMi007-A, an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) line from an 83-year old Chinese Han patient with Alzheimer's disease (AD)

An 83-year old Alzheimer's disease (AD) male patient donated his Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). The non-integrating episomal vector system used to reprogram PBMCs with the human OKSM transcription factors. The pluripotency of transgene-free iPSCs was confirmed by immunocytochemistry...

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Main Authors: Ying Wang, Jing Zhang, Ying Lei, Jian Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506118302770
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Summary:An 83-year old Alzheimer's disease (AD) male patient donated his Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). The non-integrating episomal vector system used to reprogram PBMCs with the human OKSM transcription factors. The pluripotency of transgene-free iPSCs was confirmed by immunocytochemistry for pluripotency markers and by the ability of the iPSCs to differentiate spontaneously into 3 germ layers in vitro. In addition, the iPSC line displayed a normal karyotype. Our model might offer a good platform to further study the pathological mechanisms, to identify early biomarkers, and also for drug testing studies in AD.
ISSN:1873-5061