Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Macrophage is a very promising cell type for cancer immunotherapy, yet it is difficult to obtain enough functional macrophages for clinical cell therapy. Herein, we descibe a reliable method to produce functional macrophages through the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs...

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Main Authors: Shanshan Li, Lili Song, Yingwen Zhang, Zhiyan Zhan, Yi Yang, Lisha Yu, Hua Zhu, Weihua Huang, Wanqiao Wang, Haizhong Feng, Yanxin Li
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6593403
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author Shanshan Li
Lili Song
Yingwen Zhang
Zhiyan Zhan
Yi Yang
Lisha Yu
Hua Zhu
Weihua Huang
Wanqiao Wang
Haizhong Feng
Yanxin Li
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Lili Song
Yingwen Zhang
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Hua Zhu
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Yanxin Li
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description Macrophage is a very promising cell type for cancer immunotherapy, yet it is difficult to obtain enough functional macrophages for clinical cell therapy. Herein, we descibe a reliable method to produce functional macrophages through the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). By optimizing the size control of embryoid bodies (EBs), we accelerated the differentiation process of macrophages and increased the production of macrophages without attenuating macrophage functions. Our final yield of macrophages was close to 50-fold of starting iPSCs. The macrophages showed phagocytic capacity in vitro and a xenograft tumor model. M0 macrophages could be further polarized into M1 and M2 subtypes, and M1 cells exhibited typical proinflammatory characteristics. Moreover, we found that hematopoietic differentiation originated from the outside of EB and matured inward gradually. Taken together, our protocol provides an effective method for the generation of macrophages comparable to blood-derived macrophages, which provides potential value for cell therapy and gene editing studies.
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spelling doaj-art-5a6dfba7243d4d749f493365e5a7f0e32025-08-20T02:05:28ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-96782022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6593403Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem CellsShanshan Li0Lili Song1Yingwen Zhang2Zhiyan Zhan3Yi Yang4Lisha Yu5Hua Zhu6Weihua Huang7Wanqiao Wang8Haizhong Feng9Yanxin Li10Pediatric Translational Medicine InstituteDepartment of Hematology & OncologyPediatric Translational Medicine InstitutePediatric Translational Medicine InstitutePediatric Translational Medicine InstituteDepartment of Hematology & OncologyDepartment of Hematology & OncologyDepartment of Transfusion MedicinePediatric Translational Medicine InstituteState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related GenesPediatric Translational Medicine InstituteMacrophage is a very promising cell type for cancer immunotherapy, yet it is difficult to obtain enough functional macrophages for clinical cell therapy. Herein, we descibe a reliable method to produce functional macrophages through the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs). By optimizing the size control of embryoid bodies (EBs), we accelerated the differentiation process of macrophages and increased the production of macrophages without attenuating macrophage functions. Our final yield of macrophages was close to 50-fold of starting iPSCs. The macrophages showed phagocytic capacity in vitro and a xenograft tumor model. M0 macrophages could be further polarized into M1 and M2 subtypes, and M1 cells exhibited typical proinflammatory characteristics. Moreover, we found that hematopoietic differentiation originated from the outside of EB and matured inward gradually. Taken together, our protocol provides an effective method for the generation of macrophages comparable to blood-derived macrophages, which provides potential value for cell therapy and gene editing studies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6593403
spellingShingle Shanshan Li
Lili Song
Yingwen Zhang
Zhiyan Zhan
Yi Yang
Lisha Yu
Hua Zhu
Weihua Huang
Wanqiao Wang
Haizhong Feng
Yanxin Li
Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Stem Cells International
title Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
title_full Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
title_fullStr Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
title_short Optimizing the Method for Differentiation of Macrophages from Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
title_sort optimizing the method for differentiation of macrophages from human induced pluripotent stem cells
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6593403
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