• Title of article

    Stem Cell Isolation from Human Wharton’s Jelly: A Study of Their Differentiation Ability into Lens Fiber Cells

  • Author/Authors

    Khatami، Seyedeh Mahsa نويسنده . Department of Biology, Cell and Molecular Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran , , Zahri، Saber نويسنده , , Maleki، Masoud نويسنده , , Hamidi، Kamaloddin نويسنده Department of Biology, Cell and Molecular Laboratory, Faculty of Science, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran ,

  • Issue Information
    دوفصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 60 سال 2014
  • Pages
    68
  • From page
    304
  • To page
    371
  • Abstract
    Recently, the use of stem cells has expanded into numerous areas including cell therapy. In this study, we investigated the differentiation capacity of human Wharton’s jelly stem cells (hWJSCs) into lens fiber cells. Morphological changes and expressions of four crystallin genes (?A, ?B, BB1 and BB3) were studied. The bovine vitreous body has been shown to induce expression of crystallin genes in hWJSCs. By using the vitreous as a lens fiber cell inducer, we showed that ?B-, BB1- and BB3-crystallin genes expressed in hWJSCs.
  • Journal title
    Cell Journal (Yakhteh)
  • Serial Year
    2014
  • Journal title
    Cell Journal (Yakhteh)
  • Record number

    946093