Induction of cardiomyocyte‑like cells from hair follicle cells in mice

  • Authors:
    • Yong‑Hee Kim
    • Bang‑Jin Kim
    • Seok‑Man Kim
    • Sun‑Uk Kim
    • Buom‑Yong Ryu
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  • Published online on: March 13, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2019.4133
  • Pages: 2230-2240
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Abstract

Hair follicles (HFs) are a well‑characterized niche for adult stem cells (SCs), and include epithelial and melanocytic SCs. HF cells are an accessible source of multipotent adult SCs for the generation of the interfollicular epidermis, HF structures and sebaceous glands in addition to the reconstitution of novel HFs in vivo. In the present study, it was demonstrated that HF cells are able to be induced to differentiate into cardiomyocyte‑like cells in vitro under specific conditions. It was determined that HF cells cultured on OP9 feeder cells in KnockOut‑Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/B27 in the presence of vascular endothelial growth factors differentiated into cardiomyocyte‑like cells that express markers specific to cardiac lineage, but do not express non‑cardiac lineage markers including neural stem/progenitor cell, HF bulge cells or undifferentiated spermatogonia markers. These cardiomyocyte‑like cells exhibited a spindle‑ and filament‑shaped morphology similar to that presented by cardiac muscles and exhibited spontaneous beating that persisted for over 3 months. These results demonstrate that SC reprogramming and differentiation may be induced without resulting in any genetic modification, which is important for the clinical applications of SCs including tissue and organ regeneration.
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Kim YH, Kim BJ, Kim SM, Kim SU and Ryu BY: Induction of cardiomyocyte‑like cells from hair follicle cells in mice. Int J Mol Med 43: 2230-2240, 2019
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Kim, Y., Kim, B., Kim, S., Kim, S., & Ryu, B. (2019). Induction of cardiomyocyte‑like cells from hair follicle cells in mice. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 43, 2230-2240. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2019.4133
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Kim, Y., Kim, B., Kim, S., Kim, S., Ryu, B."Induction of cardiomyocyte‑like cells from hair follicle cells in mice". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 43.5 (2019): 2230-2240.
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Kim, Y., Kim, B., Kim, S., Kim, S., Ryu, B."Induction of cardiomyocyte‑like cells from hair follicle cells in mice". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 43, no. 5 (2019): 2230-2240. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2019.4133