Review
Research progress of non-hematopoietic functional committed progenitor/stem cells in umbilical cord blood
Fengbo Xu, Guangjing Cui, Guangxin Cao, Bojun Shen
Published 2017-10-01
Cite as Chin J Cell Stem Cell (Electronic Edition), 2017, 07(5): 304-308. DOI: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-1221.2017.05.009
Abstract
There are a variety of non-hematopoietic stem cells in the umbilical cord blood and their potential use in non-hematopoietic fields have attracted great attention in recent years. This review summarizes the characteristics of embryonic-like stem cells, unrestricted somatic stem cells, multilineage progenitor cells, multipotent progenitor cells and neuronal progenitor cells which were found in the umbilical cord blood. The clinical application and existing problems of these cells are discussed. Finally, the prospect of the research and application is also presented.
Key words:
Non-hematopoietic stem cells in umbilical cord blood; Very small embryonic-like stem cells; Unrestricted somatic stem cells; Multilineage progenitor cells; Neuronal progenitor cells
Contributor Information
Fengbo Xu
YinFeng Biological Group, Jinan 250101, China
Guangjing Cui
YinFeng Biological Group, Jinan 250101, China
Guangxin Cao
YinFeng Biological Group, Jinan 250101, China
Bojun Shen
ShanDong Cord Blood Bank, Jinan 250101, China