title: [Human umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells can grow up in the mouse liver].
abstract: The biological characterization, differentiation and regeneration of hepatic stem/progenitor cells are the one of very active and interested fields. In this report, intravenous injection of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells into the BALB/c-nu and SCID mice, an animal model for transplantation and liver injury, was reported. Using of flow cytometry and tissue typing (HLA), it was found that the HUCB cells were survived in mouse liver for 9 weeks. After separation from perfused liver, HUCB cells were detected by hematopoietic colonies (CFU-GEM M) in hepatocyte culture. It was concluded that the transplanted HUCB hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells can be survived in the liver over a long period of time.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Cord Blood Stem Cell Center, Jinan 250002, China. shengliz@public3.bta.net.cn
authors.forename: Sheng-Li
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zheng-Jun
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Jian-Qiu
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Zuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Chun-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Wen-Ying
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Shuang-Feng
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Wei-Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.forename: Dao-Gang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D016513:Mice, SCID
chemical_list: D006684:HLA-DR Antigens