Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (37): 5955-5960.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.37.009

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Exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells: isolation, identification and biological characteristics

Zhang Juan1, Liu Feng2, Zhang Wei2, Cong Xu2, Wang Cai-sheng1, 3, Wei Lai2   

  1. 1Faculty of Graduate Studies, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
    2Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
    3the Second Hospital of Hohhot City, Hohhot 010031, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
  • Revised:2014-07-31 Online:2014-09-03 Published:2014-09-03
  • Contact: Wang Cai-sheng, Master, Chief physician, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China; the Second Hospital of Hohhot City, Hohhot 010031, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China Corresponding author: Wei Lai, M.D., Professor, Peking University People’s Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Beijing Key Laboratory of Hepatitis C and Immunotherapy for Liver Diseases, Beijing 100044, China
  • About author:Zhang Juan, Studying for master’s degree, Physician, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010110, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Exosomes are membrane vesicles secreted by mesenchymal stem cells. Increasing studies have shown that mesenchymal stem cells can secrete exosomes via paracrine function to play a role in tissue injury. However, reports on how to isolate and identify exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells are few.
OBJECTIVE: To extract, purify and identify exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells.
METHODS: The cell culture supernatant of human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells was collected. Exosome was extracted and purified with ultrafiltration and gradient centrifugation methods. The morphology of exosome was observed by transmission electronic microscope, and the expressions of CD63, CD81, CD90, CD73, CD105, CD29, and CD166 in exosome of mesenchymal stem cells were analyzed by fluorescent activated cell sorting.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Mesenchymal stem cells from human umbilical cord blood secreted exosome 
which exhibited elliptic or saucer-like shape and its diameter ranged from 40 to 100 nm with membrane structure. Exosome could express the common surface adhesion molecules CD63, CD81 and the surface adhesion molecules CD90, CD73, CD105, CD29, CD166 of mesenchymal stem cells. These findings indicate that exosome may be secreted by mesenchymal stem cells of human umbilical cord blood, which contains plasma membrane proteins of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells.


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Key words: fetal blood, mesenchymal stem cells, exosomes, membrane proteins

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