Stemcell calssification
1. Based upon location
Embryonic stemcells
Somatic/ adult stemcells
2. Based upon function
Totipotent
Pluripotent
Multipotent
Unipotent
Reject Response
Traditional Immuno-repressents
Constant administration
Little engraftment after 3~4 weeks
Host immune system impaired
Vulnerable to Infection
↓Need brief immuno-re
1908 - The term "stemcell" was proposed for scientific use by the Russian histologist Alexander Maksimov (1874–1928) at congress of hematologic society in Berlin. It postulated existence of haematopoietic stemcells.
1998 - James Thomson and coworkers derive the first human embryonic stemcellline at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
2004–2005 - Korean researcher Hwan
Mid-1800s - Beginning research of Embryo
1908 – ‘StemCell’ from Alexander Maksimov
1963 – Self reproducing cell
1978 – Found Blood stemcell
1981 - Embryonic stemcell
1998 - Human's embryonic stemcell
2001 – First human embryo cloning
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2.1 Adult StemCell - How?From Bone Marrow
HSCs and MSCs are rich in b
Discovery of the iPS cell
Expect to solve the problems of ES cells
How to think?
Active factor(protein) in ES cells skin cells
Aug, 2006, Pro. Yamanaka ’s laboratory in Kyoto produced ‘pluripotent cells’
Nov, 2007, the first Human iPS cells
iPS cells are a type of pluripotent stemcell
artificially derived from a differentiated cell,
by inducing a “forced”
1) Rivalry among Competing Sellers: Fierce to Strong
(1) Big Three U.S. Companies
Automobile companies are facing vigorous battle in North America, and some companies have to deal with their net loss and huge amount of debt. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler Group LLC, so called ‘Big Three’ in automotive industry got through major crisis in 2008, and GM ended up filing