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- the present invention relates to a method for culturing universal stem cells.
- iPS cells artificial pluripotent stem cells
- Non-Patent Documents 1 to 3 The discovery of artificial pluripotent stem cells (herein often referred to as “iPS cells”) (Non-Patent Documents 1 to 3) has increased the momentum for the practical application of regenerative medicine.
- iPS cells are universal stem cells that can be differentiated into various tissues and organs like embryonic stem cells (ES cells), they have many advantages over embryonic stem cells.
- ES cells embryonic stem cells
- embryonic stem cells are established from fertilized eggs and have ethical problems
- iPS cells can be established from somatic cells, so ethical problems do not arise.
- embryonic stem cells often undergo rejection after transplantation due to differences in major histocompatibility antigens (MHC), whereas iPS cells are established from cells derived from transplant recipients, so there is almost no rejection.
- MHC major histocompatibility antigens
- iPS cells for the use of iPS cells in regenerative medicine, etc., the number of cells used in the laboratory is only about 10 6 , and the number of cells in the order of 10 9 to 10 10 is necessary for clinical application.
- the mass culture technique has not been well established.
- feeder cells such as mouse embryo-derived primary cultured fibroblasts (MEF) and STO cells in order to maintain and maintain an undifferentiated state.
- MEF mouse embryo-derived primary cultured fibroblasts
- STO cells contamination of feeder cells is a major obstacle to use in regenerative medicine. Therefore, feeder-free cell culture methods are also being researched.
- Feeders can be developed by culturing iPS cells on the surface of a matrix coated with Matrigel, or by using a culture method using laminin or laminin partial peptide coating. Methods have been developed that can be cultured without the presence of cells. Further, instead of ordinary dish culture, culture using a bag is also performed. However, even in a feeder-free culture system, it is necessary to repeat the culture on the coated substrate, so that the culture process is complicated, and the cost of the culture is significantly increased, so that one patient can be treated. There is a serious problem that the cost of the system becomes enormous. A method for efficiently mass-culturing stable iPS cells retaining undifferentiated properties has not been developed yet.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a safer and more efficient method for culturing universal stem cells.
- the present inventors have cultivated universal stem cells in a pseudo-microgravity environment, so that even in the absence of feeder cells and coating agents, undifferentiated properties
- the present inventors have found that pluripotent stem cells maintaining the above can be proliferated and spheroids can be formed, and the present invention has been completed.
- iPS cells grow on feeder cells or on coating agents such as Matrigel, and it was considered difficult to grow in an environment without feeder cells or coating agents.
- the inventors' discovery that iPS cells can be easily cultured in large quantities and can produce spheroids was surprising.
- the pluripotent stem cells can be proliferated in a closed system with a low risk of contamination by this culture method, so that safety can be improved.
- the present invention includes the following. [1] including culturing isolated pluripotent stem cells in a pseudo-microgravity environment, allowing pluripotent stem cells to proliferate in an undifferentiated state, and forming and growing spheroids of pluripotent stem cells A method for culturing universal stem cells.
- the pseudo microgravity environment is obtained by using a single-axis rotating bioreactor that realizes the pseudo microgravity environment on the ground by offsetting the gravity of the earth by the stress generated by the rotation [1]
- FIG. 1 is a photograph showing a phase contrast image of spherical spheroids produced by rotating culture of 253G1 cells in an RWV bioreactor in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor for 3 days.
- the bar in the figure indicates 500 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 2 shows the diameter distribution of spherical spheroids produced by rotationally culturing 253G1 cells in an RWV bioreactor in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor for 3 days.
- FIG. 3 shows the results of flow cytometry analysis of the expression of pluripotent stem cell markers in spherical spheroid-derived cells produced by rotational culture for 3 days in an RWV bioreactor.
- A is the FSC-A / SSC-A dot plot
- B is the SSC-A / PI dot plot
- C is the SSEA-4 / TRA-1-60 dot plot
- D is the area defined in Figures 3A, B, and C. Shows the number of events and their ratio.
- FIG. 4 shows the analysis results of the negative control of flow cytometry.
- A is the FSC-A / SSC-A dot plot
- B is the SSC-A / PI dot plot
- C is the SSEA-4 / TRA-1-60 dot plot
- D is the area defined in Figures 4A, B, and C Shows the number of events and their ratio.
- FIG. 5 shows the expression levels of undifferentiated marker genes Nanog, Oct3 / 4 and Sox2 in globular spheroid-derived 253G1 cells prepared by rotational culture (three-dimensional culture) for 3 days using an RWV bioreactor, and in two-dimensionally cultured 253G1 cells It is the graph which compared the expression level. The left is the result of two-dimensional culture and the right is the result of three-dimensional culture.
- FIG. 6 shows the result of staining the spherical spheroid-derived 253G1 cells prepared by rotational culture (three-dimensional culture) for 3 days with an RWV bioreactor using a three germ layer differentiation kit.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a test in which 253G1 cells are continuously subcultured using a 50 ml vessel.
- FIG. 8 is a photograph showing a phase contrast image of small spheroids obtained by pulverizing spherical spheroids prepared by culturing 253G1 cells for 3 days using a 50 ml vessel through a 70 ⁇ m filter.
- A Phase contrast image at low magnification. The bar in the figure indicates 1000 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 9 shows the results of real-time PCR measurement of the expression level of undifferentiated markers after collecting spherical spheroids after continuous culture of 253G1 cells using 50 ml vessels.
- the expression levels of the undifferentiated marker genes Nanog, Oct3 / 4, and Sox2 were compared with the expression levels in the two-dimensionally cultured 253G1 cells.
- 2D represents the result of two-dimensional culture.
- P5, P6, P7, and P8 represent the results after each passage from planar culture (see also schematic diagram in FIG. 7).
- FIG. 10 shows the result of immuno-antibody staining targeting neuronal differentiation marker Pax6 (upper) and undifferentiation marker Oct3 / 4 (lower) on spheroid cells cultured in neuronal differentiation medium after rotational culture in RWV bioreactor.
- FIG. 11 shows the results of real-time PCR analysis of spheroid cells cultured in a neuronal differentiation medium after rotational culture in an RWV bioreactor.
- A shows Nanog
- B shows Pax6, and C shows Sox1 expression in a culture time-dependent manner.
- the present invention relates to a method for culturing (proliferating) a universal stem cell, which comprises culturing the universal stem cell in a state of maintaining undifferentiation by culturing the isolated universal stem cell in a pseudo-microgravity environment. I will provide a.
- “pseudo-microgravity environment” means a simulated microgravity environment artificially created by simulating a microgravity environment in outer space or the like. Such a pseudo microgravity environment is realized, for example, by offsetting the earth's gravity by the stress generated by the rotation. Since a rotating object receives a force expressed by the vector sum of the gravity and stress of the earth, its size and direction change with time. Eventually, a rotating object will have a much smaller gravitational force than the Earth's gravity (1 g) on a time average, and a “pseudo microgravity environment” that is very similar to outer space will be realized. .
- the “pseudo-microgravity environment” in the present invention is capable of proliferating without allowing universal stem cells to settle in the culture medium (medium), and the generated three-dimensional cell aggregates (spheroids) float in the liquid without sedimentation. It is preferable to adjust so that it may become a state.
- the culture system can be rotated at a rotational speed that minimizes the effect of the earth's gravity on the cells. Specifically, it is preferable to set the rotation speed so that the microgravity applied to the cultured cells is reduced to a gravity equivalent to about 1/10 to 1/100 of the earth's gravity (1 g) on a time average.
- a pseudo-microgravity environment can be realized using a rotating bioreactor.
- a rotating bioreactor examples include RWV (Rotating-Wall Vessel: US Patent No. 5,002,890), RCCS (Rotary Cell Culture System TM : Synthecon Incorporated), 3D-clinostat, and JP-A-8-173143, Examples thereof include those described in 9-37767 and JP-A-2002-45173.
- multi-axis rotation type for example, 2-axis type clinostat, etc.
- the shear stress cannot be minimized, and the sample itself also rotates. This is because it is impossible to reproduce the floating state.
- RWV and RCCS are excellent in that they have a gas exchange function.
- the RWV bioreactor is a uniaxial rotating bioreactor developed by NASA with a gas exchange function. After filling the culture medium in the horizontal cylindrical bioreactor and seeding cells, the horizontal axis direction of the cylinder Is a single-axis rotary culture apparatus that performs culture while rotating along the axis.
- the earth's gravity is offset by the stress caused by rotation, and a much smaller (about 1/100) microgravity environment is realized compared to the gravity on the ground, and the cells are suspended in the culture medium. It grows in the state which was done, and three-dimensional culture
- the universal stem cells suspended in the culture medium efficiently proliferate and aggregate to form spheroids (three-dimensional cell aggregates; typically spherical, cell aggregates). be able to.
- the spheroid of a universal stem cell can be grown into a larger size spheroid by culture
- a culture vessel for example, a vessel for culturing universal stem cells in a pseudo microgravity environment is not particularly limited, but can have any shape or capacity that can be used in a single-axis rotating bioreactor, such as an RWV bioreactor.
- the culture vessel can be used.
- the culture vessel eg, vessel
- the culture vessel is not limited to the following, but may have a capacity of, for example, 5 ml to 5000 ml, 10 ml to 2000 ml, or 10 ml to 100 ml.
- the preferred rotation speed when using an RWV bioreactor can be set as appropriate according to the diameter of the vessel and the size and mass of the spheroid to be produced, but a vessel up to a capacity of about 100 ml, for example, an RWV vessel with a diameter of 5 cm. In the case of using (volume 10 ml), it is preferable to adjust to about 5 to 15 rpm, 7 to 15 rpm, for example, 7.5 to 8.5 rpm or 6 to 8.5 rpm.
- the rotation speed is constant, the flow velocity increases in proportion to the radius from the rotation center.
- a person skilled in the art adjusts the rotation speed to an appropriate rotation speed in the direction of decreasing the rotation speed. can do.
- the gravity acting on the cells in the vessel is approximately 1/10 to 1/100 of the ground gravity (1 g), and the spheroids are floating without being settled. Can be maintained.
- the universal stem cells cultured by the method of the present invention are not limited, but preferably induced pluripotent stem cells, also called iPS cells, or ES cells It may be an embryonic stem cell called.
- iPS cells are pluripotent stem cells that are induced by reprogramming somatic cells by introducing reprogramming factors (typically by introducing one or more reprogramming-inducing genes). Is well known. Examples of the reprogramming factor include, but are not limited to, the Oct family, Klf family, Sox family, Myc family, Nanog family, and Lin family.
- reprogramming factors include, but are not limited to, Oct3 / 4, Klf4, Klf2, Sox1, Sox2, Sox3, Sox15, Sox17, c-Myc, N-Myc, L-Myc, T58A, Nanog, Lin28 Fbx15, ERas, ECAT15-2, Tcl1, ⁇ -catenin, Lin28b, Sall1, Sall4, Esrrb, Nr5a2, Tbx3, p53shRNA, and Glis1. It is preferable to introduce at least the Oct family, particularly Oct3 / 4, as a reprogramming factor into somatic cells.
- the reprogramming factor can be introduced by introducing a gene encoding a reprogramming factor (reprogramming induction gene) into a somatic cell.
- iPS cells can be prepared by introducing an Oct family gene, a Klf family gene, and a Sox family gene and / or a Myc family gene (for example, Oct3 / 4, Sox2, and Klf4).
- iPS cells may also be prepared by other methods.
- iPS cells are typically derived from animals, preferably from mammals, for example, primates such as humans and monkeys, rodents such as mice and rats, and those derived from dogs, cats, rabbits and the like. It is done.
- the iPS cell may be derived from any tissue (somatic cell), and examples thereof include, but are not limited to, those derived from skin, bone marrow, nose, digestive tract, liver and the like.
- ES cells are pluripotent cells obtained by removing and culturing the inner cell mass of a blastocyst.
- iPS cells and ES cells can be obtained from, for example, RIKEN BioResource Center Cell Materials Development Office (RIKEN BRC CELL BANK) (Japan), ATCC (American Type Culture Collection), iPS Academia Japan Co., Ltd. (Japan), etc.
- RIKEN BRC CELL BANK (Japan)
- ATCC American Type Culture Collection
- iPS Academia Japan Co., Ltd. Japan
- apan a person skilled in the art can also prepare it by a conventional method.
- isolated with respect to the universal stem cell of the present invention means that the cell is a cell taken from a living body or a cell line prepared from a cell taken from a living body.
- An “isolated” universal stem cell may be a single cell, a cell mass, a spheroid, or the like.
- the pluripotent stem cells can be rotationally cultured using any ES / iPS medium (medium for maintaining undifferentiation) for proliferation and spheroid production.
- ES / iPS medium medium for maintaining undifferentiation
- examples of such a medium include mTeSR1 medium, TeSR1 medium (Stem Cell Technologies), Essensial 8 TM medium, Essential 6 TM medium (Gibco), StemPro (R) -34 SFM (Life Technologies), etc. It is not limited.
- the pluripotent stem cells for example 1x10 4 ⁇ 1x10 5 cells / cm 3, more preferably 3x10 4 ⁇ 8x10 4 cells / cm 3, more preferably at a cell density of 4x10 4 ⁇ 6x10 4 cells / cm 3
- a pseudo-microgravity environment typically, rotation culture
- efficient cell proliferation and spheroid formation can be brought about.
- Seeding at this cell density is particularly preferred, for example in vessels with a diameter of 4-6 cm, for example vessels with a diameter of 5 cm (volume 10 ml).
- seeding at such a cell density is not limited to a vessel of the above-mentioned size.
- a universal stem cell can be efficiently proliferated even with a vessel of 10 to 2000 ml.
- pluripotent stem cells can be detached by any cell dispersion method such as mechanical, chemical, or biological after culturing under normal culturing conditions, and used for the above-described rotational culture or the like.
- EDTA for example, 1 to 10 mM EDTA
- TryPLE TM Select Accutase TM , collagenase, dispase, trypsin, trypsin / EDTA, trypsin / collagenase, ReLeSR TM (STEMCELL), etc.
- the cells may be dispersed by using as a stripping solution.
- the spheroids of universal stem cells formed by suspension culture may be mechanically pulverized by passing through a filter and the like to disperse the cells, and may be used for the above-described rotary culture or the like.
- the number of pluripotent stem cells is about 3 to 1,000 cells, preferably about 5 to 600 cells, more preferably about 5 to 300 cells, such as about 30 to 200 cells, 10 to 100 cells, or about 20 to 40 cells.
- the seeds separated and dispersed may be seeded and cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment such as rotational culture.
- a pseudo microgravity environment such as rotational culture.
- a small spheroid consisting of preferably 5 to 300 cells, more preferably 10 to 100 cells, and even more preferably 20 to 40 cells.
- Cells separated and dispersed may be seeded and cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment such as rotating culture.
- Universal stem cell small spheroids produced by chemical disruption, such as with cell detachment fluid typically have a diameter of less than 300 ⁇ m, for example about 50-200 ⁇ m.
- the spheroid formation and growth can be promoted by culturing the universal stem cells seeded in the form of small spheroids under a pseudo-microgravity environment.
- small spheroid means a relatively small cell mass composed of a relatively small number of cells, and typically about 3 to 1,000 cell masses such as 5 to 600. Cell masses of 30 to 200 cells, 10 to 100 cells or 20 to 40 cells are included.
- the small spheroids may be spherical or elongated, or other shapes.
- spheroid-shaped universal stem cells or universal stem cells dispersed in individual cells may be cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment (rotation culture or the like) as described above.
- Universal stem cells may be cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment such as rotational culture in the presence of an apoptosis inhibitor.
- an apoptosis inhibitor ROCK (lock
- ROCK inhibitors are effective for ES cell survival and are known to contribute to the induction of apoptosis (Watanabe K., Nat. Biotechnol., (2007) 25 (6), p.681-686; Ohgushi M , et al., Cell Stem Cell, (2010) 7 (2), p.225-239).
- ROCK inhibitors include Y27632 ((R)-(+)-trans-N- (4-pyridyl) -4- (1-aminoethyl) -cyclohexanecarboxamide ⁇ 2HCl ⁇ H 2 O) (eg Calbiochem, WAKO Pure Chemicals, etc.), Fasudil (1- (5-isoquinolinesulfonyl) homopiperazine hydrochloride) (for example, Calbiochem) and the like.
- the apoptosis inhibitor may in one embodiment be at a concentration of 1 ⁇ M to 100 ⁇ M, preferably 3 ⁇ M to 30 ⁇ M, more preferably 5 ⁇ M to 15 ⁇ M in the culture medium.
- spheroid refers to a cell mass in which a large number of cells aggregate, and typically refers to a cell mass having a diameter of 300 ⁇ m or more, for example, 300 to 2000 ⁇ m.
- the culture temperature of the universal stem cells is not particularly limited, but is preferably 36.0 to 38.0 ° C, more preferably 36.5 to 37.5 ° C.
- Rotational culture using a bioreactor is not particularly limited, but can be preferably performed for 2 to 7 days, more preferably 2 to 5 days, for example 3 to 5 days, and further preferably 3 to 4 days.
- the cells are preferably transferred every 2 to 7 days, more preferably 2 to 5 days, for example 3 to 5 days, and further preferably every 3 to 4 days. It can be cultured for a long time.
- pluripotent stem cell spheroids (mainly spherical spheroids) can be produced in a large amount in the culture medium by the culture as described above.
- the spheroids obtained after 3 days of culture have a diameter mainly in the range of 300-1000 ⁇ m, most often in the range of 700-900 ⁇ m.
- the cells constituting the pluripotent stem cells or spheroids obtained by culturing as described above retain undifferentiated properties. Retention of undifferentiation can be confirmed by detecting the expression of an undifferentiated marker by flow cytometry or the like.
- undifferentiated markers include SSEA-4, TRA-1-60, NanogNOct3 / 4, Sox2, REX-1, LIN28, LEFTB, GDF3, ZFP42, FGF4, ESG1, DPPA2, TERT, KLF4, c-Myc
- SSEA-4 SSEA-4, TRA-1-60, NanogNOct3 / 4, Sox2, REX-1, LIN28, LEFTB, GDF3, ZFP42, FGF4, ESG1, DPPA2, TERT, KLF4, c-Myc
- SSEA-4 SSEA-4, TRA-1-60, NanogNOct3 / 4, Sox2, REX-1, LIN28, LEFTB, GDF3, ZFP42, FGF4, ESG1, DPPA2,
- the expression state of the undifferentiation marker gene For confirmation of cell undifferentiation, it is more preferable to analyze the expression state of the undifferentiation marker gene.
- the analysis of the expression state of the undifferentiated marker gene can be suitably performed, for example, by quantification using real-time PCR.
- a universal stem cell in the culture method of the present invention, can be rotationally cultured without using a cell scaffold material, and can be proliferated while maintaining undifferentiation.
- the cell scaffold material refers to any cell scaffold material (scaffold) that can be used in cell culture such as collagen, polymer, gel, glass, plastic, fiber, film, and beads.
- the spheroids of universal stem cells generated by culturing under a pseudo microgravity environment may be separated and dispersed into a smaller number of cells, for example, small spheroids, and further cultured. Separation and dispersion of cells from spheroids can be performed as described above, for example, by any mechanical, chemical, or biological method.
- the cells dispersed from the spheroids can be further cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment as described above (typically, rotation culture) to grow a large number of cells and generate a large number of spheroids.
- distributed from the spheroid may be culture
- the spheroids (typically globular spheroids) produced by culturing in a pseudo-microgravity environment in the above method may be any mechanical (mechanical), chemical, or biological.
- the process of crushing by the method and further culturing the generated small spheroids in a pseudo-microgravity environment to form and grow spheroids is repeated once or twice (multiple times, for example, 2 to 30 times). It is also preferable.
- the small spheroids that are further cultured in a pseudo microgravity environment may be a mixture of small spheroids obtained by different grinding methods.
- spheroids produced by culturing in a pseudo-microgravity environment in the above method are typically crushed through a filter, and small spheroids obtained by the mechanical (mechanical) crushing are simulated.
- the process of further culturing in a microgravity environment to form and grow spheroids can be repeated once or twice or more.
- the spheroids may be passed through a filter by applying pressure using a pipette or the like.
- a filter having a filtration particle size capable of crushing the produced spheroids into smaller spheroids having a smaller size can be used, and one having a filtration particle size of 40 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably 60 to 80 ⁇ m, for example 70 ⁇ m. preferable.
- small spheroids obtained by crushing through a filter generally have an elongated shape.
- small spheroids obtained by crushing through a 70 ⁇ m filter are generally equal to or larger than small spheroids obtained by chemical crushing.
- the spheroids may be crushed once or twice (multiple times, for example, 2 to 30 times) through a filter.
- a filter having the same filtration particle size may be used at the time of passing through each filter, or filters having different filtration particle sizes may be used.
- the crushed spheroids may be further crushed through a filter having a larger filtration particle size, whereby the size of the resulting small spheroids (In particular, the major axis) can be arranged in a narrower range.
- the culture period of pulverized spheroids (small spheroids) in a pseudo microgravity environment is not limited to the following, but is preferably 2 to 7 days, preferably 2 to 5 days, for example 3 to 5 days or 3 to 4 days. Is more preferable.
- the culture amount in each culture step in a pseudo microgravity environment that is, the size of the culture vessel and the amount of the medium may be the same or different for each culture. In the case of mass culture, it may be scaled up for each culture.
- universal stem cells such as iPS cells are obtained by a method of repeatedly forming and growing spheroids by culturing in a pseudo-microgravity environment, disrupting spheroids generated thereby, and reseeding small spheroids generated by disruption. It can be maintained and propagated in an undifferentiated state for a very long time. As a result, mass production of universal stem cells such as iPS cells becomes easier.
- differentiation induction of those cells may be performed. It can. For example, inducing differentiation into ectoderm, mesoderm, or endoderm by culturing universal stem cells in a differentiation induction medium such as ectoderm differentiation medium, mesoderm differentiation medium, or endoderm differentiation medium, etc. Can do.
- the ectoderm differentiation medium, the mesoderm differentiation medium, and the endoderm differentiation medium are commercially available, and examples include those contained in the three germ layer differentiation kit Stem Cell Kit: Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Functional Identification Kit (R & D Systems).
- the pluripotent stem cells seeded in the differentiation-inducing medium may be small spheroids or dispersed in single cells.
- the culture in the differentiation-inducing medium may be performed on a feeder cell such as MEF or a cell scaffold material such as a coating agent, or may be performed by rotational culture in a pseudo microgravity environment as described above.
- the present invention implements the above-described method for culturing pluripotent stem cells, and differentiates the pluripotent stem cells obtained thereby (universal stem cells that have been expanded or dispersed from the generated spheroids) and / or spheroids.
- a method for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells (a method for producing differentiated cells from pluripotent stem cells), which further comprises culturing in an induction medium.
- Culturing in the differentiation induction medium may be performed by culturing in a pseudo-microgravity environment as described above (rotary culture or the like), or by other cell culture methods used for differentiation induction.
- ectoderm marker genes include Otx2, Nestin, TP63, etc.
- mesoderm marker genes include Brachyury
- endoderm marker genes include Sox17, AFP, GATA-4, and PDX-1.
- the spheroid of universal stem cells obtained by the method of the present invention that is, the method for culturing universal stem cells in an undifferentiated maintenance medium using culture in a pseudo-microgravity environment as described above. Is further cultured in a differentiation-inducing medium, and differentiation of cells in the spheroid can be induced while maintaining the spheroid morphology.
- the culture in the differentiation induction medium may be performed by culturing in a pseudo microgravity environment, or may be performed by another cell culture method used for differentiation induction.
- the pluripotent stem cells (undifferentiated cells) constituting the spheroids can be differentiated into target cells (cells targeted by the differentiation induction medium used).
- target cells cells targeted by the differentiation induction medium used.
- the spheroids are transferred to a differentiation-inducing medium and cultured, for example, cultured in a pseudo-microgravity environment.
- the pluripotent stem cells (undifferentiated cells) constituting the spheroids may be differentiated into target cells by rotating culture or the like.
- the present invention provides a method for inducing the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, comprising performing the above-described method for culturing pluripotent stem cells and further culturing the spheroids obtained thereby in a differentiation induction medium, and the method Also provided are methods for producing spheroids comprising cells differentiated from universal stem cells.
- any differentiation-inducing medium for the purpose of inducing differentiation into a predetermined cell can be used for inducing differentiation of pluripotent stem cells.
- a differentiation induction medium may be, for example, a neural differentiation medium, an osteoblast differentiation medium, a cardiomyocyte differentiation medium, an adipocyte differentiation medium, an intestinal epithelial cell differentiation medium, or the like.
- pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into neural cells by culturing pluripotent stem cells or spheroids using a neural differentiation medium as a differentiation induction medium.
- the differentiation induction medium may be an ectoderm differentiation medium, a mesoderm differentiation medium, or an endoderm differentiation medium.
- Various commercial products can be used as these differentiation-inducing media.
- 253G1 cells were used as human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs).
- 253G1 cells (introduced Oct3 / 4, Sox2, and Klf4; non-patent document 3) were purchased from RIKEN BioResource Center Cell Materials Development Office (RIKEN BRC CELL BANK) (Japan) under cell number HPS0002.
- Example 1 Spheroid production from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) by three-dimensional culture using RWV bioreactor
- spherical spheroids 253G1 cells were cultured in human ES / iPS cell maintenance medium mTeSR1 (STEMCELL Technologies) using a 6 cm or 10 cm culture dish coated with Matrigel (BD Matrigel TM , BD Biosciences). The culture medium was changed every day, and maintained using 5 mM EDTA and 0.5x TrypLE TM Select (Life Technologies).
- 253G1 cells used for seeding were detached into small spheroids (loose cell mass having a diameter of about 50 ⁇ m to 200 ⁇ m) consisting of about 20 to 40 cells using 5 mM EDTA.
- a phase contrast image of spherical spheroids generated in the culture solution was taken using an inverted microscope Axio Observer (Carl Zeiss) (FIG. 1). Moreover, the diameter of spherical spheroids was measured and the size distribution was examined (FIG. 2).
- spherical spheroids were collected and crushed by pipetting using a pipette to disperse the cells.
- the number of cells was counted using an automatic cell counter Countess TM (Invitrogen). From the total cell number in the culture, the multiplication factor (total cell number / 4.9 ⁇ 10 5 cells) relative to the seeded cell number (4.9 ⁇ 10 5 cells) was calculated.
- FIG. 1 In the vessel using the ROCK inhibitor-containing medium, many spherical spheroids were formed (FIG. 1). The total number of cells was 3.1 ⁇ 10 6 cells, and the multiplication factor was 6.5 times. The diameter distribution of the spherical spheroids had a peak at 700 to 900 ⁇ m (Fig. 2). On the other hand, in the vessel using the ROCK inhibitor-free medium, spherical spheroids were not formed, and the suspension was only a single cell.
- spherical spheroids can be produced from iPS cells by rotary culture using an RWV bioreactor in a ROCK inhibitor-containing medium.
- ROCK inhibitor concentration 253G1 cells were rotationally cultured for 3 days under the same conditions as above except that three types of ROCK inhibitor concentrations of 3 ⁇ M, 10 ⁇ M, or 30 ⁇ M were used. . After culturing, the number of produced spherical spheroids was 10 at 3 ⁇ M, 50 at 10 ⁇ M, and 20 at 30 ⁇ M.
- the same experiment was repeated several times, and as a result, the growth rate was remarkably high when the initial cell density was 4 ⁇ 10 5 to 6 ⁇ 10 5 cells, that is, 4 ⁇ 10 4 to 6 ⁇ 10 4 cells / cm 3 per 10 ml medium. It was shown that. Cell growth was observed even in the ROCK inhibitor-free medium, but the growth rate was significantly increased in the ROCK inhibitor-containing medium.
- 253G1 cells exfoliated into small spheroids consisting of approximately 20 to 40 cells using 5 mM EDTA alone are seeded in 10 ml RWV vessel at the seeding number in the above-mentioned preferable range, and 3 ⁇ m in 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632-containing mTeSR1 medium (10 ml). Rotated culture for days.
- Table 2 shows examples of results obtained using only 5 mM EDTA for cell detachment.
- Example 2 Characteristic evaluation of iPS cells cultured in RWV bioreactor
- 253G1 cells detached using 5 mM EDTA were seeded in 10 ml vessels and contained in mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632. And then cultivated by rotation for 3 days using an RWV bioreactor. After culturing, the produced spheroids were treated with Accutase TM to form single cells, seeded in a 24-well plate coated with matrigel, and cultured for 3 days. After culturing, analysis by flow cytometry was performed to analyze the expression of pluripotent stem cell markers in 253G1 cells.
- Flow cytometry is performed using a flow cytometer Attune (R) Acoustic Focusing Cytometer (Applied Biosystems), a fluorescently labeled antibody that stains pluripotent stem cells (anti-SSEA-4 antibody: Alexa Fluor488 anti-human SSEA4 (Cat330441, BioLegend), And anti-TRA-1-60 antibody: PE anti-human TRA-1-60 (Cat330609, BioLegend)) (test sample).
- Negative control was performed using Alexa Fluor 488 Mouse IgG3, ⁇ IsoType Ctrl (Cat401323, BioLegend) and PE Mouse IgM, ⁇ IsoType Ctrl (Cat401609, BioLegend).
- Example 3 Evaluation of expression of iPS cell marker gene by real-time PCR
- analysis using real-time PCR was performed.
- Undifferentiated marker genes Nanog, Oct3 / 4 (Pou5f1), and Sox2 were targeted.
- Real-time PCR measurement was performed by the following procedure using StepOne TM Real-Time PCR System (Life Technologies, Applied Biosystems).
- 253G1 cells detached using 5 mM EDTA as in Examples 1 and 2 were rotationally cultured in mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632 for 3 days using an RWV bioreactor, and the resulting spheroids were recovered and obtained.
- the resulting cell pellet was frozen at -80 ° C.
- 253G1 cells detached with 5 mM EDTA were seeded in a culture dish coated with Matrigel, cultured in mTeSR1 medium for 3 days (two-dimensional culture), and then centrifuged to collect the cells.
- the cell pellet was frozen at -80 ° C.
- the cell pellet stored frozen at ⁇ 80 ° C. was freeze-thawed on ice, and total RNA (total RNA) was extracted using RNeasy (R) Mini Kit (QIAGEN).
- RNeasy (R) Mini Kit QIAGEN
- the RNA concentration was measured using a spectrophotometer NanoDrop 1000 Spectrophotometer (Thermo Fischer Scientific). From 1.5 ⁇ g of total RNA, cDNA was synthesized in a 20 ⁇ l reaction system using High-Capacity RNA-to-cDNA Kit (Applied Biosystems).
- RNA in real-time PCR was measured according to the manufacturer's protocol, and analyzed by ⁇ CT method using Applied Biosystems StepOne TM Real-Time PCR System Software v2.2.2.
- FIG. 5 shows the results of comparing the expression levels based on real-time PCR and relative quantification by the ⁇ CT method.
- three typical spherical spheroids (right of FIG. 5) constructed by rotational culture (three-dimensional culture) are used, compared to the case where normal two-dimensional culture is performed (left of FIG. 5).
- the expression level of the undifferentiated marker gene was high. Similar experiments were performed multiple times, but always showed similar results. Therefore, it was shown that rotational culture using an RWV bioreactor has an advantage in terms of culture that maintains undifferentiation compared to two-dimensional culture.
- Example 4 Differentiation experiment of iPS cells derived from spherical spheroids produced by rotary culture using RWV bioreactor According to the method described in Example 1, 253G1 cells detached using 5 mM EDTA were seeded in 10 ml vessels. Rotating culture was carried out for 3 days in an mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632 using an RWV bioreactor to prepare spherical spheroids.
- the differentiation into three germ layers was observed using a three germ layer differentiation kit Stem Cell Kit: Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Functional Identification Kit (R & D Systems).
- the medium is replaced with the ectodermal differentiation medium (Ectoderm Differentiation Media) included in the kit (Day 1), and the medium is further replaced with the ectoderm differentiation medium on the second and third days. After culturing, fluorescent antibody staining with an antibody for detecting the expression of the ectoderm marker Otx2 was performed on the 4th day.
- the medium is changed to the mesoderm differentiation medium (Mesoderm Differentiation Media) included in the kit (Day 1), and after 12 to 16 hours, the medium is similarly cultured in the mesoderm differentiation medium.
- fluorescent antibody staining with an antibody that detects the expression of the mesoderm marker Brachyury was performed 24-36 hours after the first medium change to the differentiation-inducing medium.
- the medium is changed to Endoderm Differentiation Media I (Endoderm Differentiation Media I) included in the above kit (Day 1), and the endoderm is 16 to 24 hours after the first medium change to the differentiation induction medium.
- Change to differentiation medium II Endoderm Differentiation Media II
- culture on the 3rd day while changing to endoderm differentiation medium II Endoderm Differentiation Media II
- detect expression of endoderm marker Sox17 was performed.
- cell fixation and staining were performed by washing a 24-well dish after culturing with PBS, treating with 4% paraformaldehyde / PBS for 20 minutes at room temperature, fixing, and then washing with 1% BSA / PBS.
- Example 5 Propagation experiment of iPS cells by RWV bioreactor using 50 ml vessel According to the method described in Example 1 (1), 253G1 cells exfoliated into small spheroids using 5 mM EDTA were seeded in a 50 ml vessel. Rotating culture was carried out in an mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632 using an RWV bioreactor at a rotational speed of 8 rpm for 3 days to produce spherical spheroids.
- the growth rate was highest when a total of 2.5 ⁇ 10 6 cells were seeded in a 50 ml vessel, that is, about the same as a 10 ml vessel.
- the seeding density (5.0 ⁇ 10 4 cells / cm 3 ) showed a particularly high growth rate.
- the growth rate was 3.8 to 4.5 times in 3 days.
- Example 6 Continuous subculture test
- a continuous subculture test was performed. The procedure is schematically shown in FIG.
- 253G1 cells (2.5 ⁇ 10 6 cells) exfoliated into small spheroids using 5 mM EDTA were seeded in a 50 ml vessel using an RWV bioreactor in mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632. Rotating culture was performed for 3 days to produce spherical spheroids.
- spherical spheroids were collected from a 50 ml vessel using a pipette, and passed through a filter (BD Falcon (R) 70 ⁇ m Cell Strainer Nylon REF 352350; BD BIosciences) with a filtration particle size of 70 ⁇ m. Crushed into.
- the obtained small spheroids (small spheroids obtained by mechanical pulverization) were seeded in a new 50 ml vessel and rotationally cultured at 8 rpm for 3 days to produce spherical spheroids. Thereafter, grinding with a 70 ⁇ m filter, seeding in a new 50 ml vessel, and rotation culture for 3 days were repeated (continuous subculture).
- FIG. 8 shows an image of a small spheroid immediately after pulverization with a 70 ⁇ m filter.
- 8A shows a phase difference image at a low magnification
- FIG. 8B shows a phase difference image at a high magnification.
- Small spheroids after pulverization with a filter are elongated and have a short diameter of 70 to 100 ⁇ m and a long diameter of 70 to 400 ⁇ m (number of cells per cell is approximately 30 to 200). Was forming. By seeding this small spheroid in a new vessel and rotating and culturing for 3 days, a larger spherical spheroid could be obtained.
- Example 7 Evaluation on maintenance of undifferentiation by continuous subculture
- each rotation culture (3D culture; P5 to P8)
- a portion of spherical spheroids before filtering was collected and analyzed using real-time PCR.
- Undifferentiated marker genes Nanog, Oct3 / 4 (Pou5f1), and Sox2 were targeted.
- the experimental method for real-time PCR is the same as in Example 3.
- iPS cells can be cultured in large quantities while maintaining undifferentiation by the method of the present invention.
- Example 8 Differentiation induction test According to the method described in Example 5, using an RWV bioreactor using 50 ml vessel, 253G1 cells were rotated at 37 ° C for 3 days in mTeSR1 medium containing 10 ⁇ M ROCK inhibitor Y27632 at 8 rpm. Rotating culture was performed at a speed to prepare spherical spheroids (iPS spheroids). Thereafter, the mTeSR1 medium was completely replaced with a neural differentiation medium (STEMdiff TM Neural Induction Medium, STEMCELL Technologies Inc., cat # 05835) (day 0), and the culture was continued under the same conditions.
- a neural differentiation medium STEMdiff TM Neural Induction Medium, STEMCELL Technologies Inc., cat # 05835
- the immunizing antibody staining the iPS spheroids Akyutaze TM (Accutase TM; Innovative Cell Technologies , Inc.) was dispersed into the cells using, seeding it to 3cm dishes were cultured for 20 hours by neuronal differentiation medium, universal Immunostaining was performed according to the protocol (ABC method).
- anti-Pax6 antibody BioLegend, rabbit polyclonal anti-Pax-6 antibody
- anti-Oct3 / 4 antibody hES / iPS Cell Characterization Kit, Applied StemCell, cat # ASK-3006
- the evaluation by the real-time PCR method was performed using the analysis method by the ⁇ CT method as in Example 3.
- Nanog was used as an undifferentiated marker for iPS cells.
- the primer and probe set used was Taqman Gene Expression assay (ID: Hs04260366_g1). Specifically, Pax6 and Sox1 were selected as markers for neural differentiation, and products of Taqman Gene Expression assay: Hs00240871_m1 and Hs01057642_s1 were used for each.
- GAPDH glycose hydrochloride-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
- FIG. 10 The results of immunoantibody staining are shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, immunostaining with anti-Pax6 antibody and anti-Oct3 / 4 antibody on days 7, 10, and 12 (the culture start date in the neuronal differentiation medium is day 0) Compared. Staining with anti-Oct3 / 4 antibody is hardly observable on days 7, 10, and 12, but staining with anti-Pax6 antibody is weakly observed on day 7, followed by days 10 and On day 12, it showed stronger strength over time. A comparison between the results of staining on the 12th day and the results of nuclear staining with DAPI showed that approximately 90% of the cells were positive for staining with anti-Pax6 antibody.
- Fig. 11 shows the results of real-time PCR analysis.
- cells were seeded in RWV vessels on day -3 (3 days ago), on day 0 on which the first medium change to neuronal differentiation medium was performed, and on days 3, 7 and 10
- the expression levels of Nanog (FIG. 11A), Pax6 (FIG. 11B), or Sox1 (FIG. 11C) on days 13 and 13.
- the expression level of Nanog an undifferentiated marker of iPS cells, increased about 3 times after seeding in RWV vessel after 3 days of culture in undifferentiated maintenance medium (mTeSR1) (Day 0).
- mTeSR1 undifferentiated maintenance medium
- the expression level decreased to about 1/10 of the 0th day 3 days after the change to the culture medium, and the expression level decreased on the order of two orders of magnitude compared to the 0th day after the 7th day.
- expression of Pax6, which is a neuronal differentiation marker was not observed during the culture period (from day -3 to day 0) in the medium for maintaining undifferentiation, but rapidly after 3 days after replacement with the neuronal differentiation medium. An increasing tendency was observed until the 13th day.
- Sox1 which is one of the neural differentiation markers, only a slight expression was observed during the culture period in the medium for maintaining undifferentiation, whereas, as in Pax6, 3 The expression level increased after the day, and the expression level increased until the 13th day.
- iPS spheroids were differentiated into nerve cells by culturing in the nerve differentiation medium. From this, after constructing iPS spheroids by culturing iPS cells in an RWV bioreactor in an undifferentiated maintenance medium in a pseudo-microgravity environment, the medium is simply replaced with a neuronal differentiation medium and cultured. It has been shown that iPS cells constituting iPS spheroids lose their undifferentiated state while maintaining their spheroid morphology and are induced to differentiate into neurons.
- the present invention can be used to proliferate pluripotent stem cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells and efficiently produce spheroids.
- the method of the present invention can be used to cultivate pluripotent stem cells in a safer and more stable manner while maintaining undifferentiation without using feeder cells or coating agents.
- the present invention can be used for mass production of cells differentiated from universal stem cells.
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[1]単離された万能性幹細胞を擬微小重力環境下で培養することにより、万能性幹細胞を未分化性を保持した状態で増殖させ、万能性幹細胞のスフェロイドを形成及び成長させることを含む、万能性幹細胞の培養方法。
本発明において、「擬微小重力環境」とは、宇宙空間等における微小重力環境を模して人工的に作り出された微小重力(simulated microgravity)環境を意味する。こうした擬微小重力環境は、例えば、回転で生じる応力によって地球の重力を相殺することにより実現される。回転している物体は、地球の重力と応力のベクトル和で表される力を受けるため、その大きさと方向は時間により変化する。回転している物体には、結局、時間平均すると物体には地球の重力(1g)よりもはるかに小さな重力しか作用しないこととなり、宇宙空間によく似た「擬微小重力環境」が実現される。
本発明の方法で培養する万能性幹細胞は、限定するものではないが、好ましくはiPS細胞とも呼ばれる人工多能性幹細胞(induced pluripotent stem cells)、又はES細胞と呼ばれる胚性幹細胞であってよい。iPS細胞は体細胞に初期化因子を導入して(典型的には1つ又は複数の初期化誘導遺伝子を導入して)リプログラミングすることによって誘導される多能性幹細胞であり、当業者には周知である。初期化因子としては、Octファミリー、Klfファミリー、Soxファミリー、Mycファミリー、Nanogファミリー、Linファミリー等が挙げられるが、これらに限定されない。初期化因子の具体例としては、以下に限定されないが、Oct3/4、Klf4、Klf2、Sox1、Sox2、Sox3、Sox15、Sox17、c-Myc、N-Myc、L-Myc、T58A、Nanog、Lin28、Fbx15、ERas、ECAT15-2、Tcl1、β-カテニン、Lin28b、Sall1、Sall4、Esrrb、Nr5a2、Tbx3、p53shRNA、及びGlis1が挙げられる。初期化因子として、少なくともOctファミリー、特にOct3/4を体細胞に導入することが好ましい。初期化因子の導入は、初期化因子をコードする遺伝子(初期化誘導遺伝子)を体細胞に導入することにより、行うことができる。
本発明の方法により培養した万能性幹細胞(増殖させた万能性幹細胞又は生成させたスフェロイドから分散させた万能性幹細胞)やスフェロイドを得た後、それらの細胞を分化誘導することができる。例えば、万能性幹細胞を、外胚葉分化培地、中胚葉分化培地、又は内胚葉分化培地等の分化誘導培地で培養することにより、それぞれ外胚葉、中胚葉、又は内胚葉への分化を誘導することができる。外胚葉分化培地、中胚葉分化培地、及び内胚葉分化培地は市販されており、例えば、三胚葉分化キットStem Cell Kit: Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Functional Identification Kit(R&D Systems)に含まれるものが挙げられる。分化誘導培地に播種する万能性幹細胞は、小スフェロイドであっても単一細胞に分散させたものであってもよい。分化誘導培地での培養は、MEF等のフィーダー細胞上又はコーティング剤等の細胞足場材料上で行ってもよいし、上述のような擬微小重力環境下での回転培養により実施してもよい。分化誘導培地での培養により、万能性幹細胞の目的の胚葉又は細胞への分化を誘導し、万能性幹細胞から分化した細胞を作製することができる。したがって本発明は、上記の万能性幹細胞の培養方法を実施し、それによって得られた万能性幹細胞(増殖させた万能性幹細胞又は生成したスフェロイドから分散させた万能性幹細胞)及び/又はスフェロイドを分化誘導培地でさらに培養することを含む、万能性幹細胞の分化を誘導する方法(万能性幹細胞から分化した細胞を作製する方法)も提供する。分化誘導培地での培養は、上述のような擬微小重力環境下での培養(回転培養等)により行ってもよいし、分化誘導のために用いられる他の細胞培養法により行ってもよい。
253G1細胞は、マトリゲル(BD MatrigelTM, BD Biosciences)をコートした6cm又は10cm培養ディッシュを用いて、ヒトES/iPS細胞維持用培地mTeSR1(STEMCELL Technologies)中で培養し、毎日培養液交換を行い、5mM EDTAと0.5x TrypLETM Select(Life Technologies)を用いて継代維持した。
より好適なROCKインヒビター濃度について調べるため、3μM、10μM、又は30μMの3種類のROCKインヒビター濃度を用いること以外は上記と同じ条件で、253G1細胞を3日間回転培養した。培養後、生成した球状スフェロイドの数は、3μMで10個、10μMで50個、30μMで20個であった。
より好適な細胞播種数を調べるため、10ml RWVベッセルに、5mM EDTAとTrypLETM Selectを用いておよそ20~40細胞からなる小スフェロイドに剥離した253G1細胞を4.27x105細胞、8.55x105細胞、又は1.28x106細胞播種し、ROCKインヒビターY27632(10μM)含有又は不含有のmTeSR1培地中で上記(1)と同様の方法で5日間回転培養した。培養後、上記と同様にして細胞数をカウントし、増殖倍率を算出した。結果を以下の表1に示す。
実施例1に記載の方法に従い、5 mM EDTAを用いて剥離した253G1細胞を10mlベッセルに播種し、10μM ROCKインヒビターY27632含有mTeSR1培地中でRWVバイオリアクターを用いて3日間回転培養した。培養後、生成したスフェロイドをアキュターゼTMで処理して単一細胞にし、マトリゲルでコートした24ウエルプレートに播種し、3日間培養した。培養後、253G1細胞における多能性幹細胞マーカーの発現を解析するため、フローサイトメトリーによる解析を行った。フローサイトメトリーは、フローサイトメーターAttune(R) Acoustic Focusing Cytometer(Applied Biosystems)により、多能性幹細胞を染色する蛍光標識抗体(抗SSEA-4抗体:Alexa Fluor488 anti-human SSEA4(Cat330441, BioLegend)、及び抗TRA-1-60抗体:PE anti-human TRA-1-60(Cat330609, BioLegend))を使用して行った(試験サンプル)。ネガティブコントロールはAlexa Fluor 488 Mouse IgG3,κIsoType Ctrl(Cat401323, BioLegend)及びPE Mouse IgM,κIsoType Ctrl(Cat401609, BioLegend)を用いて行った。
RWVバイオリアクターで培養した253G1細胞におけるiPS細胞のマーカー遺伝子の発現状態を評価するため、リアルタイムPCRを用いた解析を行った。未分化マーカー遺伝子Nanog、Oct3/4(Pou5f1)、及びSox2をターゲットとした。
実施例1に記載の方法に従い、5 mM EDTAを用いて剥離した253G1細胞を10mlベッセルに播種し、10μM ROCKインヒビターY27632含有mTeSR1培地中でRWVバイオリアクターを用いて3日間回転培養し、球状スフェロイドを作製した。
実施例1(1)に記載の方法に従い、5 mM EDTAを用いて小スフェロイドに剥離した253G1細胞を50mlベッセルに播種し、10μM ROCKインヒビターY27632含有mTeSR1培地中でRWVバイオリアクターを用いて3日間、8rpmの回転速度で回転培養し、球状スフェロイドを作製した。実施例1(3)の記載と同様の方法で細胞の好適な播種密度を検討した結果、50mlベッセルにトータル2.5x106個播種した場合に最も増殖倍率が高く、すなわち、10mlベッセルと同程度の播種密度(5.0x104細胞/cm3)で特に高い増殖倍率を示した。その増殖率は3日間で3.8~4.5倍であった。
本実施例では連続継代培養試験を行った。その手順を模式的に図7に示す。
50mlベッセルを用いたRWVバイオリアクターで連続継代培養した253G1細胞におけるiPS細胞マーカー遺伝子の発現状態を評価するため、各回転培養(3次元培養;P5~P8)後にフィルターにかける前の球状スフェロイドを一部採取し、リアルタイムPCRを用いた解析を行った。未分化マーカー遺伝子Nanog、Oct3/4(Pou5f1)、及びSox2をターゲットとした。リアルタイムPCRの実験手法は、実施例3と同じである。
実施例5に記載の方法に従い、50mlベッセルを用いたRWVバイオリアクターを用いて、253G1細胞を10μM ROCKインヒビターY27632含有mTeSR1培地中で37℃で3日間、8rpmの回転速度で回転培養し、球状スフェロイド(iPSスフェロイド)を作製した。その後、mTeSR1培地を神経分化培地(STEMdiffTM Neural Induction Medium, STEMCELL Technologies Inc., cat#05835)に全交換し(0日目)、同じ条件で培養を継続した。その後の培地交換は、3日目、5日目、7日目及び10日目に行い、12日目まで回転培養を行った。iPSスフェロイドを構成する細胞の神経細胞への分化の評価は、免疫抗体染色法及びリアルタイムPCR法により行った。
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- 単離された万能性幹細胞を擬微小重力環境下で培養することにより、万能性幹細胞を未分化性を保持した状態で増殖させ、万能性幹細胞のスフェロイドを形成及び成長させることを含む、万能性幹細胞の培養方法。
- 万能性幹細胞がiPS細胞である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 細胞足場材料の不在下で前記培養を行う、請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 万能性幹細胞が4x104~6x104細胞/cm3の細胞密度で播種される、請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- アポトーシス阻害因子の存在下で培養を行う、請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- アポトーシス阻害因子がROCKインヒビターである、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 擬微小重力環境が、時間平均して地球の重力の1/10~1/100に相当する重力を物体に与える環境である、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 擬微小重力環境が、回転で生じる応力により地球の重力を相殺することにより擬微小重力環境を地上で実現する1軸回転式バイオリアクターを用いて得られるものである、請求項1~7のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- 前記1軸回転式バイオリアクターがRWVバイオリアクターである、請求項8に記載の方法。
- スフェロイドから細胞を分散させ、培養することをさらに含む、請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の方法。
- スフェロイドをろ過粒度40~100μmのフィルターを通して1回又は2回以上破砕し、破砕されたスフェロイドを擬微小重力環境下で培養してスフェロイドを形成及び成長させる工程を1回又は2回以上繰り返すことを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記の破砕されたスフェロイドを擬微小重力環境下で2~7日間培養してスフェロイドを形成及び成長させる、請求項11に記載の方法。
- 請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載の方法を実施し、得られた万能性幹細胞及び/又はスフェロイドを分化誘導培地でさらに培養することを含む、万能性幹細胞の分化を誘導する方法。
- 分化誘導培地での培養を、擬微小重力環境下で行う、請求項13に記載の方法。
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