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. 2020 Mar 13;8:180. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00180

Table 1.

Characterization of human amniotic membrane-derived cells.

Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) Human amniotic mesenchymal cells (hAMCs) References
Phenotype of cells Flat, cuboidal, and columnar epithelial cells Plastic-adherent, spindle-shaped cells
Positive markers during passages
Embryonic stem cell, self-renewal, and pluripotency markers TRA1-60×, TRA1-81×, SSEA-3*, SSEA-4* ×, OCT4* ×, Nanog* ×, SOX-2* ×, SOX17* ×, KLF-4* ×, c-MYC* ×, REX-1, CFC-1, DPPA-3, PROM-1, PAX-6, FOXD3, GDF3, TfE3 TRA1-60×, TRA1-81×, OCT3, OCT4* ×, Nanog* ×, SOX-2* ×, SOX17* ×, KLF-4* ×, c-MYC* × Miki et al., 2005; Ilancheran et al., 2007; Bilic et al., 2008; Ge et al., 2012; Roubelakis et al., 2012; Zhou et al., 2013; Koike et al., 2014; Chen et al., 2015; Garcia-Castro et al., 2015; Samsonraj et al., 2017
Epithelial cell markers CK-1, CK-2, CK-3, CK-4, CK-5, CK-6, CK-7, CK-8, CK-10, CK-13, CK-14, CK-15, CK-16, CK-19, CA-125, MUC-16, CD326×*(EpCAM), CD324* (E-Cadherin), CD73 CD324*, CD326×*(EpCAM) Nanbu et al., 1989; Diaz-Prado et al., 2011; Pratama et al., 2011; Caruso et al., 2012; Paracchini et al., 2012; Centurione et al., 2018
Mesenchymal cell markers CD73*, CD271*, CD24*, CD90*, CD133*, CD44× CD73*, CD271*, CD24*, CD90*, CD133*, CD105× Soncini et al., 2007; Murphy et al., 2010; Roubelakis et al., 2012; Iaffaldano et al., 2013; Sivasubramaniyan et al., 2013; Koike et al., 2014; Spitzhorn et al., 2017; Schmelzer et al., 2019
Human leukocyte antigens HLA-A*, HLA-B* HLA-C*, HLA-DR* HLA-A*, HLA-B*, HLA-C* Bilic et al., 2008; Fatimah et al., 2010; Koike et al., 2014; Magatti et al., 2015, 2016; Pogozhykh et al., 2015
Specific cell lineage and functional markers Apo-D, A2B5*, MMP-1, PDGF Receptor ß (CD140b), Musashi-1, Nestin*, Vimentin* ×, PSA-NCAM, β-tubulin-III, Catecholamine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, DOPAC, Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), Acetylcholine, GATA-4*, Hepatocyte nuclear factor-3ß, AFP×, Albumin*, Glucose-sensing molecule (GLUT-2), Insulin, RCI*, Neurofilament proteins*, MAP2 kinase*, Microtubule-associated protein 2* (MAP2), Glial fibrillary acidic protein*, CNPase*, Myelin basic protein*, Galactocerebroside*, Atrial myosin light chain- 2* (MLC-2A), Ventricular myosin light chain- 2* (MLC-2V), Nkx 2.5*, α-actinin, collagen type II*, Osteocalcin*, Osteopontin*, ALP*, Type I collagen CD133, Nestin*, Albumin*, α-fetoprotein× (α-FP), Cytokeratin 18 (CK18), α1-Antitrypsin (α1-AT), Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4α (HNF4α), PDX-1, RCI*, A2B5*, Neurofilament proteins*, MAP2 kinase*, Microtubule-associated protein 2* (MAP2), Glial fibrillary acidic protein*, CNPase*, Myelin basic protein*, Galactocerebroside*, Atrial myosin light chain- 2* (MLC-2A), Ventricular myosin light chain- 2* (MLC-2V), GATA-4*, Nkx 2.5*, α-actinin, collagen type II*, Osteocalcin*, Osteopontin*, ALP*, type I collagen* Sakuragawa et al., 1996, 2000, 2004; Elwan and Sakuragawa, 1997; Kakishita et al., 2000; Takahashi et al., 2001, 2002; Wei et al., 2003; Portmann-Lanz et al., 2006; Kim et al., 2007; Gomez Dominguez, 2008; Kong et al., 2008; Parolini et al., 2008; Tamagawa et al., 2008; Manuelpillai et al., 2011; Miki, 2011; Niknejad et al., 2012; Alcaraz et al., 2013; Fatimah et al., 2013; Koike et al., 2014; Garcia-Lopez et al., 2015; Sarvandi et al., 2015; Bollini et al., 2018; Centurione et al., 2018; Liu et al., 2018; Maymo et al., 2018
Other markers CD1b,CD9*, CD10, CD13, CD24, CD26, CD29*,CD31, CD34, CD46, CD49a, CD49b, CD49c, CD49d, CD49e*, CD49f, CD55, CD58, CD59, CD63, CD77, CD81,CD83, CD91, CD95, CD98, CD104, CD109, CD117×*, CD 133, CD142, CD144,CD146, CD147, CD151, CD164,CD166*, CD227, ABCG2/BCRP CD9*, CD13*, CD27, CD29*, CD31, CD49e*, CD54, CD166*, CD117* ×, CD349, Vimentin* ×, STRO-1, BMP-4 Gomez Dominguez, 2008; Fatimah et al., 2010; Murphy et al., 2010; Pratama et al., 2011; Zhou et al., 2013; Koike et al., 2014; Pozzobon et al., 2014; Magatti et al., 2015
Negative markers during passages CD11,CD14*, CD31*, CD62, CD349, HLA-A2, VWF CD3, CD14*, CD34, CD45, CD324 (E-cadherin), HLA-DR×, HLA-DP, HLA-DQ Miki et al., 2005; Portmann-Lanz et al., 2006; Ilancheran et al., 2007; Wolbank et al., 2007; Bilic et al., 2008; Murphy et al., 2010; Pratama et al., 2011; Magatti et al., 2012, 2016; Koike et al., 2014; Alikarami et al., 2015; Si et al., 2015; Phermthai et al., 2017; Samsonraj et al., 2017
*

Expressed on both hAECs and hAMSCs.

Low expression.

×

Discrepancy witnessed.