Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (6): 944-949.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.06.020

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Isolation and culture of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells: proper digestion time and concentrations of trypsin and collagenase

Zhang Hui-juan, Cong Shan, Liang Mei-ping, Liu Jun-ping, Huang Li-gang, Song Jin, Cao Gui-fang   

  1. Laboratory of Animal Histology and Embryology and Developmental Biology, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • Revised:2013-12-07 Online:2014-02-05 Published:2014-02-05
  • Contact: Cao Gui-fang, M.D., Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Laboratory of Animal Histology and Embryology and Developmental Biology, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Zhang Hui-juan, Studying for master’s degree, Laboratory of Animal Histology and Embryology and Developmental Biology, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Cong Shan, M.D., Laboratory of Animal Histology and Embryology and Developmental Biology, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Zhang Hui-juan and Cong Shan contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:

    the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program), No. 2008AA101005

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Extraction methods of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells are inconsistent in the number of cells.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the optimal method to in vitro isolate and culture human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells.
METHODS: Under sterile conditions, full-term cesarean fetal amniotic membrane was cut into pieces, then to isolate human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells by seven methods in four experiments. In experiment 1, human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells were isolated by the following three methods: (1) 0.05 g/L trypsin digestion for 10 minutes followed by 0.75 g/L collagenase digestion for 60 minutes; (2) 0.75 g/L collagenase I for 120 minutes; (3) co-digestion with 0.05 g/L trypsin and 0.75 g/L collagenase for 60 minutes. In experiment 2, the samples were digested with 0.05 g/L trypsin digestion for 30 minutes followed by 0.75 g/L collagenase digestion for 30 minutes. In experiment 3, the samples were digested by two methods: (1) 0.05 g/L trypsin digestion for 30 minutes×2, followed by 0.75 g/L collagenase digestion for 60 minutes; (2) 0.05 g/L trypsin digestion for 40 minutes×2, followed by 0.75 g/L collagenase digestion for 60 minutes. In experiment 4, the samples were digested with 0.05 g/L trypsin digestion for 30 minutes×2, followed by 1 g/L collagenase digestion for 60 minutes. Following morphology observation under a microscope, we studied the most suitable method for isolating human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Digestion with 0.05 g/L trypsin for 30 minutes twice followed by 1 g/L of collagenase digestion of 60 minutes was the most suitable isolation and culture condition in vitro. Cells became elongated fusiform or star-shaped with rich cytoplasm, and nuclei were round with 1-3 nuts. We can harvest the most number of human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells using the method described in experiment 4.

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Key words: stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, amnion, trypsin, collagenases

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