Posts Tagged ‘Cord blood stem cells’
Hematopoietic Bone Marrow and Cord Blood Stem Cells
Posted by admin in stem cells on June 21st, 2009
Although hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) represent a minute percentage of the bone marrow compartment, they are known to reconstitute all blood-forming lineages. HSCs can also be found in the cord blood, which offers an easily bankable source that has already been proven in the clinical arena. More recently, a number of studies have shown that the bone marrow and cord blood host multipotent cells with the ability to differentiate into many different tissues. Certainly, MSCs are one such multipotent cell type, and perhaps the main component of the subpopulations selected for attachment Read the rest of this entry »
Adult Stem Cells and Pancreatic Differentiation
Posted by admin in stem cells on June 21st, 2009
Adult stem cells are found in most tissues, where they are thought to participate in natural turnover and regeneration. Under defined conditions, some of these cells can also be significantly expanded and differentiated along specific lineages. This post is focused on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which can be isolated from virtually every organ of the human body. While MSCs have a wellproven potential to give rise to connective tissues (e.g., bone, cartilage, fat, etc.), their ability to differentiate into endodermal cell types (and particularly insulinproducing beta cells) is Read the rest of this entry »