Research progress of Mesenchymal stem cells and its function / 国际外科学杂志

Mesenehymal stem cells(MSCs)have been successfully isolated from almost all tissues in Mammals,and their multi-lineage differentiation ability leads to the attractive application of MSCs in regenerative medicine.More understanding of the biological characteristics of MSCs,the interaction between MSCs and the local environment,the molecules regulating MSC homing and differentiation have been achieved,which will benefit the effective clinical trials using MSCs as repair cells and/or vehicles for exogenous genes.