The progress of pluripotent stem cell-derived pancreatic β-cells regeneration for diabetic therapy

X Wang, M Gao, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes is a complex metabolic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, characterized by
high blood glucose levels either due to an absolute deficiency of insulin secretion or an …

p53 Inhibition in Pancreatic Progenitors Enhances the Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells into Pancreatic β-Cells

II Aigha, EM Abdelalim - Stem cell reviews and reports, 2023 - Springer
The multipotent pancreatic progenitor cells (MPCs) co-expressing the transcription factors,
PDX1 and NKX6. 1, are the source of functional pancreatic β-cells. The aim of this study was …

PDX1+ cell budding morphogenesis in a stem cell-derived islet spheroid system

J Zhao, S Liang, HH Cen, Y Li, RK Baker… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Remarkable advances in protocol development have been achieved to manufacture insulin-
secreting islets from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Distinct from current …

Mitochondrial homeostasis regulates definitive endoderm differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells

J Lv, Y Yi, Y Qi, C Yan, W Jin, L Meng, D Zhang… - Cell death …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular organelles play fundamental roles in almost all cell behaviors. Mitochondria have
been reported to be functionally linked to various biological processes, including …

Chemically-defined generation of human hemogenic endothelium and definitive hematopoietic progenitor cells

Y Chang, R Syahirah, SN Oprescu, X Wang, J Jung… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which arise from aorta-gonad-mesonephros
(AGM), are widely used to treat blood diseases and cancers. However, a technique for their …

Robust genome editing via modRNA-based Cas9 or base editor in human pluripotent stem cells

T Haideri, A Howells, Y Jiang, J Yang, X Bao… - Cell reports methods, 2022 - cell.com
CRISPR systems have revolutionized biomedical research because they offer an
unprecedented opportunity for genome editing. However, a bottleneck of applying CRISPR …

[HTML][HTML] From iPSCs to pancreatic β cells: unveiling molecular pathways and enhancements with vitamin C and retinoic acid in diabetes research

F Arroyave, Y Uscátegui, F Lizcano - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diabetes mellitus, a chronic and non-transmissible disease, triggers a wide range of micro-
and macrovascular complications. The differentiation of pancreatic β-like cells (PβLCs) from …

[HTML][HTML] Robust genome and RNA editing via CRISPR nucleases in PiggyBac systems

Y Jiang, RC Hoenisch, Y Chang, X Bao, CE Cameron… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) offers
unprecedented opportunities for developing in vitro disease modeling, drug screening and …

Chemically defined and growth factor-free system for highly efficient endoderm induction of human pluripotent stem cells

Z Zhao, F Zeng, Y Nie, G Lu, H Xu, H En, S Gu… - Stem Cell Reports, 2025 - cell.com
Definitive endoderm (DE) derived from human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) holds great
promise for cell-based therapies and drug discovery. However, current DE differentiation …

MAGIK: A rapid and efficient method to create lineage-specific reporters in human pluripotent stem cells

T Haideri, J Lin, X Bao, XL Lian - Stem Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Precise insertion of fluorescent proteins into lineage-specific genes in human pluripotent
stem cells (hPSCs) presents challenges due to low knockin efficiency and difficulties in …