The possibility of using mesenchymal stem cells for veterinary research and medicine - Part 1 Literature review

摘要

In the first part of the two-part article series, based on the literature and their own research and experience, the authors introduce the stem cell types, detailed characteristics of mesenchymal stem cells, as well as the possibility of their veterinary uses and experimental results, particulary regarding the donor's age and the advantages and disadvantages of using allogene or autologue cell source for medical purposes. In the second part their own experimental results presented, the proliferative and the osteogenic differentiation capacity of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from young and older dogs are demonstrated.