title: Application potential of human fetal stem/progenitor cells in cell therapy.
abstract: We analyzed the possibility of using fetal stem and progenitor cells for the treatment of various pathologies. A comparative characteristic of stem cells from fetuses and adult donors is presented and advantages of the use of fetal biometerial for biotransplantation are described. The main tissue sources of fetal stem cells are characterized and experimental and clinical data on the use of fetal cells for cytotherapy are presented.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Federal Agency of Medical Technologies, Moscow.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Sukhikh
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Malaitsev
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Bogdanova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage; D064987:Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy; D053595:Embryonic Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*