Tissue engineering is a clinically driven field and has emerged as a potential alternative to
organ transplantation. The cornerstone of successful tissue engineering rests upon two …

In recent years there seems to be an unbounded interest concerning mesenchymal stem
cells (MSCs). This is mainly attributed to their exciting characteristics including long-term ex …

Cardiac cells are under constant, self-generated mechanical stress which can affect the
differentiation of stem cells into cardiac myocytes, the development of differentiated cells and …

Human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs), isolated from
discarded extra-embryonic tissue after birth, are promising candidate source of …

Umbilical cords as a source of stem cells are of increasing interest for cell therapies as they
present little ethical consideration and are reported to contain immune privileged cells which …

The human umbilical cord (UC) is an attractive source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
with unique advantages over other MSC sources. They have been isolated from different …

Recent studies have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells could differentiate into
germ cells under appropriate conditions. We sought to determine whether human umbilical …

Mesenchymal stem or stromal cells (MSC) have proven to offer great promise for cell-based
therapies and tissue engineering applications, as these cells are capable of extensive self …

The co-infusion of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) with hematopoietic stem cells could
improve the hematopoietic engraftment after cord blood transplant. Adult bone marrow is the …

This review focuses on the stem cell sources with the potential to be used in vascular tissue
engineering and to promote vascular regeneration. The first clinical studies using tissue …