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Differentiation of human iPSCs into VSMCs and generation of VSMC-derived calcifying vascular cells

Anja Trillhaase, Undine Haferkamp, Alexandra Rangnau, Marlon Märtens, Beatrice Schmidt, Michaela Trilck, Philip Seibler, Redouane Aherrahrou, Jeanette Erdmann, Zouhair Aherrahrou*

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

Abstract

Vascular calcification displays a major cause of death worldwide, which involve mainly vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Since 2007, there are increasing numbers of protocols to obtain different cell types from human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), however a protocol for calcification is missing. Few protocols exist today for the differentiation of iPSCs towards VSMCs and none are known for their calcification. Here we present a protocol for the calcification of iPSC-derived VSMCs. We successfully differentiated iPSCs into VSMCs based on a modified protocol. Calcification in VSMCs is induced by a commercial StemXVivo™ osteogenic medium. Calcification was verified using Calcein and Alizarin Red S staining or Calcium assays, and molecular analyses showed enhanced expression of calcification-associated genes. The presented method could help to study genetic risk variants, using the CRISPR/Cas technology through the introduction of Knockouts or Knockins of risk variants. Finally, this method can be applied for drug screening.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftStem Cell Research
Jahrgang31
Seiten (von - bis)62-70
Seitenumfang9
ISSN1873-5061
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 08.2018

Fördermittel

This study was funded by a grant from the Fondation Leducq ( 12CVD02 ; CADgenomics: Understanding Coronary Artery Disease Genes). P.S. is supported by the German Research Foundation ( FOR2488 ).

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  • Querschnittsbereich: Medizinische Genetik

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