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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 463

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Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
Interests: regenerative therapy; stem cells; cell biology; mesenchymal stromal cells

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Department of Reproductive Biology and Stem Cells, Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 60-479 Poznan, Poland
Interests: stem cells; male infertility; human genetics; reproductive immunology
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DermoLab, Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 42124 Modena, Italy
Interests: cell biology; stem cells; 3D culture models; cell migration; cell adhesion; skin biology; cancer research; anti-cancer agents; translational medicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last decade, advances in stem cell biology have provided hope for the treatment of human diseases that cannot be cured with conventional medicines. Regenerative medicine is a broad field that includes the processes of replenishing human cells in tissues or organs to restore their normal functions. Therefore, tissue regeneration depends on a population of self-renewing stem cells and their integration into the appropriate tissue niche.

This Special Issue is open to all researchers studying stem cells and their potential therapeutic use at any level, such as the identification of key molecular signaling or clinical applications. We welcome novel works on stem cell biology, stem microenvironment, stem cell signals, tissue engineering technology allowing for ex vivo cell maintenance, and their clinical application. Furthermore, manuscripts introducing the latest progress, new challenges, and knowledge in the field of tissue regeneration are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Mark L. Weiss
Prof. Dr. Maciej Kurpisz
Prof. Dr. Alessandra Marconi
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Keywords

  • stem cells
  • regenerative medicine
  • niche
  • tissue engineering
  • cell signaling
  • differentiation
  • stem cells therapies
  • cell culture technologies

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Characterization of Skin Interfollicular Stem Cells and Early Transit Amplifying Cells during the Transition from Infants to Young Children
by Marika Quadri, Caroline Baudouin, Roberta Lotti, Elisabetta Palazzo, Letizia Campanini, François-Xavier Bernard, Gaëlle Bellemere, Carlo Pincelli and Alessandra Marconi
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(11), 5635; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25115635 - 22 May 2024
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In the interfollicular epidermis, keratinocyte stem cells (KSC) generate a short-lived population of transit amplifying (TA) cells that undergo terminal differentiation after several cell divisions. Recently, we isolated and characterized a highly proliferative keratinocyte cell population, named “early” TA (ETA) cell, representing the [...] Read more.
In the interfollicular epidermis, keratinocyte stem cells (KSC) generate a short-lived population of transit amplifying (TA) cells that undergo terminal differentiation after several cell divisions. Recently, we isolated and characterized a highly proliferative keratinocyte cell population, named “early” TA (ETA) cell, representing the first KSC progenitor with exclusive features. This work aims to evaluate epidermis, with a focus on KSC and ETA cells, during transition from infancy to childhood. Reconstructed human epidermis (RHE) generated from infant keratinocytes is more damaged by UV irradiation, as compared to RHE from young children. Moreover, the expression of several differentiation and barrier genes increases with age, while the expression of genes related to stemness is reduced from infancy to childhood. The proliferation rate of KSC and ETA cells is higher in cells derived from infants’ skin samples than of those derived from young children, as well as the capacity of forming colonies is more pronounced in KSC derived from infants than from young children’s skin samples. Finally, infants-KSC show the greatest regenerative capacity in skin equivalents, while young children ETA cells express higher levels of differentiation markers, as compared to infants-ETA. KSC and ETA cells undergo substantial changes during transition from infancy to childhood. The study presents a novel insight into pediatric skin, and sheds light on the correlation between age and structural maturation of the skin. Full article
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