Research Article

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell for the Study and Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia

Table 3

Summary of characterization carried out for each iPSC line.

iPSC lineCytometry analysisqPCR pluripotencyPluripotency immunocytochemistryEB formation/qPCRTeratoma formationIHQ analysisHE analysisScorecard

PBscd01OCT4/NANOG/SOX2OCT4/NANOG/SOX2OCT4/NANOG/SOX2NESTIN/α-SMA/α-FETOFORMEDECTO/MESO/ENDOSTAINEDCARRIED OUT
PBscd02OCT4/NANOG/SOX2NONONOFORMEDNOSTAINEDNO
PBscd03OCT4/NANOG/SOX2NONOEB FORMATIONFORMEDNOSTAINEDNO
PBscd08cl02HUOCT4/NANOG/SOX2/SSEA4NONOEB FORMATIONFORMEDECTO/MESO/ENDOSTAINEDNO
PBscd08cl03HUOCT4/NANOG/SOX2/SSEA4NONONONONONONO
PBscd08cl04HUOCT4/NANOG/SOX2/SSEA4NONONOINJECTEDNONONO

PB: peripheral blood; scd: sickle cell disease; HU: hydroxyurea; EB: embryoid body; α-SMA: alpha-smooth muscle actin; α-FETO: alpha-fetoprotein; IHQ: immunohistochemistry; ECTO: ectoderm; MESO: mesoderm; ENDO: endoderm; HE: hematoxylin and eosin.