| Literature DB >> 33711361 |
Songyue Lou1, Yongtao Duan2, Huizong Nie3, Xujie Cui4, Jialing Du5, Yongfang Yao6.
Abstract
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells. In addition to the capacity for self-renewal and multipotential differentiation, MSCs also have the following characteristics. MSCs can exert immunomodulatory functions through interaction with innate or adaptive immune cells, MSCs with poor immunogenicity can be used for allogeneic transplantation, and MSCs can "home" to inflammation and tumour sites. Based on these biological properties, MSCs demonstrate broad clinical application prospects in the treatment of tissue injury, autoimmune diseases, transplantation, cancer and other inflammation-related diseases. In this review we describe the biological characteristics of MSCs and discuss the research advances of MSCs in regenerative medicine, immunomodulation, oncology, and COVID-19, to fully understand the range of diseases in which MSC therapy may be beneficial.Entities:
Keywords: Homing; Immunomodulation; Mesenchymal stem cells; Regenerative medicine; Tumor
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33711361 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochimie ISSN: 0300-9084 Impact factor: 4.079