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Topic 24 - Stem Cells Flashcards

1
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Sperm fertilizes the egg to form

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The first stem cell

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Totipotent

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First stem cells that can develop into any type of cell in the body (including placenta)

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First stem cells that can develop into any type of cell in the body (including placenta)

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Totipotent

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4
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First cell divides into

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Two totipotent stem cells

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5
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If separated and implanted after IVF, each cell will devlop into

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A human

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6
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If separated naturally and implanted, each cell develops into

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Identical twins

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7
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Cells continue to divide to yield a small hollow sphere of cells known as

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Blastocyst

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8
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Human embryos normally reach the blastocyst stage

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5-7 days after fertilization

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9
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In IVF clinics, human embryos are implanted at the

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Blastocyst stage

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10
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Excess embryos are

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Either discarded or frozen for later use

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Blastocyst-cells specialized and turn into

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Pluripotent stem cells

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12
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More limited developmental potential

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Pluripotent stem cells

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13
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Potential to develop into any cell of the human fetus but not the placenta

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Inner cell mass

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14
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Develop into placenta and supporting tissues but NOT the fetus

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Outer layer cells

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15
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Unlimited capability to develop into all extra embryonic, embryonic, adult types of cells

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Totipotent Stem Cells

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16
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Extensive but limited capability, can develop into most types of cells in an organism

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Pluripotent Stem Cells

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17
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Divide and change their own gene expression

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Totipotent

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18
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Give rise to pluripotent stem cells

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Totipotent

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19
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Stem cells divide and yield other pluripotent stem cells more specialized committed stem cells

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Pluripotent

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20
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Ex. Blood stem cells

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Pluripotent

21
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“Committed” stem cells that divide and yield only specialized cells

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Unipotent Stem Cells

22
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Exist in the adult human body and constantly replace cells of the blood, intestine, and skin

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Pluripotent and Unipotent

23
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Cell therapy

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Bone Marrow

24
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Blood and immune system cells

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Bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells

25
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Bone, cartilage, fat, fibrous connective tissue

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Bone marrow stromal stem cells

26
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Adult cells that have been reprogrammed to become stem cell like

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Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS)

27
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Fully differentiated cells that are turned into pluripotent cells

28
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Different than “adult stem cells” because these cells have genes added to them

29
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Inner cell mass can be removed from human blastocyst stage embryos and cultured in

30
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Cells reproduce and maintain

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pluripotency

31
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Controversy

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Destroys “excess” human embryo life

In most IVF clinics these are discarded anyway

32
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) Process

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  1. Unfertilized egg is removed from adult female
  2. The DNA is removed
  3. The nucleus from a somatic cell is put into the egg
  4. Embyro is devloped into a genetic copy of the somatic cell
  5. ESCs can be isolated from the embryo
33
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Adult tissue

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Somatic cell

34
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Dickey-Wicker amendment

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1995 - Prohibits federal funding to support the creation of human embryos for research purposes
Still in effect

35
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President Bush

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2001 - executive order that the government will support research only on existing stem cell lines (about 12 available), but not production of new lines

36
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Existing stem cell lines were initially grown on

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Mouse feeder cells

37
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Problem with mouse feeder cells

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Could be contaminated with mouse genes or viruses and not useful for treating humans

38
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President Obama

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2009 - overturns Bush ban on using funds for new stem cell research

39
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Current Policy

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Allows federal support of research on current lines or new lines developed with non-federal support

40
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To better understand normal human development - birth defects

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Basic Research

41
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Increase effectiveness and decrease side effects - personalized medicine

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Drug Testing

42
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Source of pluripotent cells to treat type 1 diabetes, heart disease, neurological disease, etc.

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Cell Therapy

43
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Embryonic stem cells can be

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Expanded in cultures - few cells divide to provide many

Stimulated to specialize into different types of human cells - ex. insulin-secreting pancreas cells

44
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Type 1 Diabetes

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Loss of insulin-secreting Beta cells from pancreas leading to insulin deficiency

45
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Require for uptake of glucose into muscle and other cells

46
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Lack of insulin

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Build up of toxic levels of glucose in blood

47
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Cultured beta cells produce and secrete

48
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Death of dopamine secreting neurons in specific region of the brain

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Parkinson’s Disease

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