title: Perinatal stem cells: A promising cell resource for tissue engineering of craniofacial bone.
abstract: In facing the mounting clinical challenge and suboptimal techniques of craniofacial bone defects resulting from various conditions, such as congenital malformations, osteomyelitis, trauma and tumor resection, the ongoing research of regenerative medicine using stem cells and concurrent advancement in biotechnology have shifted the focus from surgical reconstruction to a novel stem cell-based tissue engineering strategy for customized and functional craniofacial bone regeneration. Given the unique ontogenetical and cell biological properties of perinatal stem cells, emerging evidence has suggested these extraembryonic tissue-derived stem cells to be a promising cell source for extensive use in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. In this review, we summarize the current achievements and obstacles in stem cell-based craniofacial bone regeneration and subsequently we address the characteristics of various types of perinatal stem cells and their novel application in tissue engineering of craniofacial bone. We propose the promising feasibility and scope of perinatal stem cell-based craniofacial bone tissue engineering for future clinical application.
authors.affiliation: Jia-Wen Si, Xu-Dong Wang, Steve GF Shen, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Jia-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Si
authors.affiliation: Jia-Wen Si, Xu-Dong Wang, Steve GF Shen, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Xu-Dong
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Jia-Wen Si, Xu-Dong Wang, Steve GF Shen, Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Science, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: Steve Gf
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Shen
keywords: Bone tissue engineering; Craniofacial bone regeneration; Extraembryonic tissue; Perinatal stem cells