Cord Blood News Volume 7.48 | Dec 10 2015

Investigating the Potential of Human Placental Derived Extracellular Matrix Sponges Coupled with Amniotic Membrane-Derived Stem Cells for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering
Scientists fabricated human placental derived extracellular matrix sponges (PEMS) for repair of osteochondral tissue through a decellularization process. In vitro, PEMS provided a non-cytotoxic and bioactive cues rich environment for the human amniotic membrane derived stem cells to proliferate and differentiate into chondrogenic and osteogenic lineage under induction. [J Mater Chem B] Abstract

Placenta Mesenchymal Stem Cell Derived Exosomes Confer Plasticity on Fibroblasts
The authors isolated human placenta mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes and examined their function in vitro. [J Cell Biochem] Abstract

Mast Cells Release Chemokine CCL2 in Response to Parkinsonian Toxin 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-Pyridinium (MPP⁺)
Investigators analyzed if MPP⁺ activates mouse and human mast cells to release chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2). Mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells and human umbilical cord blood-derived cultured mast cells were incubated with MPP⁺ for 24 hours and CCL2 levels were measured in the supernatant media by ELISA. [Neurochem Res] Abstract

Inverse Association between Maternal 25OHD Level and Cord GLP-1/GIP Concentrations
Scientists explored whether maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in normal pregnancy have association with diabetes-related hormone levels and glycated albumin. A prospective cohort study was performed to collect serum samples from 612 pairs of pregnant women and cord blood of their offspring. [Pediatr Res] Abstract

Isolation and Morphological Characterization of Ovine Amniotic Fluid Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Researchers obtained mesenchymal stem cells from ovine amniotic fluid and determined the expansion capacity, surface and intracellular marker expression, karyotype, and multilineage differentiation ability of these ovine amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cells. [Exp Anim] Abstract

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Teva Pharmaceuticals and Eagle Pharmaceuticals Announce FDA Approval of BENDEKA™ (Bendamustine Hydrochloride) Injection
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved BENDEKA™ injection. BENDEKA is approved for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and for the treatment of patients with indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has progressed during or within six months of treatment with rituximab or a rituximab-containing regimen. [Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.] Press Release

NYBC Scientists Awarded Patents for Discoveries to Protect Our Blood Supply and Advance Vaccine Therapies
New York Blood Center announced the award of several new patents, continuing its unique role as an independent, community-based blood center that also operates a successful research institute dedicated to developing products and services that benefit patients worldwide. [New York Blood Center (PR Newswire Association LLC.)] Press Release

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Lymphocyte Trafficking Mechanisms in Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation (Columbia University Medical Center)

Associate/Full Professor – Stem Cell Biology and Regeneration Medicine (Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center)

Assistant/Associate/Full Member Faculty – Myeloid Malignancies (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

Assistant Member – Cord Blood Transplantation (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

Faculty Positions – Regenerative Medicine for Organ Regeneration or Transplantation (The University of Texas Medical School at Houston)

Postdoctoral Fellow – Leukemia Research (City of Hope)

Faculty Member – Hematopoietic Cell Transplant (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

Assistant or Associate Professor – Cell and Regenerative Biology (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Assistant Member – Cord Blood Transplantation (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center)

Research Associate – Leukemia, Stem Cells and Development (Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute)

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