Jul 20, 2022
Scientists develop blueprint for turning stem cells into sensory interneurons
Posted by Nicholi Avery in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind roadmap detailing how stem cells become sensory interneuronsโthe cells that enable sensations like touch, pain and itch.
The study, conducted using embryonic stem cells from mice, also identified a method for producing all types of sensory interneurons in the laboratory. ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐, ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.