Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1): 91-95.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.01.016

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Tissue explant method versus enzymatic digestion method for culture of rat hair follicle stem cells

Li Jia, An Heng-qing, Wang Feng, Wang Wen-guang, Paluoke Dilimulati, Wang Yu-jie, Mulati Rexiati   

  1. First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Revised:2014-11-15 Online:2015-01-01 Published:2015-01-01
  • Contact: Mulati Rexiati, M.D., Associate chief physician, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Li Jia, Studying for doctorate, Attending physician, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:

    the Special Fund for Tissue Engineering Research in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University in 2012, No. 2012zzgc05; the Natural Science Foundation of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in 2015 (Joint Fund), No. 2015211C090

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Hair follicle stem cells have been confirmed to have stronger proliferative ability than interfollicular epidermal stem cells, which have been an issue of concern in seed cell research.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the biological characteristics of rat hair follicle stem cells cultured by tissue explant method and enzymatic digestion method.
METHODS: Under stereomicroscope, hair follicles were isolated from the rat whiskers, and then tissue explant method and two-step enzymatic digestion method were employed to culture hair follicle stem cells. Cells were purified using repeated differential adhesion method, and cell growth and morphology were observed periodically. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of CD34 and β1 integrin in passage 3 hair follicle stem cells.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Cells cultured by two-step enzymatic digestion method grew faster with more amount than those cultured by tissue explants method. Flow cytometry showed that the expressions of PE-CD34 and FITC-β1 were (39.52±19.57)% and (93.46±4.73)% for the two-step enzymatic digestion group, and (19.20±11.53)% and (363.57±14.42)% for the tissue explant method, respectively. There was a significant difference between the two methods. In conclusion, these two methods are able to culture high-activity hair follicle stem cells, which can be chosen according to different experimental requirements.


中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:干细胞;骨髓干细胞;造血干细胞;脂肪干细胞;肿瘤干细胞;胚胎干细胞;脐带脐血干细胞;干细胞诱导;干细胞分化;组织工程


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Key words: Stem Cells, Hair Follicle, Cell Culture Techniques

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