Long-term Repopulating Cells

Long-term repopulating cells are rare stem cells that can sustain tissue or blood-cell production over extended periods by self-renewing and generating differentiated progeny. In biology, the term most often refers to hematopoietic stem cells, which reside in specialized bone marrow niches and produce multiple blood lineages through asymmetric or symmetric division; their defining capacity is demonstrated by durable, multilineage reconstitution after transplantation. Researchers use long-term repopulating cells to assess stem-cell potency, study tissue maintenance, and investigate how aging, genetic mutations, or disease alter regeneration. These cells also provide a foundation for transplantation strategies and experimental models of hematopoietic disorders.

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JoVE Journal - Bioengineering

Epithelial Cell Repopulation and Preparation of Rodent Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Renal Tissue Development

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2015

This protocol describes decellularization of Sprague Dawley rat kidneys by antegrade perfusion of detergents through the vasculature, producing acellular renal extracellular matrices that serve as templates for repopulation with human renal epithelial cells. Recellularization and use of the resazurin perfusion assay to monitor growth is performed within specially-designed perfusion bioreactors.

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JoVE Journal - Cancer Research
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Study of Viral Vectors in a Three-dimensional Liver Model Repopulated with the Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Line HepG2

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2016

The recellularized extracellular matrix of a decellularized rat liver can be used as a humanized, three-dimensional ex vivo model to study the distribution and transgene expression of a virus or viral vector.

Isolation Method for Long-Term and Short-Term Hematopoietic Stem Cells

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2023

We present a step-by-step protocol for the isolation of long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs) and short-term HSCs (ST-HSCs) using the Hoxb5 reporter system.

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JoVE Core - Biology

Long-term Depression

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2019

Long-term depression, or LTD, is one of the ways by which synaptic plasticity—changes in the strength of chemical synapses—can occur in the brain. LTD is the process of synaptic weakening that occurs over time between pre and postsynaptic neuronal connections. The synaptic weakening of LTD works in opposition to synaptic strengthening by long-term potentiation (LTP) and together are the main mechanisms that underlie learning and memory. Calcium Ion Concentration Mechanism If over time, all...

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