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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Nonmusculoskeletal Diseases: Emerging Applications
Authors: Kuo, Tom K.; Ho, Jennifer H.; Lee, Oscar K.
Source: Cell Transplantation, Volume 18, Number 9, 2009 , pp. 1013-1028(16)
Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation
Abstract:
Mesenchymal stem cells are stem/progenitor cells originated from the mesoderm and can different into multiple cell types of the musculoskeletal system. The vast differentiation potential and the relative ease for culture expansion have established mesenchymal stem cells as the building blocks in cell therapy and tissue engineering applications for a variety of musculoskeletal diseases, including repair of fractures and bone defects, cartilage regeneration, treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, and correction of genetic diseases such as osteogenesis imperfect. However, research in the past decade has revealed differentiation potentials of mesenchymal stem cells beyond lineages of the mesoderm, suggesting broader applications than originally perceived. In this article, we review the recent developments in mesenchymal stem cell research with respect to their emerging properties and applications in nonmusculoskeletal diseases.Keywords: Mesenchymal stem cells; Stem cell therapy; Immunoregulation; Myocardial infarction; Hepatic failure; Ocular disease
Document Type: Research article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/096368909X471206
Affiliations: 1: Stem Cell Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Publication date: 2009-09-01
- Cell Transplantation publishes original, peer-reviewed research and review articles on the subject of cell transplantation and its application to human diseases. To ensure high-quality contributions from all areas of transplantation, separate section editors and editorial boards have been established. Articles deal with a wide range of topics including physiological, medical, preclinical, tissue engineering, and device-oriented aspects of transplantation of nervous system, endocrine, growth factor-secreting, bone marrow, epithelial, endothelial, and genetically engineered cells, among others. Basic clinical studies and immunological research papers are also featured. To provide complete coverage of this revolutionary field, Cell Transplantation will report on relevant technological advances, and ethical and regulatory considerations of cell transplants. Cell Transplantation is now an Open Access journal starting with volume 18 in 2009, and therefore there will be an inexpensive publication charge, which is dependent on the number of pages, in addition to the charge for color figures. This will allow work to be disseminated to a wider audience and also entitle the corresponding author to a free PDF, as well as prepublication of an unedited version of the manuscript.
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- In this Subject: Anatomy & Physiology , Biology , Biotechnology , Pharmacology , Surgery
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