[Progress on the study of tissue stem cells].
Stem cells in the individual life are the cell population with high self-renewal capacity and multiple differentiation potential. At present, embryonic stem cells and tissue stem cells are the major objects for study in the field of stem cell engineering. At the same time, with the development of tissue engineering, cell replacement therapy became a new approach to treat some diseases. Tissue stem cells were tried to expand and committedly induce in vitro to some cells that are needed, then implanted them into patients to repair damage, replace regressive tissue and improve the function of hereditarily defect tissue. Based on recent progress of research on stem cells, this paper reviewed the biological characters and clinic application prospects of tissue stem cells.
Hou
Ling-Ling
LL
Institute of Blood Transfusion, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China. houll-cn@yahoo.com.cn
Cao
Hua
H
Zhang
Yong
Y
Pei
Xue-Tao
XT
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends