From: The use of induced pluripotent stem cells in domestic animals: a narrative review
Origin cell type | Differentiated cell type | Tissue or disease target | Outcome | Reference |
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Porcine | ||||
 Fibroblasts | Neural Rosettes, neural crest-like cells, and peripheral sensory neural-like cells | Neural tissue | Indications of neural differentiation by the upregulation of sensory neuron genes and peripheral neuron markers | [121] |
 Adult fibroblasts | Neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes | Neural tissue | Indications of neural differentiation by the presence of mature neural markers and morphology of neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes; indications of further differentiation into motor neurons. | [76] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Neural progenitor cells | Neural tissue | Production of neural progenitor cells with expression of neuronal markers | [41] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Endothelial cells | Endothelial tissue | Production of endothelial cells with morphological and functional properties | [30] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Hepatocyte-like cells | Liver tissue | Production of differentiated cells characteristic of hepatocytes by functional properties | [78] |
 Adult fibroblasts | Hepatocyte-like cells | Liver tissue | Production of differentiated cells characteristic of hepatocytes functional properties | [50] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Vascular smooth muscle cells | Muscle tissue | Production of vascular smooth muscle cells capable of forming 3D scaffold-free tissue rings | [42] |
Equine | ||||
 Adult fibroblasts | Cortical neurons | West Nile Virus (WNV) and Murray Valley Encephalitis (MVEV) | Successful infection of functional eiPSC-derived neurons by WNV and MVEV | [127] |
 Adult keratinocytes | Cholinergic motor neurons | Motor Neurons | Production of functional neurons capable of generating action potentials | [86] |
 Fetal and adult fibroblasts | Tenocytes | Tendons | Formation of three-dimensional artificial tendons | [128] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Skeletal myotubes | Muscle Tissue | Formation of eiPSC-derived muscle fibers with electrophysiological function | [122] |
 Adult fibroblasts | Osteoblasts | Bone | Formation of eiPSC-derived bone tissue capable of secreting hydroxyapatite and calcium matrix | [129] |
 Adult keratinocytes | Primary keratinocytes | Epidermal wounds | Creation of artificial tissues for potential skin graft applications | [84] |
Canine | ||||
 Adult fibroblasts | MSCs | Cartilage and Bone Tissue | Formation of three-dimensional chondrogenic and osteogenic cultures | [130] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | Mature megakaryocytes | Thrombocytopenia | Production of cells capable of releasing functional platelets upon signaling induction | [131] |
Bovine | ||||
 Adult testicular cells | N/A | Phthalate ester exposure | Significant reduction in androgen expression and increase in apoptosis | [94] |
 Adult epithelial cells | Mammary epithelial-like cells | Mammary tissue | Indication of mammary phenotype for iPSCs cultured with progesterone | [97] |
Galline | ||||
 Fetal fibroblasts | N/A | Goose influenza H5 | Incorporation of replication-incompetent virus into iPSCs | [100] |
 Fetal fibroblasts | N/A | Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | Successful infection of iPSCs with NDV; viable iPSCs exhibited increased tolerability |