Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells: Phenotypic characterization and Optimizing their therapeutic potential for clinical applications

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 11692-11712

  Kim, Dae Won ^a,b   Staples, Meaghan ^b   Shinozuka, Kazutaka ^b   Pantcheva, Paolina ^b   Kang, Sung Don ^a   Borlongan, Cesar V ^b  

^a Wonkwang University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental protocol; Mesenchymal stem cells; Phenotypic characteristics; Therapeutic applications; Umbilical cord; Wharton's jelly

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER DISEASE; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMA CELL; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL EXPANSION; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UMBILICAL CORD; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYTOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; WHARTON JELLY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS; PHENOTYPE; WHARTON JELLY;

EID: 84879008073     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140611692     Document Type: Review

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