Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Myth or Reality of the 21th Century by J.-F. Stoltz, N. de Isla, Y. P. Li, D. Bensoussan, L. Zhang, C. Huselstein, Y. Chen, V. Decot, J. Magdalou, N. Li, L. Reppel, Y. He

“…Despite the promise of embryonic stem cells, in many cases, adult or even fetal stem cells provide a more interesting approach for clinical applications. …”
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Shear Stress Promotes Arterial Endothelium-Oriented Differentiation of Mouse-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Yan Huang, Xiaofang Chen, Jifei Che, Qi Zhan, Jing Ji, Yubo Fan

“…Previous in vitro studies by us and others revealed that shear stress induces EC differentiation of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and embryonic stem cells. In this study, we focused on the impact of different magnitudes of shear stress on the differentiation of mouse-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) towards arterial or venous ECs. …”
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Nanoplastics induces arrhythmia in human stem-cells derived cardiomyocytes by Shirley Pei Shan Chia, Jeremy Kah Sheng Pang, Winanto Winanto, Boon-Seng Soh

“…To enhance physiological relevance, this study investigated the impact of NPs on human cardiomyocytes (CMs) derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). We observed significantly higher cellular uptake of 50 nm NPs compared to 500 nm particles, with dose-dependent accumulation over 3, 5, and 7 days of treatment. …”
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BRD8 Guards the Pluripotent State by Sensing and Maintaining Histone Acetylation by Li Sun, Xiuling Fu, Zhen Xiao, Gang Ma, Yibin Zhou, Haoqing Hu, Liyang Shi, Dongwei Li, Ralf Jauch, Andrew Paul Hutchins

“…Here, it is shown that the histone acetyltransferase reader protein BRD8 impairs the conversion of primed mouse EpiSCs (epiblast stem cells) to naive mouse ESCs (embryonic stem cells). BRD8 works by maintaining histone acetylation on promoters and transcribed gene bodies. …”
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mTeSR1 is beneficial for the early development of bovine embryos and promotes the proliferation of the inner cell mass during the outgrowth of blastocysts by Dohyun Kim, HakKyo Lee, Dae-Jin Kwon

“…Background: mTeSR1 is a fully-defined, serum-free medium for the derivation and maintenance of Human embryonic stem cells (ESCs). This study investigates the impact of incorporating mTeSR1 supplement during in vitro culture (IVC) on blastocyst productivity, qualitative characteristics, and outgrowth potential of bovine blastocysts. …”
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miR-375 Promotes Pancreatic Differentiation In Vitro by Affecting Different Target Genes at Different Stages by Zhenyu Lu, Jing Wang, Xu Wang, Zhiying Li, Dan Niu, Min Wang, Jinzhu Xiang, Yongli Yue, Yajuan Xia, Xueling Li

“…Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) possess the ability to differentiate into insulin-producing cells (IPCs), which can be used to treat type I diabetes. miR-375 is an essential transcriptional regulator in the development and maturation of the pancreas. …”
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Histone Arginine Methylation-Mediated Epigenetic Regulation of Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Controls the Senescence of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Zhenyu Xu, Wenming Wu, Fang Shen, Yue Yu, Yue Wang, Charlie Xiang

“…Herein, we compared the gene expression profiles of human embryonic stem cells and human BM-MSCs from donors of different ages. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Comparison of the Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Neural Stem Cells, and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Lauren Frawley, Noam Tomer Taylor, Olivia Sivills, Ella McPhillamy, Timothy Duy To, Yibo Wu, Beek Yoke Chin, Chiew Yen Wong

“…NSCs, isolated from the fetal spinal cord or brain, demonstrate promise in animal models but face functional integration and ethical challenges. iPSCs, created by reprogramming patient-specific somatic cells, offer a novel approach by potentially replacing or supporting neurons. iPSC therapy addresses ethical issues related to embryonic stem cells but encounters challenges regarding genotoxicity and epigenetic irregularities, somatic cell sources, privacy concerns, the need for extensive clinical trials, and high reprogramming costs. …”
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STAT3-Inducible Mouse ESCs: A Model to Study the Role of STAT3 in ESC Maintenance and Lineage Differentiation by Yu Qian Wong, Hongyan Xu, Qiang Wu, Xinyu Liu, Chengchen Lufei, Xiu Qin Xu, Xin-Yuan Fu

“…Studies have demonstrated that STAT3 is essential in maintaining self-renewal of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and modulates ESC differentiation. …”
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The search for microRNAs potentially involved in the selfrenewal maintaining of laboratory rat pluripotent stem cells by V. V. Sherstyuk, S. P. Medvedev, M. T. Ri, Y. V. Vyatkin, O. V. Saik, D. N. Shtokalo, S. M. Zakian

“…We analyzed the expression of miRNAs in rat embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic fibroblasts using bioinformatic methods and data obtained with next generation sequencing. …”
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Non-medical treatment for late age-related macular degeneration by A.K. Drakon, A.G. Kurguzova, V.M. Sheludchenko, N.B. Korchazhkina

“…It was demonstrated that retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells derived from human embryonic stem cells or induced pluripotent stem cells express typi cal RPE markers that can phagocytize photoreceptor segments. …”
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Enhanced Generation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Peripheral Blood and Using Their Mesoderm Differentiation Ability to Regenerate Infarcted Myocardium by Ju-Young Kim, Han-Mo Yang, Joo-Eun Lee, Mika Jeon, Sang-Bum Bang, Jihye You, Joonoh Kim, Jaewon Lee, Jin Hur, Hyo-Soo Kim

“…Compared to HDF-iPSCs or human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), CiMS-iPSCs showed high differentiation potential into mesodermal lineage cells and subsequently into endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and cardiomyocytes. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy for Diseases of Livestock Animals: An In-Depth Review by Raghavendra B. Narasimha, Singireddy Shreya, Vijay Anand Jayabal, Vikas Yadav, Prasana Kumar Rath, Bidyut Prava Mishra, Sudhakar Kancharla, Prachetha Kolli, Gowtham Mandadapu, Sudarshan Kumar, Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Manoj Kumar Jena

“…Many diseases in livestock species such as mastitis, laminitis, neuromuscular disorders, autoimmune diseases, and some debilitating diseases are not covered completely by the existing drugs and treatment can be improved by using different types of stem cells like embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. …”
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Nr5a2 promotes cancer stem cell properties and tumorigenesis in nonsmall cell lung cancer by regulating Nanog by Ting Ye, Jingyuan Li, Zhiwei Sun, Yongli Liu, Liangsheng Kong, Shixia Zhou, Junlin Tang, Jianyu Wang, H. Rosie Xing

“…The orphan nuclear receptor Nr5a2 is a transcriptional factor, and a regulator of stemness of embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells. …”
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MetaboLINK is a novel algorithm for unveiling cell-specific metabolic pathways in longitudinal datasets by Jared Lichtarge, Gerarda Cappuccio, Gerarda Cappuccio, Soumya Pati, Soumya Pati, Alfred Kwabena Dei-Ampeh, Alfred Kwabena Dei-Ampeh, Senghong Sing, Senghong Sing, Senghong Sing, LiHua Ma, Zhandong Liu, Zhandong Liu, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, Mirjana Maletic-Savatic

“…., MetaboLINK) to metabolomics data derived from Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy performed on neural cells at various developmental stages, from human embryonic stem cells to neurons.ResultsThe MetaboLINK analysis of longitudinal metabolomics data has revealed distinct pathways related to amino acids, lipids, and energy metabolism, uniquely associated with specific cell progenies. …”
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KMT2C/KMT2D-dependent H3K4me1 mediates changes in DNA replication timing and origin activity during a cell fate transition by Deniz Gökbuget, Liana Goehring, Ryan M. Boileau, Kayla Lenshoek, Tony T. Huang, Robert Blelloch

“…Using machine learning, we quantify 21 chromatin features predicting local RT and RT changes during differentiation in embryonic stem cells (ESCs). About one-third of the genome shows RT changes during differentiation. …”
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Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals LEF1-Driven Wnt Pathway Activation as a Shared Oncogenic Program in Hepatoblastoma and Medulloblastoma by Christophe Desterke, Yuanji Fu, Jenny Bonifacio-Mundaca, Claudia Monge, Pascal Pineau, Jorge Mata-Garrido, Raquel Francés

“…The analysis of LEF1 genome binding occupancy in H1 embryonic stem cells identified 141 LEF1 proximal targets activated in WNT medulloblastoma, 13 of which are involved in Wnt pathway regulation: <i>RNF43</i>, <i>LEF1</i>, <i>NKD1</i>, <i>AXIN2</i>, <i>DKK4</i>, <i>DKK1</i>, <i>LGR6</i>, <i>FGFR2</i>, <i>NXN</i>, <i>TCF7L1</i>, <i>STK3</i>, <i>YAP1</i>, and <i>NFATC4</i>. …”
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Generation of a genetically engineered porcine melanoma model featuring oncogenic control through conditional Cre recombination by Dongjin Oh, Nayoung Hong, Kiyoung Eun, Joohyeong Lee, Lian Cai, Mirae Kim, Hyerin Choi, Ali Jawad, Jaehyung Ham, Min Gi Park, Bohye Kim, Sang Chul Lee, Changjong Moon, Hyunggee Kim, Sang-Hwan Hyun

“…After SCNT, transgenic embryos developed normally, with the capacity to develop porcine embryonic stem cells. Seven transgenic piglets with oncogene cassettes were born through embryo transfer. …”
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Time‐Lapse Acquisition of Both Freely Secreted Proteome and Exosome Encapsulated Proteome in Live Organoids’ Microenvironment by Haoni Yan, Aynur Abdulla, Aiting Wang, Shuyu Ding, Manlin Zhang, Yizhi Zhang, Tsz Yui Zhuang, Leqi Wu, Yan Wang, Rongrong Ren, Lai Jiang, Xianting Ding

“…Abstract Proteomic communications in neighboring microenvironments during early organ development is a dynamic process that continuously reshapes human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) developmental fate. Such dynamic proteomic alteration in the microenvironment consists of both freely secreted proteome and exosome‐encapsulated proteome. …”
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Intradiscal Injection of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Nucleus Pulposus-Like Cell-Seeded Polymeric Microspheres Promotes Rat Disc Regeneration by Kaishun Xia, Jian Zhu, Jianming Hua, Zhe Gong, Chao Yu, Xiaopeng Zhou, Jingkai Wang, Xianpeng Huang, Wei Yu, Liming Li, Jianqing Gao, Qixin Chen, Fangcai Li, Chengzhen Liang

“…Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) which resemble embryonic stem cells are considered to be a potential resource for restoring NP-lCs and disc homeostasis. …”
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