CD271 as a marker to identify mesenchymal stem cells from diverse sources before culture |
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Authors: | María álvarez-Viejo Yolanda Menéndez-Menéndez Jesús Otero-Hernández |
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Institution: | María álvarez-Viejo;Yolanda Menéndez-Menéndez;Jesús Otero-Hernández;Unidad de Trasplantes,Terapia Celulary Medicina Regenerativa,Avenida de Roma s/n,Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias; |
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Abstract: | Mesenchymal stem cells, due to their characteristics are ideal candidates for cellular therapy. Currently, in culture these cells are defined by their adherence to plastic, specific surface antigen expression and multipotent differentiation potential. However, the in vivo identification of mesenchymal stem cells, before culture, is not so well established. Pre-culture identification markers would ensure higher purity than that obtained with selection based on adherence to plastic. Up until now, CD271 has been described as the most specific marker for the characterization and purification of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. This marker has been shown to be specifically expressed by these cells. Thus, CD271 has been proposed as a versatile marker to selectively isolated and expand multipotent mesenchymal stem cells with both immunosuppressive and lymphohematopoietic engraftment-promoting properties. This review focuses on this marker, specifically on identification of mesenchymal stem cells from different tissues. Literature revision suggests that CD271 should not be defined as a universal marker to identify mesenchymal stem cells before culture from different sources. In the case of bone marrow or adipose tissue, CD271 could be considered a quite suitable marker; however this marker seems to be inadequate for the isolation of mesenchymal stem cells from other tissues such as umbilical cord blood or wharton’s jelly among others. |
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Keywords: | Mesenchymal stem cells CD271 Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor p75 Bone marrow |
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