Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2014, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (41): 6714-6718.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2014.41.027

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Role of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells: cell transplantation, immuoregulation and target cells 

Ruan Guang-ping, Yao Xiang, Liu Ju-fen, Shu Fan, He Jie, Yang Jian-yong, Pang Rong-qing, Pan Xing-hua   

  1. Stem Cell Engineering Laboratory, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Revised:2014-08-27 Online:2014-10-01 Published:2014-10-01
  • Contact: Pan Xing-hua, M.D., Chief physician, Stem Cell Engineering Laboratory, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • About author:Ruan Guang-ping, M.D., Associate chief physician, Stem Cell Engineering Laboratory, Kunming General Hospital of Chengdu Military Region, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 31172170; the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China (973 Program), No. 2012CB518106; Special Project of High-New Technology Industrial Development in Yunnan Province, No. 201204; National Support Program, No. 2014BAI01B01

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Umbilical cord as childbirth waste has wide variety of sources and can be easily obtained, without any ethical and legal restrictions. Therefore, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells break all the restrictions originated from other sources of mesenchymal stem cells.

OBJECTIVE: To review the application of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells in cartilage diseases, neuroglioma, ischemic brain injury, lung disease, liver disease and models of myocardial infarction.
METHODS: The PubMed and Wanfang databases were searched by the first author using the keywords of “human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells, disease models, cell therapy” in English and Chinese, respectively. Seventy-three articles were searched and finally, 35 articles were included in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells have multilineage differentiation capacity similar to bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Compared with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells have lower immunogenicity. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells show certain curative effects on cartilage disease, neuroglioma, ischemic brain injury, lung disease, liver disease and myocardial infarction, indicating that human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells can be used for cell transplantation to treat various diseases.

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Key words: umbilical cord, mesenchymal stem cells, disease models, animal, review

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