Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (25): 4094-4100.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1757

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Clinical progress in the treatment of non-hematopoietic diseases by human umbilical cord blood cell transplantation

Liu Yang1, Zheng Yuanyuan1, Chen Yizhu2, Zhao Jing3, Li Jianyou4, Wu Mingyuan1, Sun Quan2
  

  1. 1Eastern Union Stem Cell & Gene Engineering Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China; 2Huzhou Central Blood Station, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China; 3University of Macau, Macau 999078, China; 4Huzhou Central Hospital, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Revised:2019-02-20 Online:2019-09-08 Published:2019-09-08
  • Contact: Sun Quan, Huzhou Central Blood Station, Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
  • About author:Liu Yang, Senior engineer, Eastern Union Stem Cell & Gene Engineering Co., Ltd., Huzhou 313000, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the Public Welfare Application Project of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, No. 2016GYB50 (to SQ); the Major Special Project of Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, No. 2018ZD2018 (to LY)

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Human umbilical cord blood contains a large number of stem cells that are capable of differentiating into hematopoietic, epithelial, endothelial and neural tissues both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, human umbilical cord blood has a therapeutic potential to a wide variety of diseases.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the clinical application of human umbilical cord blood cells in the treatment of non-hematopoietic diseases.
METHODS: A computer-based retrieval of PubMed and CNKI databases was performed in order to search relevant articles published from 2001 till now, using the keywords of “umbilical cord stem cells, umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells, umbilical cord blood” in English and Chinese, respectively. After removal of repetitive or irrelevant articles, 64 articles were finally reviewed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The clinical research of umbilical cord blood stem cells involves many fields such as the circulatory system, endocrine system and nervous system, in most of which good experimental results have been achieved. Findings from in-depth basic and clinical studies on biological and immunological characteristics of cord blood indicate an extensive application of umbilical cord blood stem cells that will be a new therapeutic choice for patients.

Key words: umbilical cord blood stem cells, umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells, non-hematological diseases, circulatory system, endocrine system, nervous system

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