The immune regulation functions of human amniotic epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells

VernacularTitle:人类羊膜上皮细胞与间充质干细胞的免疫调节功能
Author: Jiaping WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Epithelial cells; Mesenchymal stem cells; Immunity
From: Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2010;19(12):756-758
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Adult stem cells are a kind of cells which have the capability to differentiate into multiple cell types as well as self renew continuously. They have great therapeutic potential in tissue engineering,genetherapy and cell transplantation.In recent study, it has been found that there were two kinds of stem cells in human amniotic membrane,including human amniotic epithelial cells and human amniotic mesenchymal stem cells. As a new source of stem cells, these two amniotic cells have become the hot spot in stem cells research due to their advantages such as extensive resource, easy to acquire, multi-differentiation potential and negligible antigenicity. This article reviewed biological characteristics, immune regulation mechanism and prospect on amniotic epithelial cells and mesenchymal cells.