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3D co-culture of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells in collagen scaffolds as a model of the hematopoietic niche.
Biomaterials - 1 Feb 2012
Leisten Isabelle, Kramann Rafael, Ventura Ferreira Mónica S, Bovi Manfred, Neuss Sabine, Ziegler Patrick, Wagner Wolfgang, Knüchel Ruth, Schneider Rebekka K
Abstract excerpt
Here, we propose a collagen-based three-dimensional (3D) environment for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HPC) with mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) derived either from bone marrow (BM) or umbilical cord (UC), to recapitulate the main components of the BM niche. Mechanisms described for HPC homeostasis were systematically analyzed in comparison to the conventional liquid HPC culture. The 3D-cultivation allows...
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