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간질환 환자의 대부분은 간 조직 손상으로 인해 간세포의 재생 능력이 감소한다. 간세포 이식은 이러한 간질환을 치료하는데 있어 혁신적인 방법으로 대두되고 있으나, 여전히 많은 의문과 문제점이 제기되고 있다. 사람의 양막으로부터 얻은 줄기 세포를 이용하여 간세포 분화를 위한 최적의 조건을 알아 보고자 하였다. 세포내 알부민에 대한 면역 화학적 방법, 세포내 글리코겐의 특이 염색법, 세포의 형태적 변화 연구 방법 등을 이용하여 여러가지 배양 조건을 조사한 결
This study aimed to find out suitable culture conditions for the differentiation of human amniotic membrane-derived stem cells(HAM) into hepatocyte-like cells. Almost homogenous population of fibroblast-like cells was successfully isolated from the amniotic membrane. In comparison to the non-coated plates and in the absence of insulin/transferrin/selenium(ITS), HAM cultured on the fibronectin-coated plates and in the presence of ITS showed the more intense immunocytochemical staining against the albumin. Addition of both fibroblast growth factor(FGF)-1 and -2 to the differentiation medium gave stronger staining compared to the treatment with FGF-1 or -2 alone. Periodic acid Schiff's base staining of glycogen and morphological turnover of fibroblast-like appearance of HAM into round shape matched the results of immunocytochemical studies. When the efficiency of two-step culture method was examined on the differentiation of HAM into hepatocyte-like cells, all of the results of immunocytochemical staining, periodic acid Schiff's staining and morphological change exhibited effective hepatic differentiation of HAM compared to the continuous culture method. Immunoblot analyses of HAM- conditioned media against the albumin showed that the culture of HAM in the presence of both ITS and fibronectin always gave a stronger staining intensity than those in the absence of them, and that the addition of ether mixture of FGF-4 and either FGF-2 or transforming growth to the culture medium significantly enhanced the albumin secretion by HAM. Based on these observations, it is suggested that HAM could differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells under a culture condition consisting of fibronectin and ITS, and addition of FGF-4 with either one of FGF-2 or could enhance the hepatic differentiation of HAM.
