Open AccessComparison of proliferative and multilineage differentiation potentials of cord matrix, cord blood, and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Author(s) -
Prakashchandra Shetty,
Khushnuma Cooper,
Chandra Viswanathan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.59386
Subject(s) - medicine , mesenchymal stem cell , cord blood , bone marrow , stem cell , cord lining , stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair , matrix (chemical analysis) , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , adult stem cell , cellular differentiation , immunology , gene , genetics , biology , materials science , composite material
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are the two widely studied and characterized adult stem cells. Thus far, MSCs were obtained from the bone marrow, which is a painful procedure. Therefore, MSCs from less common sources like cord blood, adipose tissue, tooth pulp, and so on, have been the subject of research. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of finding MSCs from a less controversial, easy, and abundant source, such as the umbilical cord, for potential regenerative medicine applications.