Disclosed herein is a method for culturing and proliferating hematopoietic stem cells or progenitor cells. The method comprises co-culturing the hematopoietic stem cells or the progenitor cells with human endometrial stromal cells so as to promote the expansion of hematopoietic stem cell-derived CD34+ cells or the growth of the progenitor cells. According to the disclosed method, unlike the prior methods of culturing the hematopoietic stem cells with the addition of cytokines, growth factors or hormones, the hematopoietic stem cells or the progenitor cells are co-cultured with the endometrial stromal cells or epithelial cells so that the number of CD34+-enriched hematopoietic stem cells or progenitor cells is increased by factors secreted from the endometrial stromal cells or epithelial cells. Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the addition of growth factors, such as cytokines, and hormones, which cause problems in transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells or progenitor cells and thus safe hematopoietic stem cells or progenitor cells can be obtained in large amounts.
展开▼
