The invention provides for methods and materials to decellularize a solid organ and to recellularize such a decellularized organ to thereby generate a solid organ.

The present disclosure provides a method for treating an inflammatory neurological disease comprising administering a population of cells enriched for STRO-1.sup.+ cells and/or progeny thereof and/or soluble factors derived therefrom.

Described herein is a method of treating a disorder, the method comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof a composition that contains a population of somatic stem cells that are 0.3-6.0 micrometers in size and CD9+, CD349+, CD133?, CD90?, CD34?, SSEA1+, SSEA4+, CD13+, or Stro1+, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of a neurodegenerative disease, nervous system disorder, cancer, metabolic disorder, autoimmune disorder, inflammatory disorder, heart or circulatory disorder, blood disorder, muscular dystrophy, gastrointestinal disease, kidney disease, liver disease, lung disease, adrenal disorder, a condition resulting from an injury, a condition associated with aging, and virus infection.

Disclosure of a mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line. Disclosure of a patient specific cell line. Methods to obtain a mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line by fusing a differentiated mammalian cell and a functionally enucleated mammalian embryonic cell line. Methods to obtain a mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line by fusing a differentiated mammalian cell and a functionally enucleated human cancer cell. Methods to obtain a patient specific cell line of a cell type similar to a mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line by functionally enucleating the mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line and fusing the functionally enucleated mammalian cytoplasmic donor cell line with a differentiated cell obtained from the patient. A method of treatment of a human patient by administering the patient-specific cell line to the patient.

A culture medium is disclosed which comprises STAT3 activator, an ERK1/2 inhibitor and an Axin stabilizer, and optionally also a PKC inhibitor. Cell cultures comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed.

Methods of differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into hematopoietic precursor cells, wherein the method is carried out under suspension agitation, and wherein a GSK-3-inhibitor or a Wnt pathway activator is added during a stage of mesoderm induction, and cell culture media for use in the methods, as well as kits for performing the same.

The present disclosure provides a device and methods for patterning organoids. The device includes a plurality of layers vertically arranged. The plurality of layers includes a base layer, a diffusion medium disposed on the base layer, a microwell layer configured above the diffusion medium, and a partitioning layer. The microwell layer includes a lower surface, an upper surface, and one or more microwells. Each microwell defines an opening configured to extend between the microwell and the diffusion medium. The partitioning layer defines a chemical reservoir and one or more medium chambers, where the wall divides the chemical reservoir from the one or more medium chambers.

The present invention provides a method of improving iPS cell establishment efficiency, comprising contacting a protein involved in primitive streak (PrS) formation, preferably Foxh1, or a nucleic acid that encodes the same with a somatic cell in a nuclear reprogramming step. Also provided is a method of producing an iPS cell, comprising contacting the protein involved in PrS formation or a nucleic acid that encodes the same, and nuclear reprogramming substance(s) with a somatic cell.

The present invention generally relates to a set of early developmental reference data or lineage scorecard for stem cells, and methods, systems and kits to generate a lineage scorecard for predicting the functionality and suitability of stem cell lines. In some aspects, methods for generating a scorecard comprises measuring the gene expression of a plurality of early developmental genes, such as pluripotent, early ectoderm, early mesoderm and early endoderm genes to predict the pluripotency and differentiation potential of the stem cell line and its functionality and/or suitability for a desired use. In some embodiments, a reference scorecard can be compared with the test stem cell line scorecard to accurately predict the utility and/or identify specific characteristics of the stem cell line, e.g., to determine its suitability for downstream applications, e.g., therapeutic use, drug screening, toxicity assays, differentiation into a desired cell lineage, etc.

The invention relates to the field of basic biology, practical regenerative medicine, veterinary, cell biology and can be used to treat and prevent diseases, disorders or conditions associated with the violation of proliferation and differentiation of cells of different organs and tissues to activate the regeneration potential of human and animal organs and tissues at age- related changes and after extreme impacts, as well as for biomedical research. The present invention can be widely applied in the field of blood transfusion, organ transplantation, as well as serve as a general approach to the development of reliable methods to correct age-related changes in the elderly. The invention may also be used in the cosmetic industry for producing active ingredients for enhancing regeneration and improving the scalp, face and body, in particular for the manufacture of active additives to combat deep wrinkles, removal of skin defects, stimulation and acceleration of hair growth, controlling hirsutism, etc.