Embryonic and Adult Stem Cell Therapy.

• Author: Henningson, C.T.
• Position: Abstracts

3. T. Henningson et al., Embryonic and Adult Stem Cell Therapy, 111 J. ALLERGY & CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (2 Suppl.) 745 (2003).

Some cells are characterized by the ability to remain undifferentiated and to self-renew. Embryonic stem cells derived from blastocysts are pluripotent (able to differentiate into many cell types). Adult stem cells, which were traditionally thought to be monopotent, multipotent, or tissue restricted, have recently also been shown to have pluripotent properties. Adult bone marrow stem cells have been shown to be capable of differentiating into skeletal muscle, brain microglia and astroglia, and hepatocytes. Stem cell lines derived from both embryonic stem and embryonic germ cells (from the embryonic gonadal ridge) are pluripotent and capable of self-renewal for long periods. Therefore embryonic stem and germ cells have been widely...