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Blastema cells derived from New Zealand white rabbit’s pinna carry stemness properties as shown by differentiation into insulin producing, neural, and osteogenic lineages representing three embryonic germ layers

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Stem cells (SCs) are known as undifferentiated cells with self-renewal and differentiation capacities. Regeneration is a phenomenon that occurs in a limited number of animals after injury, during which blastema tissue is formed. It has been hypothesized that upon injury, the dedifferentiation of surrounding tissues leads into the appearance of cells with SC characteristics. In present study, stem-like cells (SLCs) were obtained from regenerating tissue of New Zealand white rabbit’s pinna and their stemness properties were examined by their capacity to differentiate toward insulin producing cells (IPCs), as well as neural and osteogenic lineages. Differentiation was induced by culture of SLCs in defined medium, and cell fates were monitored by specific staining, RT-PCR and flow cytometry assays. Our results revealed that dithizone positive cells, which represent IPCs, and islet-like structures appeared 1 week after induction of SLCs, and this observation was confirmed by the elevated expression of Ins, Pax6 and Glut4 at mRNA level. Furthermore, SLCs were able to express neural markers as early as 1 week after retinoic acid treatment. Finally, SLCs were able to differentiate into osteogenic lineage, as confirmed by Alizarin Red S staining and RT-PCR studies. In conclusion, SLCs, which could successfully differentiate into cells derived from all three germ layers, can be considered as a valuable model to study developmental biology and regenerative medicine.

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This work was supported by a Grant (No. 6660) from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. The authors are grateful to Dr. M.M. Ejtehadi (Dr. Ejtehadi Medical Lab. Center) and Mrs. Z. Neshati for their great technical support and scientific advice.

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    Morvarid Saeinasab, Maryam M. Matin & Ahmad Reza Bahrami

  2. Cell and Molecular Biotechnology Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Maryam M. Matin, Fatemeh B. Rassouli & Ahmad Reza Bahrami

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Saeinasab, M., Matin, M.M., Rassouli, F.B. et al. Blastema cells derived from New Zealand white rabbit’s pinna carry stemness properties as shown by differentiation into insulin producing, neural, and osteogenic lineages representing three embryonic germ layers. Cytotechnology 68, 497–507 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10616-014-9802-4

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