Marrow stromal cells (MSCs) with neural potential exist within the bone marrow. Our protocol enriches this population of cells via hypoxic preconditioning and thereafter directs them to become mature Schwann cells.
Tsui, Y., Mung, A. K., Chan, Y., Shum, D. K., Shea, G. K. Hypoxic Preconditioning of Marrow-derived Progenitor Cells As a Source for the Generation of Mature Schwann Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (124), e55794, doi:10.3791/55794 (2017).