Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (28): 4243-4249.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.28.020

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Traditional Chinese medicine in stem cell proliferation and tissue engineering

Zhang Ye1, 2, Cui Yuan-lu2, 3   

  1. 1Zibo Vocational College, Zibo 255314, Shandong Province, China
    2 Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
    3Tianjin State Key Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine (State Key Laboratory), Tianjin 300193, China
  • Revised:2016-06-07 Online:2016-07-01 Published:2016-07-01
  • About author:Zhang Ye, M.D., Lecturer, Zibo Vocational College, Zibo 255314, Shandong Province, China; Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30973967; the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of Chinese Ministry of Education, No. 20091210110003; the Scientific and Technological Xinghai Plan Project of Tianjin, No. KX2010-0005

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Some Chinese herbal ingredients produce the analogical and pharmacological effects equivalent to growth factors, which can promote cell proliferation as well as tissue and organ recovery and regeneration. Additionally, they possess low price and relative stable physicochemical property. Thus, the applications of traditional Chinese medicine in tissue engineering has attracted more attentions of researchers all over the world.
OBJECTIVE: To review the application of the traditional Chinese medicine in stem cell proliferation and tissue engineering.
METHODS: A computer-based retrieval of PubMed and CNKI databases was performed for articles concerning the application of traditional Chinese medicine in stem cell proliferation and tissue engineering published from 1978 to 2015. The keywords were “the traditional Chinese medicine, tissue engineering, application, stem cell, anti-inflammatory, cross linking, surface modification, osteoblast, blood vessel” in English and Chinese, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Natural medicine and the traditional Chinese medicine are expected to be applied in tissue engineering as a surrogate of growth factor and antibiotics, which exert anti-inflammatory, angiogenesis, surface modification, anticoagulation and cross-linking roles as well as promote proliferation and differentiation of stem cells in tissue engineering.

 

 

Key words: Drugs, Chinese Herbal, Stem Cells, Cell Proliferation, Tissue Engineering

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