PMID- 23306781 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20131025 LR - 20220410 IS - 0920-9069 (Print) IS - 1573-0778 (Electronic) IS - 0920-9069 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 5 DP - 2013 Oct TI - Optimization of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell isolation and culture methods. PG - 819-27 LID - 10.1007/s10616-012-9528-0 [doi] AB - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hUCMSCs) are considered to be an ideal replacement for bone marrow MSCs. However, up to date, there is no convenient and efficient method for hUCMSC isolation and culture. The present study was carried out to explore the modified enzyme digestion for hUCMSC in vitro. Conventional enzyme digestion, modified enzyme digestion, and tissue explant were used on hUCMSCs to compare their efficiencies of isolation and culture, to observe primary cell growth and cell subculture. The results show that the cells cultured using the tissue explant method had a longer culture cycle (P < 0.01) and lower yield of primary cells per centimetre of umbilical cord (P < 0.01) compared with the two enzyme digestion methods. Subculture adherence and cell doubling took significantly less time with the tissue explant method (P < 0.05) than with the conventional enzyme digestion method; however, there was no significant difference between the tissue explant method and the modified enzyme digestion method (P > 0.05). Comparing two enzyme digestion methods, the modified method yielded more cells than did the conventional method (P < 0.01), and primary cell adherence took significantly less time with the modified method than with the conventional method (P < 0.05). Cell cycle analysis of the third-generation hUCMSCs cultured by modified enzyme digestion method indicated that most cells were quiescent. Immunofluorescence staining showed that these cells expressed MSC markers CD44 and CD90. And Von Kossa and oil red O staining detection showed that they could be differentiated into osteoblasts and adipocytes with induction medium in vitro. This study suggests that hUCMSC isolation and culture using 0.2 % collagenase II at 37 degrees C for digestion of 16-20 h is an effective and simple modified enzyme digestion method. FAU - Han, Yan-Fu AU - Han YF AD - Department of Plastic Surgery, Affiliated Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, People's Republic of China. FAU - Tao, Ran AU - Tao R FAU - Sun, Tian-Jun AU - Sun TJ FAU - Chai, Jia-Ke AU - Chai JK FAU - Xu, Guang AU - Xu G FAU - Liu, Jing AU - Liu J LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130111 PL - United States TA - Cytotechnology JT - Cytotechnology JID - 8807027 PMC - PMC3967601 EDAT- 2013/01/12 06:00 MHDA- 2013/01/12 06:01 PMCR- 2014/10/01 CRDT- 2013/01/12 06:00 PHST- 2012/08/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/12/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/01/12 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 9528 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10616-012-9528-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cytotechnology. 2013 Oct;65(5):819-27. doi: 10.1007/s10616-012-9528-0. Epub 2013 Jan 11.