title: [Stem cells of dental pulp].
abstract: Any clinician dreams to obtain the regeneration of the destroyed organ for his patient. In the human being, the regeneration of complex structures is not possible, except the liver and the bone marrow, which can be regenerated because of the presence of adult stem cells in these tissues. The stem cells have two principal properties: they ensure their self-renewal and they have the ability to differentiate into several cellular types. Using specific markers allowing the identification of the stem cells in bone marrow, stem cells were observed in dental pulp tissues. Although the origin, the identification, and the localization of these stem cells of dental pulp remain under consideration, the optimism in research on stem cells permits to believe that the knowledge on dental stem cells will lead to their use in therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: CHU Nantes, pôle Odontologie, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44042 Nantes, France.
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Séréna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lopez-Cazaux
authors.forename: Jérome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guicheux
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Laboux
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alliot-Licht
mesh_terms: D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D012038:Regeneration; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology