The present invention relates to a method for producing mammalian neural plate border stem cells (NPBSCs), comprising: (a) differentiation of mammalian pluripotent stem cells by (a-i) culturing mammalian pluripotent stem cells in pluripotent stem cell medium for about 24 to about 96 hours, wherein the pluripotent stem cell medium comprises: (i) an inhibitor of the activin/TGF-β signalling pathway; (ii) an inhibitor of the BMP signalling pathway; (iii) an activator of the canonical WNT signalling pathway; and (iv) an activator of the Hedgehog signalling pathway; subsequently (a-ii) culturing the cells obtained in step (a-i) for about 24 to about 96 hours in a neural medium, wherein the neural medium comprises: (i) an inhibitor of the Activin/TGF-β signalling pathway; (ii) an inhibitor of the BMP signalling pathway; (iii) an activator of the canonical WNT signalling pathway; and (iv) an activator of the Hedgehog signalling pathway; subsequently (a-iii) culturing the cells obtained in step (a-ii) for about 24 to about 96 hours in a neural medium, wherein the neural medium comprises: (i) an activator of the canonical WNT signalling pathway; (ii) an activator of the Hedgehog signalling pathway; and (iii) an inhibitor of oxidation; and (b) plating the obtained differentiated mammalian pluripotent stem cells in NPBSCs expansion medium, wherein the NPBSCs expansion medium comprises (i) an activator of the canonical WNT signalling pathway; (ii) an activator of the Hedgehog signalling pathway; and (iii) an inhibitor of oxidation; and expanding the cells in the NPBSCs expansion medium for about 24 to about 96 hours; (c) splitting the cells obtained in (b) and further expanding the cells in the NPBSCs expansion medium; and (d) repeating step (c) at least two times. The present invention further relates to neural plate border stem cells obtainable by the method of the invention and the use of the cells of the invention in medicine.
本发明涉及一种生产哺乳动物神经板边缘干细胞(NP
BSCs)的方法,包括:(a)哺乳动物多能干细胞的分化,方法是(a-i)将哺乳动物多能干细胞在多能干
细胞培养基中培养约24至约96小时,其中多能干
细胞培养基包括:(i)激活素/TGF-β信号通路的
抑制剂;(ii)
BMP信号通路的
抑制剂;(iii)典型WNT信号通路的激活剂:(i)活化素/TGF-β信号通路的
抑制剂;(ii)
BMP信号通路的
抑制剂;(iii)典型WNT信号通路的激活剂;以及(iv)刺猬信号通路的激活剂;随后(a-ii)将步骤(a-i)中获得的细胞在神经
培养基中培养约24至约96小时,其中神经
培养基包括:(i)Activin/TGF-β信号通路的
抑制剂;(ii)
BMP信号通路的
抑制剂;(iii)典型WNT信号通路的激活剂;和(iv)刺猬信号通路的激活剂;随后(a-iii)将步骤(a-ii)中获得的细胞在神经
培养基中培养约24至约96小时,其中神经
培养基包括:(i)典型 WNT 信号通路的激活剂;(ii)刺猬信号通路的激活剂;和(iii)氧化
抑制剂;和(b)将获得的分化哺乳动物多能干细胞在 NP
BSCs 扩增
培养基中培养,其中 NP
BSCs 扩增
培养基包括:(i)典型 WNT 信号通路的激活剂;(ii) Hedgehog 信号通路的激活剂;和 (iii) 氧化
抑制剂;并将细胞在 NP
BSCs 扩增
培养基中扩增约 24 至约 96 小时; (c) 分裂(b)中获得的细胞并进一步将细胞在 NP
BSCs 扩增
培养基中扩增;和 (d) 重复步骤(c)至少两次。本发明进一步涉及通过本发明方法获得的神经板边缘干细胞以及本发明细胞在医学中的应用。