Production and Validation of a Good Manufacturing Practice Grade Human Fibroblast Line for Supporting Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derivation and Culture

Overview

Journal Stem Cell Res Ther

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2012 Apr 5

PMID 22472092

Citations 10

Authors

Nilendran Prathalingam

Linda Ferguson

Lesley Young

Georg Lietz

Rachel Oldershaw

Lyn Healy

Albert Craig

Helen Lister

Rakesh Binaykia

Radhika Sheth

Alison Murdoch

Mary Herbert

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Abstract

Introduction: The development of reproducible methods for deriving human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines in compliance with good manufacturing practice (GMP) is essential for the development of hESC-based therapies. Although significant progress has been made toward the development of chemically defined conditions for the maintenance and differentiation of hESCs, efficient derivation of new hESCs requires the use of fibroblast feeder cells. However, GMP-grade feeder cell lines validated for hESC derivation are not readily available.

Methods: We derived a fibroblast cell line (NclFed1A) from human foreskin in compliance with GMP standards. Consent was obtained to use the cells for the production of hESCs and to generate induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). We compared the line with a variety of other cell lines for its ability to support derivation and self-renewal of hESCs.

Results: NclFed1A supports efficient rates (33%) of hESC colony formation after explantation of the inner cell mass (ICM) of human blastocysts. This compared favorably with two mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) cell lines. NclFed1A also compared favorably with commercially available foreskin fibroblasts and MEFs in promoting proliferation and pluripotency of a number of existing and widely used hESCs. The ability of NclFed1A to maintain self-renewal remained undiminished for up to 28 population doublings from the master cell bank.

Conclusions: The human fibroblast line Ncl1Fed1A, produced in compliance with GMP standards and qualified for derivation and maintenance of hESCs, is a useful resource for the advancement of progress toward hESC-based therapies in regenerative medicine.

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