[Stem cells of dental pulp].
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.
Renard
Emmanuelle
E
CHU Nantes, pôle Odontologie, 1, place Alexis-Ricordeau, 44042 Nantes, France.
Lopez-Cazaux
Séréna
S
Guicheux
Jérome
J
Weiss
Pierre
P
Laboux
Olivier
O
Alliot-Licht
Brigitte
B
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