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Juergen Hescheler

Bio: Juergen Hescheler is an academic researcher from University of Cologne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Embryonic stem cell & Stem cell. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 132 publications receiving 7929 citations.


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TL;DR: The delicate intracellular interplay between oxidizing and reducing equivalents allows ROS to function as second messengers in the control of cell proliferation and differentiation.
Abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated following ligand-receptor interactions and function as specific second messengers in signaling cascades involved in cell proliferation and differentiation.

1,066 citations

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15 Aug 2007-Blood
TL;DR: It is concluded that the developmental fate of BM-derived cells is not restricted by the surrounding tissue after myocardial infarction and that the MSC fraction underlies the extended bone formation in the infarcted myocardium.

602 citations

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TL;DR: The aim of this study was to characterize the cardiac differentiation potential of a murine iPS cell clone in comparison to a well-established murine ES cell line, and found that iPS cells differentiate into functional cardiomyocytes.
Abstract: Background— The recent breakthrough in the generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which are almost indistinguishable from embryonic stem (ES) cells, facilitates the generation of murine disease– and human patient–specific stem cell lines. The aim of this study was to characterize the cardiac differentiation potential of a murine iPS cell clone in comparison to a well-established murine ES cell line. Methods and Results— With the use of a standard embryoid body–based differentiation protocol for ES cells, iPS cells as well as ES cells were differentiated for 24 days. Although the analyzed iPS cell clone showed a delayed and less efficient formation of beating embryoid bodies compared with the ES cell line, the differentiation resulted in an average of 55% of spontaneously contracting iPS cell embryoid bodies. Analyses on molecular, structural, and functional levels demonstrated that iPS cell–derived cardiomyocytes show typical features of ES cell–derived cardiomyocytes. Reverse transcription p...

500 citations

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TL;DR: Progress in this field is hampered by the inability to study cardiomyocytes from early, embryonal hearts because of their very small size and because of the lack of cardiac cell lines that mimic various stages of cardiac development.
Abstract: Time for primary review 20 days. In order to study cardiac myocyte development different approaches were established during the last decades. The main purpose of these studies was the differentiation of cardiac precursor cells into specialized, differentiated cell types, as well as the development of functional properties such as Ca2+ handling, rhythm generation and excitation-contraction coupling of cardiomyocytes during development. Although considerable data exist about skeletal myogenesis [1–3], limited knowledge is available with regard to the origin of the commitment and differentiation of cardiac cells. A comprehensive, morphological study on the cytodifferentiation from mesenchymal cells into cardiac myocytes is described in the embryonic murine heart [4]: According to the authors, different stages of myofibrillogenesis are present during embryological myocardial development. Cells with no or only little myofibrillar arrangement develop to myocardial cells with orientated myofibrils [5, 6]. A number of morphological studies have investigated heart development on embryonic, neonatal and adult isolated cardiomyocytes also from different species [7–16]. Although the ultrastructure during cardiac development has been thoroughly investigated [17], still relatively little is known on the development of excitability of the mammalian heart, most importantly: (1): The relation between expression of cardio-specific genes (see review [23]), the formation of cardiac phenotypes and the functional expression of different types of ion channels; (2): The regulation and genetic control of expression of ion channels (e.g. by growth factors, hormones, extracellular matrix); (3): The development of the regulation of ion channels and morphological correlates. The progress in this field is hampered by the inability to study cardiomyocytes from early, embryonal hearts because of their very small size and because of the lack of cardiac cell lines that mimic various stages of cardiac development. The development of ion currents has been studied in cardiomyocytes prepared from mammalian embryos … * Corresponding author. Tel.: (+49-221) 4786960; Fax: (+49-221) 4786965.

393 citations

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TL;DR: Based on this study, ventricular‐like cardiomyocytes can be generated in vitro from EBs and labeled using CMVenh/MLC‐2v‐driven marker genes facilitating an efficient purification and may become an important tool for future cell replacement therapy of ischemicCardiomyopathy.
Abstract: Ischemic disorders of the heart can cause an irreversible loss of cardiomyocytes resulting in a substantial decrease of cardiac output. The therapy of choice is heart transplantation, a technique that is hampered by the low number of donor organs. In the present study, we describe the specific labeling, rapid but gentle purification and characterization of cardiomyocytes derived from mouse pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. To isolate the subpopulation of ventricular-like cardiomyocytes, ES cells were stable transfected with the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under transcriptional control of the ventricular-specific 2.1 kb myosin light chain-2v (MLC-2v) promoter and the 0.5 kb enhancer element of the cytomegalovirus (CMVenh.). First fluorescent cells were detected at day 6 + 8 of differentiation within EBs. Four weeks after initiation of differentiation 25% of the cardiomyocyte population displayed fluorescence. Immunohistochemistry revealed the exclusive cardiomyogenic nature of EGFP-posit...

355 citations


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TL;DR: The origin, mechanisms of expansion and suppressive functions of MDSCs, as well as the potential to target these cells for therapeutic benefit are discussed.
Abstract: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of cells that expand during cancer, inflammation and infection, and that have a remarkable ability to suppress T-cell responses. These cells constitute a unique component of the immune system that regulates immune responses in healthy individuals and in the context of various diseases. In this Review, we discuss the origin, mechanisms of expansion and suppressive functions of MDSCs, as well as the potential to target these cells for therapeutic benefit.

5,811 citations

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11 Apr 2013-Cell
TL;DR: In this article, the ESC master transcription factors form unusual enhancer domains at most genes that control the pluripotent state, called super-enhancers, which consist of clusters of enhancers that are densely occupied by the master regulators and Mediator.

2,978 citations

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TL;DR: P2X receptors are membrane ion channels that open in response to the binding of extracellular ATP and are involved in the initiation of afferent signals in several viscera and play a key role in sensing tissue-damaging and inflammatory stimuli.
Abstract: P2X receptors are membrane ion channels that open in response to the binding of extracellular ATP. Seven genes in vertebrates encode P2X receptor subunits, which are 40–50% identical in amino acid ...

2,800 citations

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26 Jun 2009-Science
TL;DR: Multifaceted technologies are increasingly required to produce and interrogate cells ex vivo, to build predictive models, and, ultimately, to enhance stem cell integration in vivo for therapeutic benefit.
Abstract: Stem cell fate is influenced by a number of factors and interactions that require robust control for safe and effective regeneration of functional tissue. Coordinated interactions with soluble factors, other cells, and extracellular matrices define a local biochemical and mechanical niche with complex and dynamic regulation that stem cells sense. Decellularized tissue matrices and synthetic polymer niches are being used in the clinic, and they are also beginning to clarify fundamental aspects of how stem cells contribute to homeostasis and repair, for example, at sites of fibrosis. Multifaceted technologies are increasingly required to produce and interrogate cells ex vivo, to build predictive models, and, ultimately, to enhance stem cell integration in vivo for therapeutic benefit.

2,446 citations

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TL;DR: A "two-hit" hypothesis is developed, in which Ca(2+) plus another pathological stimulus can bring about mitochondrial dysfunction, and the delicate balance between the positive and negative effects of Ca( 2+) and the signaling events that perturb this balance is highlighted.
Abstract: The mitochondrion is at the core of cellular energy metabolism, being the site of most ATP generation. Calcium is a key regulator of mitochondrial function and acts at several levels within the organelle to stimulate ATP synthesis. However, the dysregulation of mitochondrial Ca(2+) homeostasis is now recognized to play a key role in several pathologies. For example, mitochondrial matrix Ca(2+) overload can lead to enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species, triggering of the permeability transition pore, and cytochrome c release, leading to apoptosis. Despite progress regarding the independent roles of both Ca(2+) and mitochondrial dysfunction in disease, the molecular mechanisms by which Ca(2+) can elicit mitochondrial dysfunction remain elusive. This review highlights the delicate balance between the positive and negative effects of Ca(2+) and the signaling events that perturb this balance. Overall, a "two-hit" hypothesis is developed, in which Ca(2+) plus another pathological stimulus can bring about mitochondrial dysfunction.

2,265 citations