Abstract:
PURPOSE: A composition containing ROCK(Rho-associated kinase) inhibitors for cryopreservation of cardiac myocytes from human embryonic stem cells is provided to develop a cell therapeutic agent. CONSTITUTION: A composition for cryopreservation of cardiac myocytes differentiated from human embryonic stem cells contains ROCK(Rho-associated kinase) inhibitor. The human stem cells are human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic stem cell-derived embryoid body, or human pluripotent stem cells. The ROCK inhibitor is Y-27632, HA-1077, Y-39983, or Wf-536. A method for cryopreservation of differentiated cardiac myocytes comprise: a step of treating the composition to the differentiated cardiac myocytes for 0.25-5 hours; and a step of freezing.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to cardiac myocytes is provided. CONSTITUTION: A method for inducing differentiation of human embryonic stem cells to cardiac myocytes comprises: a step of culturing the embryonic stem cells in a medium containing activin A for one day after differentiation; and a step of culturing the embryonic stem cells in a serum-free medium containing BMP2 for 1-5 days. The culture is performed by direct differentiation without formation of embryo bud. The concentrate of activin A is 50-100 ng/ml.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A method for preparing human embryonic stem cells without components derived from animal is provided to differentiate the stem cells to various organs. CONSTITUTION: A method for preparing human embryonic stem cells in a culture system without components derived from animal comprises: a step of culturing human foreskin cells(ATCC, CRL-2429, USA) into a feeder layer using humanized CELLstart; a step of performing co-culturing an embryo of human 4-cell stage with the feeder layer; a step of removing zona pellucida using Tyrode's solution; a step of removing trophoblase by mechanical dissection to isolate an inner cell mass(ICM); a step of performing co-culture of the ICM on the feeder layer in a medium containing 15% knockout SR xeno-feee, 8ng/ml of bFGF; and a step of isolating ICM and performing co-culture of the ICM dome with the feeder layer.