Repair of tissues by adult stem/progenitor cells (MSCs): controversies, myths, and changing paradigms.
Research on stem cells has progressed at a rapid pace and, as might be anticipated, the results have generated several controversies, a few myths and a change in a major paradigm. Some of these issues will be reviewed in this study with special emphasis on how they can be applied to the adult stem/progenitor cells from bone marrow, referred to as MSCs.
Prockop
Darwin J
DJ
Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas 76502-6954, USA. Prockop@medicine.tamhsc.edu