Tracking adult stem cells

Tracking adult stem cells.

The maintenance of stem-cell-driven tissue homeostasis requires a balance between the generation and loss of cell mass. Adult stem cells have a close relationship with the surrounding tissue--known as their niche--and thus, stem-cell studies should preferably be performed in a physiological context, rather than outside their natural environment. The mouse is an attractive model in which to stud...

Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering

The identification of multipotential mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adult human tissues such as bone marrow and connective tissues has provided exciting prospects for cell-based tissue engineering and regeneration. This review article focuses on the biology of MSCs, their differentiation potentials in vitro and in vivo, and their application in tissue engineering...

adult mesenchymal stem cells for tissue engineering

the identification of multipotential mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) derived from adult human tissues such as bone marrow and connective tissues has provided exciting prospects for cell-based tissue engineering and regeneration. this review article focuses on the biology of mscs, their differentiation potentials in vitro and in vivo, and their application in tissue engineering. our current unders...

Multipotent adult stem cells

Catherine Verfaillie et al., have filed a patent for a stem cell found in the bone marrow of adults that can develop into every single tissue type in the body. It was thought until now that only embryonic stem cells were able to do this, but experiments detailed in the patent show that the cells, dubbed multipotent adult progenitor cells (MACPs) have the potential to do this. (Patent WO0111011,...

Adult mesenchymal stem cells