Protocol for generating human induced neural progenitor cells from immobilized adult peripheral blood

Ting Zhang, Ran Tao, Chunmei Yue*, Naihe Jing*

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Abstract

Generating induced neural stem/progenitor cells (iNPCs) from somatic cells for medical applications has remained challenging. Here, we describe a reliable protocol to make human iNPCs from a small volume of immobilized adult peripheral blood by direct reprogramming. We have verified that the integration-free human iNPCs can efficiently differentiate into mature neurons in mouse brain upon transplantation and display capacities to functionally replace the damaged neurons, suggesting their potential as donor cells in developing replacement medicine for neurodegenerative diseases. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Zhang et al. (2019).

Original languageEnglish
Article number100346
JournalSTAR Protocols
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2021

Keywords

  • Cell differentiation
  • Cell isolation
  • Neuroscience
  • Stem cells

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