The present invention relates to methods of modulating mammalian stem cell and progenitor cell differentiation. The methods of the invention can be employed to regulate and control the differentiation and maturation of mammalian, particularly human stem cells along specific cell and tissue lineages. The methods of the invention relate to the use of certain small organic molecules to modulate the differentiation of stem or progenitor cell populations along specific cell and tissue lineages, and in particular, to the differentiation of embryonic-like stem cells originating from a postpartum placenta or for the differentiation of early progenitor cells to a granulocytic lineage. Finally, the invention relates to the use of such differentiated stem or progenitor cells in transplantation and other medical treatments.
本发明涉及调节哺乳动物干细胞和祖细胞分化的方法。本发明的方法可用于调节和控制哺乳动物,特别是人类干细胞沿特定细胞和组织系的分化和成熟。本发明的方法涉及使用某些有机小分子来调节干细胞或祖细胞群沿特定
细胞系和组织系的分化,特别是源自产后胎盘的胚胎样干细胞的分化或早期祖细胞向粒
细胞系的分化。最后,本发明涉及在移植和其他医疗中使用这种分化的干细胞或祖细胞。