[Preclinical study update of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in treating eye diseases].
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (BMSC) is a special kind of cells which has the ability of self-renewal, high proliferation and multi-potentialities. Because of the characteristic of plasticity, it plays an important role in the reparation of various tissues and organs. Furthermore it is convenient to harvest which should make it more applicable in tissue engineering. Here the pre-clinical study advance of BMSC in treating eye diseases is reviewed.
Chen
Jie
J
Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China.
Pan
Zhi-Qiang
ZQ
D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D045164:Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation; D059630:Mesenchymal Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology; D023822:Tissue Engineering