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Stem cells can also be taken from [[umbilical cord blood]] just after birth. Of all stem cell types, autologous harvesting involves the least risk. By definition, autologous cells are obtained from one's own body, just as one may bank his or her own blood for elective surgical procedures.
Stem cells can also be taken from [[umbilical cord blood]] just after birth. Of all stem cell types, autologous harvesting involves the least risk. By definition, autologous cells are obtained from one's own body, just as one may bank his or her own blood for elective surgical procedures.


Adult stem cells are frequently used in medical therapies, for example in [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplantation]]. Stem cells can now be [[Cell culture|artificially grown]] and transformed (differentiated) into specialized cell types with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves. Embryonic [[cell line]]s and [[autologous]] embryonic stem cells generated through [[Somatic-cell nuclear transfer]] or [[Cellular differentiation#Dedifferentiation|dedifferentiation]] have also been proposed as promising candidates for future therapies.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Tuch BE | title=Stem cells—a clinical update | journal=[[Australian Family Physician]] | volume=35 | issue=9 | pages=719–21 | year=2006 | pmid=16969445}}</ref> Research into stem cells grew out of findings by [[Ernest McCulloch|Ernest A. McCulloch]] and [[James Till|James E. Till]] at the [[University of Toronto]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite journal | authors = Becker AJ, McCulloch EA, Till JE | title = Cytological demonstration of the clonal nature of spleen colonies derived from transplanted mouse marrow cells | journal = Nature | volume = 197 | issue = 4866 | pages = 452–4 | year = 1963 | pmid = 13970094 | doi=10.1038/197452a0 | bibcode = 1963Natur.197..452B }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | authors = Siminovitch L, McCulloch EA, Till JE | title = The distribution of colony-forming cells among spleen colonies | journal = Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology | volume = 62 | issue = 3| pages = 327–36 | year = 1963 | pmid = 14086156 | doi = 10.1002/jcp.1030620313}}</ref>
Adult stem cells are frequently used in medical therapies, for example in [[Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|bone marrow transplantation]]. Stem cells can now be [[Cell culture|artificially grown]] and transformed (differentiated) into specialized cell types with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves. Embryonic [[cell line]]s and [[autologous]] embryonic stem cells generated through [[Somatic-cell nuclear transfer]] or [[Cellular differentiation#Dedifferentiation|dedifferentiation]] have also been proposed as promising candidates for future therapies.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Tuch BE | title = Stem cells—a clinical update | journal = [[Australian Family Physician]] | volume = 35 | issue = 9 | pages = 719–21 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16969445 }}</ref> Research into stem cells grew out of findings by [[Ernest McCulloch|Ernest A. McCulloch]] and [[James Till|James E. Till]] at the [[University of Toronto]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Becker AJ, McCulloch EA, Till JE | title = Cytological demonstration of the clonal nature of spleen colonies derived from transplanted mouse marrow cells | journal = Nature | volume = 197 | issue = 4866 | pages = 452–4 | year = 1963 | pmid = 13970094 | doi = 10.1038/197452a0 | bibcode = 1963Natur.197..452B }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author = Siminovitch L, Mcculloch EA, Till JE | title = The distribution of colony-forming cells among spleen colonies | journal = Journal of Cellular and Comparative Physiology | volume = 62 | issue = 3 | pages = 327–36 | year = 1963 | pmid = 14086156 | doi = 10.1002/jcp.1030620313 }}</ref>


==Properties==
==Properties==
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''Potency'' specifies the differentiation potential (the potential to differentiate into different cell types) of the stem cell.<ref name=Schoeler>{{cite book |title=Humanbiotechnology as Social Challenge |editor=Nikolaus Knoepffler, Dagmar Schipanski, and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner |page=28 |chapter=The Potential of Stem Cells: An Inventory |author=Schöler, Hans R. |publisher=Ashgate Publishing|year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7546-5755-2}}</ref>
''Potency'' specifies the differentiation potential (the potential to differentiate into different cell types) of the stem cell.<ref name=Schoeler>{{cite book |title=Humanbiotechnology as Social Challenge |editor=Nikolaus Knoepffler, Dagmar Schipanski, and Stefan Lorenz Sorgner |page=28 |chapter=The Potential of Stem Cells: An Inventory |author=Schöler, Hans R. |publisher=Ashgate Publishing|year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7546-5755-2}}</ref>


*[[Totipotency|Totipotent]] (a.k.a. omnipotent) stem cells can differentiate into embryonic and extraembryonic cell types. Such cells can construct a complete, viable organism.<ref name=Schoeler/> These cells are produced from the fusion of an egg and sperm cell. Cells produced by the first few divisions of the fertilized egg are also totipotent.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Totipotency, pluripotency and nuclear reprogramming |authors=Mitalipov S, Wolf D |journal=Adv. Biochem. Eng. Biotechnol. |year=2009 |volume=114 |pages=185–99 |pmid=19343304 |pmc=2752493 |doi=10.1007/10_2008_45 |series=Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology |isbn=978-3-540-88805-5 |bibcode=2009esc..book..185M }}</ref>
*[[Totipotency|Totipotent]] (a.k.a. omnipotent) stem cells can differentiate into embryonic and extraembryonic cell types. Such cells can construct a complete, viable organism.<ref name=Schoeler/> These cells are produced from the fusion of an egg and sperm cell. Cells produced by the first few divisions of the fertilized egg are also totipotent.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Mitalipov S, Wolf D | title = Totipotency, pluripotency and nuclear reprogramming | journal = Adv. Biochem. Eng. Biotechnol. | volume = 114 | pages = 185–99 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19343304 | pmc = 2752493 | doi = 10.1007/10_2008_45 | isbn = 978-3-540-88805-5 | series = Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology | bibcode = 2009esc..book..185M }}</ref>
*[[Pluripotency|Pluripotent]] stem cells are the descendants of totipotent cells and can differentiate into nearly all cells,<ref name=Schoeler/> i.e. cells derived from any of the three [[germ layer]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ulloa-Montoya F, Verfaillie CM, Hu WS |title=Culture systems for pluripotent stem cells |journal=J Biosci Bioeng. |volume=100 |issue=1 |pages=12–27 |year=2005 |pmid=16233846 |doi=10.1263/jbb.100.12 }}</ref>
*[[Pluripotency|Pluripotent]] stem cells are the descendants of totipotent cells and can differentiate into nearly all cells,<ref name=Schoeler/> i.e. cells derived from any of the three [[germ layer]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Ulloa-Montoya F, Verfaillie CM, Hu WS | title = Culture systems for pluripotent stem cells | journal = J Biosci Bioeng. | volume = 100 | issue = 1 | pages = 12–27 | year = 2005 | pmid = 16233846 | doi = 10.1263/jbb.100.12 }}</ref>
*[[Multipotency|Multipotent]] stem cells can differentiate into a number of cell types, but only those of a closely related family of cells.<ref name=Schoeler/>
*[[Multipotency|Multipotent]] stem cells can differentiate into a number of cell types, but only those of a closely related family of cells.<ref name=Schoeler/>
*[[Oligopotency|Oligopotent]] stem cells can differentiate into only a few cell types, such as lymphoid or myeloid stem cells.<ref name=Schoeler/>
*[[Oligopotency|Oligopotent]] stem cells can differentiate into only a few cell types, such as lymphoid or myeloid stem cells.<ref name=Schoeler/>
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In practice, stem cells are identified by whether they can regenerate tissue. For example, the defining test for bone marrow or [[hematopoietic stem cell]]s (HSCs) is the ability to transplant the cells and save an individual without HSCs. This demonstrates that the cells can produce new blood cells over a long term. It should also be possible to isolate stem cells from the transplanted individual, which can themselves be transplanted into another individual without HSCs, demonstrating that the stem cell was able to self-renew.
In practice, stem cells are identified by whether they can regenerate tissue. For example, the defining test for bone marrow or [[hematopoietic stem cell]]s (HSCs) is the ability to transplant the cells and save an individual without HSCs. This demonstrates that the cells can produce new blood cells over a long term. It should also be possible to isolate stem cells from the transplanted individual, which can themselves be transplanted into another individual without HSCs, demonstrating that the stem cell was able to self-renew.


Properties of stem cells can be illustrated ''[[in vitro]]'', using methods such as [[clonogenic assay]]s, in which single cells are assessed for their ability to differentiate and self-renew.<ref>{{cite journal
Properties of stem cells can be illustrated ''[[in vitro]]'', using methods such as [[clonogenic assay]]s, in which single cells are assessed for their ability to differentiate and self-renew.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Friedenstein AJ, Deriglasova UF, Kulagina NN, Panasuk AF, Rudakowa SF, Luriá EA, Ruadkow IA | title = Precursors for fibroblasts in different populations of hematopoietic cells as detected by the ''in vitro'' colony assay method | journal = [[Experimental Hematology]] | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 83–92 | year = 1974 | pmid = 4455512 | issn = 0301-472X }}</ref><ref>
{{cite journal | author = Friedenstein AJ, Gorskaja JF, Kulagina NN | title = Fibroblast precursors in normal and irradiated mouse hematopoietic organs | journal = [[Experimental Hematology]] | volume = 4 | issue = 5 | pages = 267–74 | year = 1976 | pmid = 976387 }}</ref> Stem cells can also be isolated by their possession of a distinctive set of cell surface markers. However, ''in vitro'' culture conditions can alter the behavior of cells, making it unclear whether the cells will behave in a similar manner ''[[in vivo]]''. There is considerable debate as to whether some proposed adult cell populations are truly stem cells.
| author = Friedenstein AJ, Deriglasova UF, Kulagina NN, Panasuk AF, Rudakowa SF, Luria EA, Ruadkow IA
| title = Precursors for fibroblasts in different populations of hematopoietic cells as detected by the ''in vitro'' colony assay method
| journal = [[Experimental Hematology]]
| issn = 0301-472X
| volume = 2
| issue = 2
| pages = 83–92
| year = 1974
| pmid = 4455512
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
| author = Friedenstein AJ, Gorskaja JF, Kulagina NN
| title = Fibroblast precursors in normal and irradiated mouse hematopoietic organs
| journal = [[Experimental Hematology]]
| volume = 4
| issue = 5
| pages = 267–74
| year = 1976
| pmid = 976387
}}</ref> Stem cells can also be isolated by their possession of a distinctive set of cell surface markers. However, ''in vitro'' culture conditions can alter the behavior of cells, making it unclear whether the cells will behave in a similar manner ''[[in vivo]]''. There is considerable debate as to whether some proposed adult cell populations are truly stem cells.


==Embryonic==
==Embryonic==
{{Main|Embryonic stem cell}}
{{Main|Embryonic stem cell}}


Embryonic stem (ES) cells are stem cells derived from the [[inner cell mass]] of a [[blastocyst]], an early-stage [[embryo]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Thomson et. al |title=Blastocysts Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human |journal=Science |volume=282 |issue=5391 |pages=1145–1147 |year=1998 |pmid= 9804556|doi=10.1126/science.282.5391.1145 |last2=Itskovitz-Eldor |first2=J |last3=Shapiro |first3=SS |last4=Waknitz |first4=MA |last5=Swiergiel |first5=JJ |last6=Marshall |first6=VS |last7=Jones |first7=JM|bibcode=1998Sci...282.1145T }}</ref> Human [[embryo]]s reach the [[blastocyst]] stage 4–5 days post [[Human fertilization|fertilization]], at which time they consist of 50–150 cells. ES cells are [[pluripotent]] and give rise during development to all derivatives of the three primary [[germ layer]]s: ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. In other words, they can develop into each of the more than 200 cell types of the adult [[human body|body]] when given sufficient and necessary stimulation for a specific cell type. They do not contribute to the extra-embryonic membranes or the [[placenta]].
Embryonic stem (ES) cells are stem cells derived from the [[inner cell mass]] of a [[blastocyst]], an early-stage [[embryo]].<ref>{{cite journal | author = Thomson JA, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Shapiro SS, Waknitz MA, Swiergiel JJ, Marshall VS, Jones JM | title = Blastocysts Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human | journal = Science | volume = 282 | issue = 5391 | pages = 1145–1147 | year = 1998 | pmid = 9804556 | doi = 10.1126/science.282.5391.1145 | bibcode = 1998Sci...282.1145T }}</ref> Human [[embryo]]s reach the [[blastocyst]] stage 4–5 days post [[Human fertilization|fertilization]], at which time they consist of 50–150 cells. ES cells are [[pluripotent]] and give rise during development to all derivatives of the three primary [[germ layer]]s: ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. In other words, they can develop into each of the more than 200 cell types of the adult [[human body|body]] when given sufficient and necessary stimulation for a specific cell type. They do not contribute to the extra-embryonic membranes or the [[placenta]].


Nearly all research to date has made use of mouse embryonic stem cells (mES) or human embryonic stem cells (hES). Both have the essential stem cell characteristics, yet they require very different environments in order to maintain an undifferentiated state. Mouse ES cells are grown on a layer of [[gelatin]] as an [[extracellular matrix]] (for support) and require the presence of [[leukemia inhibitory factor]] (LIF). Human ES cells are grown on a feeder layer of mouse embryonic [[fibroblasts]] (MEFs) and require the presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF or FGF-2).<ref>
Nearly all research to date has made use of mouse embryonic stem cells (mES) or human embryonic stem cells (hES). Both have the essential stem cell characteristics, yet they require very different environments in order to maintain an undifferentiated state. Mouse ES cells are grown on a layer of [[gelatin]] as an [[extracellular matrix]] (for support) and require the presence of [[leukemia inhibitory factor]] (LIF). Human ES cells are grown on a feeder layer of mouse embryonic [[fibroblasts]] (MEFs) and require the presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF or FGF-2).<ref>
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}}</ref> Without optimal culture conditions or genetic manipulation,<ref>
}}</ref> Without optimal culture conditions or genetic manipulation,<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Chambers I, Colby D, Robertson M, Nichols J, Lee S, Tweedie S, Smith A | title = Functional expression cloning of Nanog, a pluripotency sustaining factor in embryonic stem cells | journal = Cell | volume = 113 | issue = 5 | pages = 643–55 | year = 2003 | pmid = 12787505 | doi = 10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00392-1 }}</ref> embryonic stem cells will rapidly differentiate.
{{cite journal
|author=Chambers I
|title=Functional expression cloning of Nanog, a pluripotency sustaining factor in embryonic stem cells
|journal=Cell
|volume=113
|issue=5
|pages=643–55
|year=2003
|pmid=12787505
|doi=10.1016/S0092-8674(03)00392-1
|author2=Colby D
|author3=Robertson M
|last4=Nichols
|first4=Jennifer
|last5=Lee
|first5=Sonia
|last6=Tweedie
|first6=Susan
|last7=Smith
|first7=Austin
}}</ref> embryonic stem cells will rapidly differentiate.


A human embryonic stem cell is also defined by the expression of several transcription factors and cell surface proteins. The transcription factors [[Oct-4]], [[Nanog]], and [[Sox2]] form the core regulatory network that ensures the suppression of genes that lead to differentiation and the maintenance of pluripotency.<ref>
A human embryonic stem cell is also defined by the expression of several transcription factors and cell surface proteins. The transcription factors [[Oct-4]], [[Nanog]], and [[Sox2]] form the core regulatory network that ensures the suppression of genes that lead to differentiation and the maintenance of pluripotency.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Boyer LA, Lee TI, Cole MF, Johnstone SE, Levine SS, Zucker JP, Guenther MG, Kumar RM, Murray HL, Jenner RG, Gifford DK, Melton DA, Jaenisch R, Young RA | title = Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human embryonic stem cells | journal = Cell | volume = 122 | issue = 6 | pages = 947–56 | year = 2005 | pmid = 16153702 | pmc = 3006442 | doi = 10.1016/j.cell.2005.08.020 }}</ref> The cell surface antigens most commonly used to identify hES cells are the glycolipids [[stage specific embryonic antigen 3]] and 4 and the keratan sulfate antigens Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81. The molecular definition of a stem cell includes many more proteins and continues to be a topic of research.<ref>
{{cite journal
{{cite journal | author = Adewumi O, Aflatoonian B, Ahrlund-Richter L, Amit M, Andrews PW, Beighton G, Bello PA, Benvenisty N, Berry LS, Bevan S, Blum B, Brooking J, Chen KG, Choo AB, Churchill GA, Corbel M, Damjanov I, Draper JS, Dvorak P, Emanuelsson K, Fleck RA, Ford A, Gertow K, Gertsenstein M, Gokhale PJ, Hamilton RS, Hampl A, Healy LE, Hovatta O, Hyllner J, Imreh MP, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Jackson J, Johnson JL, Jones M, Kee K, King BL, Knowles BB, Lako M, Lebrin F, Mallon BS, Manning D, Mayshar Y, McKay RD, Michalska AE, Mikkola M, Mileikovsky M, Minger SL, Moore HD, Mummery CL, Nagy A, Nakatsuji N, O'Brien CM, Oh SK, Olsson C, Otonkoski T, Park KY, Passier R, Patel H, Patel M, Pedersen R, Pera MF, Piekarczyk MS, Pera RA, Reubinoff BE, Robins AJ, Rossant J, Rugg-Gunn P, Schulz TC, Semb H, Sherrer ES, Siemen H, Stacey GN, Stojkovic M, Suemori H, Szatkiewicz J, Turetsky T, Tuuri T, van den Brink S, Vintersten K, Vuoristo S, Ward D, Weaver TA, Young LA, Zhang W | title = Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative | journal = Nat. Biotechnol | volume = 25 | issue = 7 | pages = 803–16 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17572666 | doi = 10.1038/nbt1318 }}</ref>
|author=Boyer LA
|title=Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human embryonic stem cells
|journal=Cell
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|issue=6
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|year=2005
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}}</ref> The cell surface antigens most commonly used to identify hES cells are the glycolipids [[stage specific embryonic antigen 3]] and 4 and the keratan sulfate antigens Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81. The molecular definition of a stem cell includes many more proteins and continues to be a topic of research.<ref>
{{cite journal
|title=Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative
|journal=Nat. Biotechnol
|volume=25
|issue=7
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There are currently no approved treatments using embryonic stem cells. The first human trial was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2009.<ref>
There are currently no approved treatments using embryonic stem cells. The first human trial was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2009.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Ron Winslow | title = First Embryonic Stem-Cell Trial Gets Approval from the FDA | series = 23 | journal = The Wall Street Journal | url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123268485825709415.html | volume = January 2009 | year = 2009 }}</ref> However, the human trial was not initiated until October 13, 2010 in Atlanta for spinal injury victims. On November 14, 2011 the company conducting the trial announced that it will discontinue further development of its stem cell programs.<ref>
{{cite journal
| author = Ron Winslow
| title = First Embryonic Stem-Cell Trial Gets Approval from the FDA
| series = 23
| journal = The Wall Street Journal |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123268485825709415.html
| volume = January 2009
| year = 2009
}}</ref> However, the human trial was not initiated until October 13, 2010 in Atlanta for spinal injury victims. On November 14, 2011 the company conducting the trial announced that it will discontinue further development of its stem cell programs.<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
|url=http://www.sciencedebate.com/science-blog/embryonic-stem-cell-therapy-risk-geron-ends-clinical-trial
|url=http://www.sciencedebate.com/science-blog/embryonic-stem-cell-therapy-risk-geron-ends-clinical-trial
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}}</ref> ES cells, being pluripotent cells, require specific signals for correct differentiation—if injected directly into another body, ES cells will differentiate into many different types of cells, causing a [[teratoma]]. Differentiating ES cells into usable cells while avoiding transplant rejection are just a few of the hurdles that embryonic stem cell researchers still face.<ref>
}}</ref> ES cells, being pluripotent cells, require specific signals for correct differentiation—if injected directly into another body, ES cells will differentiate into many different types of cells, causing a [[teratoma]]. Differentiating ES cells into usable cells while avoiding transplant rejection are just a few of the hurdles that embryonic stem cell researchers still face.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Wu DC, Boyd AS, Wood KJ | title = Embryonic stem cell transplantation: potential applicability in cell replacement therapy and regenerative medicine | journal = Front Biosci | volume = 12 | issue = 8–12 | pages = 4525–35 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17485394 | doi = 10.2741/2407 }}</ref> Many nations currently have [[moratorium (law)|moratoria]] on either ES cell research or the production of new ES cell lines. Because of their combined abilities of unlimited expansion and pluripotency, embryonic stem cells remain a theoretically potential source for [[regenerative medicine]] and tissue replacement after injury or disease.
{{cite journal
|author=Wu DC, Boyd AS, Wood KJ
|title=Embryonic stem cell transplantation: potential applicability in cell replacement therapy and regenerative medicine
|journal=Front Biosci
|volume=12
|issue=8–12|pages=4525–35
|year=2007
|pmid=17485394
|doi=10.2741/2407
}}</ref> Many nations currently have [[moratorium (law)|moratoria]] on either ES cell research or the production of new ES cell lines. Because of their combined abilities of unlimited expansion and pluripotency, embryonic stem cells remain a theoretically potential source for [[regenerative medicine]] and tissue replacement after injury or disease.


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==Fetal==
==Fetal==
The primitive stem cells located in the organs of fetuses are referred to as fetal stem cells.<ref name="isbn981-256-126-9">
The primitive stem cells located in the organs of fetuses are referred to as fetal stem cells.<ref name="isbn981-256-126-9">
{{cite book | editor = Ariff Bongso; Eng Hin Lee | title = Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside | chapter = Stem cells: their definition, classification and sources | publisher = World Scientific | year = 2005 | page = 5 | isbn = 981-256-126-9 | oclc = 443407924 }}</ref>
{{cite book
|editor=Ariff Bongso; Eng Hin Lee
|title=Stem Cells: From Benchtop to Bedside
|chapter=Stem cells: their definition, classification and sources
|publisher=World Scientific
|year=2005
|page=5
|isbn=981-256-126-9
|oclc=443407924
}}</ref>
There are two types of fetal stem cells:
There are two types of fetal stem cells:


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[[Image:Stem cell division and differentiation.svg|thumb|Stem cell division and differentiation. A: stem cell; B: progenitor cell; C: differentiated cell; 1: symmetric stem cell division; 2: asymmetric stem cell division; 3: progenitor division; 4: terminal differentiation]]
[[Image:Stem cell division and differentiation.svg|thumb|Stem cell division and differentiation. A: stem cell; B: progenitor cell; C: differentiated cell; 1: symmetric stem cell division; 2: asymmetric stem cell division; 3: progenitor division; 4: terminal differentiation]]


Adult stem cells, also called [[somatic]] (from Greek Σωματικóς, "of the body") stem cells, are stem cells which maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found.<ref>"Stem Cells" Mayo Clinic. Mayo foundation for medical education and research n.d Web. March 23, 2013</ref> They can be found in children, as well as adults.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jiang Y |title=Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow |journal=Nature |volume=418 |issue=6893 |pages=41–9 |year=2002 |pmid=12077603 |doi=10.1038/nature00870 |author2=Jahagirdar BN |author3=Reinhardt RL |last4=Schwartz |first4=Robert E. |last5=Keene |first5=C. Dirk |last6=Ortiz-Gonzalez |first6=Xilma R. |last7=Reyes |first7=Morayma |last8=Lenvik |first8=Todd |last9=Lund |first9=Troy|last10=Blackstad |first10=Mark |last11=Du |first11=Jingbo |last12=Aldrich |first12=Sara |last13=Lisberg |first13=Aaron |last14=Low |first14=Walter C. |last15=Largaespada |first15=David A. |last16=Verfaillie |first16=Catherine M. |display-authors=8 }}</ref>
Adult stem cells, also called [[somatic]] (from Greek Σωματικóς, "of the body") stem cells, are stem cells which maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found.<ref>"Stem Cells" Mayo Clinic. Mayo foundation for medical education and research n.d Web. March 23, 2013</ref> They can be found in children, as well as adults.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Jiang Y, Jahagirdar BN, Reinhardt RL, Schwartz RE, Keene CD, Ortiz-Gonzalez XR, Reyes M, Lenvik T, Lund T, Blackstad M, Du J, Aldrich S, Lisberg A, Low WC, Largaespada DA, Verfaillie CM | title = Pluripotency of mesenchymal stem cells derived from adult marrow | journal = Nature | volume = 418 | issue = 6893 | pages = 41–9 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12077603 | doi = 10.1038/nature00870 }}</ref>


Pluripotent adult stem cells are rare and generally small in number, but they can be found in umbilical cord blood and other tissues.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ratajczak MZ, Machalinski B, Wojakowski W, Ratajczak J, Kucia M |title=A hypothesis for an embryonic origin of pluripotent Oct-4(+) stem cells in adult bone marrow and other tissues |journal=Leukemia |volume=21 |issue=5 |pages=860–7 |year=2007 |pmid=17344915 |doi=10.1038/sj.leu.2404630}}</ref> Bone marrow is a rich source of adult stem cells,<ref>{{cite journal| author = Narasipura SD | title = P-Selectin coated microtube for enrichment of CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from human bone marrow | journal = Clin Chem | year = 2008 | pmid=18024531 | doi=10.1373/clinchem.2007.089896 | volume=54 | issue=1 | pages=77–85| last2 = Wojciechowski| first2 = J. C.| last3 = Charles| first3 = N.| last4 = Liesveld| first4 = J. L.| last5 = King| first5 = M. R.}}</ref> which have been used in treating several conditions including spinal cord injury,<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.omicsonline.org/2157-7633/2157-7633-1-110.php | author = William JB | title = Functional Recovery of Spinal Cord Injury Following Application of Intralesional Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Embedded in Polymer Scaffold – Two Year Follow-up in a Canine | journal = Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy| year = 2011|doi=10.4172/2157-7633.1000110|last2=Prabakaran|first2=Rajamanickam|last3=Ayyappan|first3=Subbu|volume=01|issue=3}}</ref> liver cirrhosis,<ref>{{cite journal| author = Terai S | title = Improved liver function in patients with liver cirrhosis after autologous bone marrow cell infusion therapy | journal = Stem Cells | year = 2006 | pmid=16778155 | doi=10.1634/stemcells.2005-0542 | volume=24 | issue=10 | pages=2292–8| last2 = Ishikawa| first2 = Tsuyoshi| last3 = Omori| first3 = Kaoru| last4 = Aoyama| first4 = Koji| last5 = Marumoto| first5 = Yoshio| last6 = Urata| first6 = Yohei| last7 = Yokoyama| first7 = Yuichirou| last8 = Uchida| first8 = Koichi| last9 = Yamasaki| first9 = Takahiro| last10 = Fujii | first10 = Yasuhiko | last11 = Okita | first11 = Kiwamu | last12 = Sakaida | first12 = Isao | display-authors = 8 }}</ref> chronic limb ischemia <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Application%20of%20autologous%20bone%20marrow%20mononuclear%20cells%20in%20six%20patients%20with%20advanced%20chronic%20critical%20limb%20ischemia%20as%20a%20result%20of%20diabetes%3A%20our%20experience | author = Subrammaniyan R | title = Application of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in six patients with advanced chronic critical limb ischemia as a result of diabetes: our experience | journal = Cytotherapy | year = 2011 |doi=10.3109/14653249.2011.579961 |last2=Amalorpavanathan |first2=Joseph |last3=Shankar |first3=Rajendran |last4=Rajkumar |first4=Murugesan |last5=Baskar |first5=Subramani |last6=Manjunath |first6=Sadananda Rao |last7=Senthilkumar |first7=Rajappa |last8=Murugan |first8=Palanisamy |last9=Srinivasan |first9=Venkaba Rao | last10 = Abraham | first10 = Samuel |volume=13 |issue=8 |pages=993–9 |pmid=21671823| display-authors = 8 }}</ref> and endstage heart failure.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.pubstemcell.com/monthly/003010700010.htm | author = Madhusankar N | title = Use of Bone Marrow derived Stem Cells in Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders | journal = Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine }}</ref> The quantity of bone marrow stem cells declines with age and is greater in males than females during reproductive years.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Dedeepiya VD | title = Index of CD34+ Cells and Mononuclear Cells in the Bone Marrow of Spinal Cord Injury Patients of Different Age Groups: A Comparative Analysis | journal = Bone Marrow Res | year = 2012 | pmid = 22830032 | doi=10.1155/2012/787414 | volume=2012 | pmc=3398573 | page=787414 |last2=Rao |first2=Yegneswara Yellury |last3=Jayakrishnan |first3=Gosalakkal A. |last4=Parthiban |first4=Jutty K. B. C. |last5=Baskar |first5=Subramani |last6=Manjunath |first6=Sadananda Rao |last7=Senthilkumar |first7=Rajappa |last8=Abraham |first8=Samuel J. K.}}</ref> Much adult stem cell research to date has aimed to characterize their potency and self-renewal capabilities.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Gardner RL | title = Stem cells: potency, plasticity and public perception | journal = Journal of Anatomy | volume = 200 | issue = 3 | pages = 277–82 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12033732 | doi=10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00029.x | pmc = 1570679}}</ref> In mice, pluripotent stem cells are directly generated from adult fibroblast cultures. However, mice do not live long with stem cell organs.<ref name="Takahashi2006">{{cite journal |author=Takahashi K, Yamanaka S |title=Induction of pluripotent stem cells from mouse embryonic and adult fibroblast cultures by defined factors |journal=Cell |volume=126 |issue=4 |pages=663–76 |year=2006 |pmid=16904174 |doi=10.1016/j.cell.2006.07.024}}</ref>
Pluripotent adult stem cells are rare and generally small in number, but they can be found in umbilical cord blood and other tissues.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Ratajczak MZ, Machalinski B, Wojakowski W, Ratajczak J, Kucia M | title = A hypothesis for an embryonic origin of pluripotent Oct-4(+) stem cells in adult bone marrow and other tissues | journal = Leukemia | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 860–7 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17344915 | doi = 10.1038/sj.leu.2404630 }}</ref> Bone marrow is a rich source of adult stem cells,<ref>{{cite journal | author = Narasipura SD, Wojciechowski JC, Charles N, Liesveld JL, King MR | title = P-Selectin coated microtube for enrichment of CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from human bone marrow | journal = Clin Chem | volume = 54 | issue = 1 | pages = 77–85 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18024531 | doi = 10.1373/clinchem.2007.089896 }}</ref> which have been used in treating several conditions including spinal cord injury,<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://www.omicsonline.org/2157-7633/2157-7633-1-110.php | author = William JB, Prabakaran R , Ayyappan S, Puskhinraj H, Rao D, Manjunath SR, Thamaraikannan P, Dedeepiya VD, Kuroda S, Yoshioka H, Mori Y, Preethy SK, Abraham SJK | title = Functional Recovery of Spinal Cord Injury Following Application of Intralesional Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Embedded in Polymer Scaffold – Two Year Follow-up in a Canine | journal = Journal of Stem Cell Research & Therapy| year = 2011 | doi = 10.4172/2157-7633.1000110 | volume = 1 | issue=3 }}</ref> liver cirrhosis,<ref>{{cite journal | author = Terai S, Ishikawa T, Omori K, Aoyama K, Marumoto Y, Urata Y, Yokoyama Y, Uchida K, Yamasaki T, Fujii Y, Okita K, Sakaida I | title = Improved liver function in patients with liver cirrhosis after autologous bone marrow cell infusion therapy | journal = Stem Cells | volume = 24 | issue = 10 | pages = 2292–8 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16778155 | doi = 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0542 }}</ref> chronic limb ischemia <ref>{{cite journal | author = Subrammaniyan R, Amalorpavanathan J, Shankar R, Rajkumar M, Baskar S, Manjunath SR, Senthilkumar R, Murugan P, Srinivasan VR, Abraham S | title = Application of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells in six patients with advanced chronic critical limb ischemia as a result of diabetes: our experience | journal = Cytotherapy | volume = 13 | issue = 8 | pages = 993–9 | year = 2011 | pmid = 21671823 | doi = 10.3109/14653249.2011.579961 | url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Application%20of%20autologous%20bone%20marrow%20mononuclear%20cells%20in%20six%20patients%20with%20advanced%20chronic%20critical%20limb%20ischemia%20as%20a%20result%20of%20diabetes%3A%20our%20experience }}</ref> and endstage heart failure.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.pubstemcell.com/monthly/003010700010.htm | author = Madhusankar N | title = Use of Bone Marrow derived Stem Cells in Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders | journal = Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine }}</ref> The quantity of bone marrow stem cells declines with age and is greater in males than females during reproductive years.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Dedeepiya VD, Rao YY, Jayakrishnan GA, Parthiban JK, Baskar S, Manjunath SR, Senthilkumar R, Abraham SJ | title = Index of CD34+ Cells and Mononuclear Cells in the Bone Marrow of Spinal Cord Injury Patients of Different Age Groups: A Comparative Analysis | journal = Bone Marrow Res | volume = 2012 | page = 787414 | year = 2012 | pmid = 22830032 | pmc = 3398573 | doi = 10.1155/2012/787414 }}</ref> Much adult stem cell research to date has aimed to characterize their potency and self-renewal capabilities.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Gardner RL | title = Stem cells: potency, plasticity and public perception | journal = Journal of Anatomy | volume = 200 | issue = 3 | pages = 277–82 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12033732 | pmc = 1570679 | doi = 10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00029.x }}</ref> In mice, pluripotent stem cells are directly generated from adult fibroblast cultures. However, mice do not live long with stem cell organs.<ref name="Takahashi2006">{{cite journal | author = Takahashi K, Yamanaka S | title = Induction of pluripotent stem cells from mouse embryonic and adult fibroblast cultures by defined factors | journal = Cell | volume = 126 | issue = 4 | pages = 663–76 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16904174 | doi = 10.1016/j.cell.2006.07.024 }}</ref>


Most adult stem cells are lineage-restricted ([[multipotent]]) and are generally referred to by their tissue origin ([[mesenchymal stem cell]], adipose-derived stem cell, [[endothelial stem cell]], [[dental pulp stem cell]], etc.).<ref>{{cite journal |author=Barrilleaux B, Phinney DG, Prockop DJ, O'Connor KC |title=Review: ex vivo engineering of living tissues with adult stem cells |journal=Tissue Eng |volume=12 |issue=11 |pages=3007–19 |year=2006 |pmid=17518617 |doi=10.1089/ten.2006.12.3007}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Gimble JM, Katz AJ, Bunnell BA |title=Adipose-derived stem cells for regenerative medicine |journal=Circ Res |volume=100 |issue=9 |pages=1249–60 |year=2007 |pmid=17495232 |doi=10.1161/01.RES.0000265074.83288.09}}</ref>
Most adult stem cells are lineage-restricted ([[multipotent]]) and are generally referred to by their tissue origin ([[mesenchymal stem cell]], adipose-derived stem cell, [[endothelial stem cell]], [[dental pulp stem cell]], etc.).<ref>{{cite journal | author = Barrilleaux B, Phinney DG, Prockop DJ, O'Connor KC | title = Review: ex vivo engineering of living tissues with adult stem cells | journal = Tissue Eng | volume = 12 | issue = 11 | pages = 3007–19 | year = 2006 | pmid = 17518617 | doi = 10.1089/ten.2006.12.3007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author = Gimble JM, Katz AJ, Bunnell BA | title = Adipose-derived stem cells for regenerative medicine | journal = Circ Res | volume = 100 | issue = 9 | pages = 1249–60 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17495232 | doi = 10.1161/01.RES.0000265074.83288.09 }}</ref>


Adult stem cell treatments have been successfully used for many years to treat leukemia and related bone/blood cancers through bone marrow transplants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucsfchildrenshospital.org/treatments/leukemia_treatment_options/index.html |title=Bone Marrow Transplant}}</ref> Adult stem cells are also used in veterinary medicine to treat tendon and ligament injuries in horses.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Kane |title=Stem-cell therapy shows promise for horse soft-tissue injury, disease |url=http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+Medicine/Stem-cell-therapy-shows-promise-for-horse-soft-tis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515503 |publisher=DVM Newsmagazine |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref>
Adult stem cell treatments have been successfully used for many years to treat leukemia and related bone/blood cancers through bone marrow transplants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucsfchildrenshospital.org/treatments/leukemia_treatment_options/index.html |title=Bone Marrow Transplant}}</ref> Adult stem cells are also used in veterinary medicine to treat tendon and ligament injuries in horses.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Kane |title=Stem-cell therapy shows promise for horse soft-tissue injury, disease |url=http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Equine+Medicine/Stem-cell-therapy-shows-promise-for-horse-soft-tis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515503 |publisher=DVM Newsmagazine |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2008-06-12}}</ref>
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==Amniotic==
==Amniotic==
Multipotent stem cells are also found in [[amniotic fluid]]. These stem cells are very active, expand extensively without feeders and are not tumorigenic. [[Amniotic stem cells]] are multipotent and can differentiate in cells of adipogenic, osteogenic, myogenic, endothelial, hepatic and also neuronal lines.<ref>
Multipotent stem cells are also found in [[amniotic fluid]]. These stem cells are very active, expand extensively without feeders and are not tumorigenic. [[Amniotic stem cells]] are multipotent and can differentiate in cells of adipogenic, osteogenic, myogenic, endothelial, hepatic and also neuronal lines.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = De Coppi P, Bartsch G, Siddiqui MM, Xu T, Santos CC, Perin L, Mostoslavsky G, Serre AC, Snyder EY, Yoo JJ, Furth ME, Soker S, Atala A | title = Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy | journal = Nature Biotechnology | volume = 25 | issue = 5 | pages = 100–106 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17206138 | doi = 10.1038/nbt1274 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=P. De Coppi, G Barstch, Anthony Atala
|title=Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy
|journal=Nature Biotechnology
|volume=25
|issue=5
|pages=100–106
|year=2007
|pmid=17206138
|doi=10.1038/nbt1274
}}</ref>
Amniotic stem cells are a topic of active research.
Amniotic stem cells are a topic of active research.


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A certain kind of [[cord blood-derived multipotent stem cell|cord blood stem cell]] (CB-SC) is multipotent and displays embryonic and [[hematopoietic]] characteristics.
A certain kind of [[cord blood-derived multipotent stem cell|cord blood stem cell]] (CB-SC) is multipotent and displays embryonic and [[hematopoietic]] characteristics.
Phenotypic characterization demonstrates that (CB-SCs) display embryonic cell markers (e.g., [[transcription factors]] OCT-4 and [[Nanog]], stage-specific embryonic [[antigen]] [[Stage specific embryonic antigen 3|(SSEA)-3]], and SSEA-4) and [[leukocyte common antigen]] [[CD45]], but that they are negative for blood cell lineage markers (e.g., [[CD1a]], [[CD3 (immunology)|CD3]], [[CD4]], [[CD8]], [[CD11b]], [[CD11c]], [[CD13]], [[CD14]], [[CD19]], [[CD20]], [[CD34]], [[CD41]]a, [[CD41]]b, [[CD83]], [[CD90]], [[CD105]], and [[CD133]]).<ref name="Identification">
Phenotypic characterization demonstrates that (CB-SCs) display embryonic cell markers (e.g., [[transcription factors]] OCT-4 and [[Nanog]], stage-specific embryonic [[antigen]] [[Stage specific embryonic antigen 3|(SSEA)-3]], and SSEA-4) and [[leukocyte common antigen]] [[CD45]], but that they are negative for blood cell lineage markers (e.g., [[CD1a]], [[CD3 (immunology)|CD3]], [[CD4]], [[CD8]], [[CD11b]], [[CD11c]], [[CD13]], [[CD14]], [[CD19]], [[CD20]], [[CD34]], [[CD41]]a, [[CD41]]b, [[CD83]], [[CD90]], [[CD105]], and [[CD133]]).<ref name="Identification">
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Wang H, Mazzone T | title = Identification of stem cells from human umbilical cord blood with embryonic and hematopoietic characteristics | journal = Exp Cell Res | volume = 312 | issue = 13 | pages = 2454–2464 | date = Aug 1, 2006 | pmid = 16716296 | doi = 10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.04.008 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/ECRStemCell.pdf }}</ref><ref name="Human modulated">
{{cite journal
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Lin B, Darflinger R, Zhang Y, Holterman MJ, Skidgel RA | title = Human cord blood stem cell-modulated regulatory T lymphocytes reverse the autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice | journal = PLoS ONE | volume = 4 | issue = 1 | pages = e4226 | date = January 19, 2009 | pmid = 19156219 | pmc = 2627485 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0004226 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/PlosOne.pdf | bibcode = 2009PLoSO...4.4226Z }}</ref>
|author=Zhao, Yong; Wang, Honglan and Mazzone, Theodore
|title=Identification of stem cells from human umbilical cord blood with embryonic and hematopoietic characteristics
|journal=Exp Cell Res
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/ECRStemCell.pdf
|volume=312
|issue=13
|pages=2454–2464
|date=Aug 1, 2006
|pmid=16716296
|doi=10.1016/j.yexcr.2006.04.008
}}</ref><ref name="Human modulated">
{{cite journal
|author=Zhao, Yong; Lin, Brian; Darflinger, Robert; Zhang, Yongkang; Holterman, Mark J. and Skidgel, Randal A.
|title=Human cord blood stem cell-modulated regulatory T lymphocytes reverse the autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes in nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice
|journal=PLoS ONE
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/PlosOne.pdf
|volume=4
|issue=1
|pages=e4226
|date=January 19, 2009
|pmid=19156219
|pmc=2627485
|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0004226
|editor1-last=Unutmaz
|editor1-first=Derya
|bibcode=2009PLoSO...4.4226Z
|last2=Lin
|last3=Darflinger
|last4=Zhang
|last5=Holterman
|last6=Skidgel
}}</ref>


Additionally, CB-SCs display very low [[immunogenicity]] as indicated by expression of a very low level of [[major histocompatibility complex]] (MHC) antigens and failure to stimulate the proliferation of [[allogeneic]] [[lymphocytes]].<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Immune">
Additionally, CB-SCs display very low [[immunogenicity]] as indicated by expression of a very low level of [[major histocompatibility complex]] (MHC) antigens and failure to stimulate the proliferation of [[allogeneic]] [[lymphocytes]].<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Immune">
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Huang Z, Qi M, Lazzarini P, Mazzone T | title = Immune regulation of T lymphocyte by a newly characterized human umbilical cord blood stem cell | journal = Immunol Lett | volume = 108 | issue = 1 | pages = 78–87 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17161871 | doi = 10.1016/j.imlet.2006.10.007 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/ImmunologyLetters.pdf }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Zhao, Yong; Wang, Honglan and Mazzone, Theodore
|title=Immune regulation of T lymphocyte by a newly characterized human umbilical cord blood stem cell
|journal=Immunol Lett
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/ImmunologyLetters.pdf
|volume=108
|issue=1
|pages=78–87
|year=2007
|pmid=17161871
|doi=10.1016/j.imlet.2006.10.007
}}</ref>
They can give rise to three embryonic layer-derived cells in the presence of different [[inducer]]s.<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Human journey">
They can give rise to three embryonic layer-derived cells in the presence of different [[inducer]]s.<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Human journey">
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Mazzone T | title = Human cord blood stem cells and the journey to a cure for type 1 diabetes | journal = Autoimmun Rev | volume = 10 | issue = 2 | pages = 103–107 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20728583 | doi = 10.1016/j.autrev.2010.08.011 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/AutoimmunityReviewsT1D.pdf }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Yong Zhao, Theodore Mazzone
|title=Human cord blood stem cells and the journey to a cure for type 1 diabetes
|journal=Autoimmun Rev
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/AutoimmunityReviewsT1D.pdf
|volume=10
|issue=2
|pages=103–107
|year=2010
|pmid=20728583
|doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2010.08.011
}}</ref>


More specifically, CB-SCs tightly adhere to culture dishes with a large rounded [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] and are resistant to common detaching methods ([[trypsin]]/[[EDTA]]).<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Immune" /><ref name="Human journey" />
More specifically, CB-SCs tightly adhere to culture dishes with a large rounded [[morphology (biology)|morphology]] and are resistant to common detaching methods ([[trypsin]]/[[EDTA]]).<ref name="Identification" /><ref name="Immune" /><ref name="Human journey" />
CB-SCs are the active agent in [[stem cell educator]] therapy, which has therapeutic potential against [[autoimmune diseases]] like [[type 1 diabetes]] according to studies by Yong Zhao ''et al.''<ref name="Human modulated" /><ref name="New type">
CB-SCs are the active agent in [[stem cell educator]] therapy, which has therapeutic potential against [[autoimmune diseases]] like [[type 1 diabetes]] according to studies by Yong Zhao ''et al.''<ref name="Human modulated" /><ref name="New type">
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Lin B, Dingeldein M, Guo C, Hwang D, Holterman MJ | title = New type of human blood stem cell: a double-edged sword for the treatment of type 1 diabetes | journal = Transl Res. | volume = 155 | issue = 5 | pages = 211–216 | date = May 2010 | pmid = 20403575 | doi = 10.1016/j.trsl.2010.01.003 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/TranslationalRes.pdf }}</ref><ref name="Reversal">
{{cite journal
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y, Jiang Z, Zhao T, Ye M, Hu C, Yin Z, Li H, Zhang Y, Diao Y, Li Y, Chen Y, Sun X, Fisk MB, Skidgel R, Holterman M, Prabhakar B, Mazzone T | title = Reversal of type 1 diabetes via islet ß cell regeneration following immune modulation by cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells | journal = BMC Medicine 2012 | volume = 10 | pages = 1–11 | date = Jan 10, 2012 | pmid = 22233865 | pmc = 3322343 | doi = 10.1186/1741-7015-10-3 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/BMCMedicine.pdf }}</ref><ref name="immune balance">
|author=Zhao Y, Lin B, Dingeldein M, Guo C, Hwang D, Holterman MJ.
{{cite journal | author = Zhao Y | title = Stem cell educator therapy and induction of immune balance | journal = Curr Diab Rep | volume = 12 | issue = 5 | pages = 517–523 | date = Oct 2012 | pmid = 22833322 | doi = 10.1007/s11892-012-0308-1 | url = http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/CurrentDiabetesReports.pdf }}</ref>{{MEDRS|date=December 2012}}
|title=New type of human blood stem cell: a double-edged sword for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
|journal=Transl Res.
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/TranslationalRes.pdf
|volume=155
|issue=5
|pages=211–216
|date=May 2010
|pmid=20403575
|doi=10.1016/j.trsl.2010.01.003
}}</ref><ref name="Reversal">
{{cite journal
|author=Yong Zhao, Zhaoshun Jiang, Tingbao Zhao, Mingliang Ye, Chengjin Hu, Zhaohui Yin, Heng Li, Ye Zhang, Yalin Diao, Yunxiang Li, Yingjian Chen, Xiaoming Sun, Mary Beth Fisk, Randal Skidgel, Mark Holterman, Bellur Prabhakar, Theodore Mazzone
|title=Reversal of type 1 diabetes via islet ß cell regeneration following immune modulation by cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells
|journal=BMC Medicine 2012
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/BMCMedicine.pdf
|volume=10
|pages=1–11
|date=Jan 10, 2012
|pmid=22233865
|doi=10.1186/1741-7015-10-3
|pmc=3322343
}}</ref><ref name="immune balance">
{{cite journal
|author=Yong Zhao
|title=Stem cell educator therapy and induction of immune balance
|journal=Curr Diab Rep
|url=http://www.tianhecell.com/uploads/CurrentDiabetesReports.pdf
|volume=12
|issue=5
|pages=517–523
|date=Oct 2012
|pmid=22833322
|doi=10.1007/s11892-012-0308-1
}}</ref>{{MEDRS|date=December 2012}}


==Induced pluripotent==
==Induced pluripotent==
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{{Main|Stem cell line}}
{{Main|Stem cell line}}
To ensure self-renewal, stem cells undergo two types of cell division (see ''Stem cell division and differentiation'' diagram). Symmetric division gives rise to two identical daughter cells both endowed with stem cell properties. Asymmetric division, on the other hand, produces only one stem cell and a [[progenitor cell]] with limited self-renewal potential. Progenitors can go through several rounds of cell division before terminally [[cell differentiation|differentiating]] into a mature cell. It is possible that the molecular distinction between symmetric and asymmetric divisions lies in differential segregation of cell membrane proteins (such as [[receptor (biochemistry)|receptors]]) between the daughter cells.<ref>
To ensure self-renewal, stem cells undergo two types of cell division (see ''Stem cell division and differentiation'' diagram). Symmetric division gives rise to two identical daughter cells both endowed with stem cell properties. Asymmetric division, on the other hand, produces only one stem cell and a [[progenitor cell]] with limited self-renewal potential. Progenitors can go through several rounds of cell division before terminally [[cell differentiation|differentiating]] into a mature cell. It is possible that the molecular distinction between symmetric and asymmetric divisions lies in differential segregation of cell membrane proteins (such as [[receptor (biochemistry)|receptors]]) between the daughter cells.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Beckmann J, Scheitza S, Wernet P, Fischer JC, Giebel B | title = Asymmetric cell division within the human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell compartment: identification of asymmetrically segregating proteins | journal = Blood | volume = 109 | issue = 12 | pages = 5494–501 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17332245 | doi = 10.1182/blood-2006-11-055921 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Beckmann J, Scheitza S, Wernet P, Fischer JC, Giebel B
|title=Asymmetric cell division within the human hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell compartment: identification of asymmetrically segregating proteins
|journal=Blood
|volume=109
|issue=12
|pages=5494–501
|year=2007
|pmid=17332245
|doi=10.1182/blood-2006-11-055921
}}</ref>


An alternative theory is that stem cells remain undifferentiated due to environmental cues in their particular niche. Stem cells differentiate when they leave that niche or no longer receive those signals. Studies in ''Drosophila'' germarium have identified the signals [[decapentaplegic]] and adherens junctions that prevent germarium stem cells from differentiating.<ref>
An alternative theory is that stem cells remain undifferentiated due to environmental cues in their particular niche. Stem cells differentiate when they leave that niche or no longer receive those signals. Studies in ''Drosophila'' germarium have identified the signals [[decapentaplegic]] and adherens junctions that prevent germarium stem cells from differentiating.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Xie T, Spradling AC | title = decapentaplegic is essential for the maintenance and division of germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary | journal = Cell | volume = 94 | issue = 2 | pages = 251–60 | year = 1998 | pmid = 9695953 | doi = 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81424-5 }}</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
{{cite journal | author = Song X, Zhu CH, Doan C, Xie T | title = Germline stem cells anchored by adherens junctions in the Drosophila ovary niches | journal = Science | volume = 296 | issue = 5574 | pages = 1855–7 | year = 2002 | pmid = 12052957 | doi = 10.1126/science.1069871 | bibcode = 2002Sci...296.1855S }}</ref>
| author = Xie T, Spradling A
| title = decapentaplegic is essential for the maintenance and division of germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary
| journal = Cell
| volume = 94
| issue = 2
| pages = 251–60
| year = 1998
| pmid = 9695953
| doi = 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81424-5
}}</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
| author = Song X, Zhu C, Doan C, Xie T
| title = Germline stem cells anchored by adherens junctions in the Drosophila ovary niches
| journal = Science
| volume = 296
| issue = 5574
| pages = 1855–7
| year = 2002
| pmid = 12052957
| doi=10.1126/science.1069871
| bibcode = 2002Sci...296.1855S
| last2 = Zhu
| last3 = Doan
| last4 = Xie
}}</ref>


==Treatments==
==Treatments==
{{Main|Stem cell therapy}}
{{Main|Stem cell therapy}}


[[File:Stem cell treatments.svg|thumb|330px|Diseases and conditions where stem cell treatment is promising or emerging.<ref>
[[File:Stem cell treatments.svg|thumb|330px|Diseases and conditions where stem cell treatment is promising or emerging.
Diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis:
Diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease, osteoarthritis:
*[http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/pages/basics6.aspx Stem Cell Basics: What are the potential uses of human stem cells and the obstacles that must be overcome before these potential uses will be realized?]. In Stem Cell Information World Wide Web site. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009. cited Sunday, April 26, 2009
*[http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/pages/basics6.aspx Stem Cell Basics: What are the potential uses of human stem cells and the obstacles that must be overcome before these potential uses will be realized?]. In Stem Cell Information World Wide Web site. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2009. cited Sunday, April 26, 2009
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Spinal cord injury repair:
Spinal cord injury repair:
*{{cite journal |author=Kang KS |title=A 37-year-old spinal cord-injured female patient, transplanted of multipotent stem cells from human UC blood, with improved sensory perception and mobility, both functionally and morphologically: a case study |journal=Cytotherapy |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=368–73 |year=2005 |pmid=16162459 |doi=10.1080/14653240500238160 |author2=Kim SW |author3=Oh YH |last4=Yu |first4=JW |last5=Kim |first5=K-Y |last6=Park |first6=HK |last7=Song |first7=C-H |last8=Han |first8=H}}
*{{cite journal | author = Kang KS, Kim SW, Oh YH, Yu JW, Kim KY, Park HK, Song CH, Han H | title = A 37-year-old spinal cord-injured female patient, transplanted of multipotent stem cells from human UC blood, with improved sensory perception and mobility, both functionally and morphologically: a case study | journal = Cytotherapy | volume = 7 | issue = 4 | pages = 368–73 | year = 2005 | pmid = 16162459 | doi = 10.1080/14653240500238160 }}


Heart infarction:
Heart infarction:
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Wound healing:
Wound healing:
*{{cite journal | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.58.082405.095329 | last1 = Gurtner | first1 = GC | last2 = Callaghan | first2 = MJ | last3 = Longaker | first3 = MT.| year = 2007 | title = Progress and potential for regenerative medicine | journal = Annu. Rev. Med | volume = 58 | issue = 1| pages = 299–312 | pmid = 17076602 }}
*{{cite journal | author = Gurtner GC, Callaghan MJ, Longaker MT | title = Progress and potential for regenerative medicine | journal = Annu. Rev. Med. | volume = 58 | issue = | pages = 299–312 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17076602 | doi = 10.1146/annurev.med.58.082405.095329 }} Bone marrow transplantation is, as of 2009, the only established use of stem cells.]]</ref>
</ref> Bone marrow transplantation is, as of 2009, the only established use of stem cells.]]


Stem cell therapy it is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. [[Bone marrow transplant]] is a crude form of stem cell therapy that has been used clinically for many years without controversy. No stem cell therapies other than bone marrow transplant are widely used.<ref>Ian Murnaghan for Explore Stem Cells. Updated: 16 December 2013 [http://www.explorestemcells.co.uk/WhyPerformStemCellTransplant.html Why Perform a Stem Cell Transplant?]</ref><ref name=NCI>[http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/bone-marrow-transplant Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation] In National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet web site. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010. Cited August 24, 2010</ref>
Stem cell therapy it is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. [[Bone marrow transplant]] is a crude form of stem cell therapy that has been used clinically for many years without controversy. No stem cell therapies other than bone marrow transplant are widely used.<ref>Ian Murnaghan for Explore Stem Cells. Updated: 16 December 2013 [http://www.explorestemcells.co.uk/WhyPerformStemCellTransplant.html Why Perform a Stem Cell Transplant?]</ref><ref name=NCI>[http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/bone-marrow-transplant Bone Marrow Transplantation and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation] In National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet web site. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2010. Cited August 24, 2010</ref>


Research is underway to develop various sources for stem cells, and to apply stem cell treatments for [[neurodegenerative diseases]] and conditions, [[diabetes]], [[heart disease]], and other conditions.<ref>Bubela T et al. Is belief larger than fact: expectations, optimism and reality for translational stem cell research. BMC Med. 2012 Nov 6;10:133. PMID 23131007</ref>
Research is underway to develop various sources for stem cells, and to apply stem cell treatments for [[neurodegenerative diseases]] and conditions, [[diabetes]], [[heart disease]], and other conditions.<ref name="pmid23131007">{{cite journal | author = Bubela T, Li MD, Hafez M, Bieber M, Atkins H | title = Is belief larger than fact: expectations, optimism and reality for translational stem cell research | journal = BMC Med | volume = 10 | issue = | pages = 133 | year = 2012 | pmid = 23131007 | pmc = 3520764 | doi = 10.1186/1741-7015-10-133 }}</ref>


In more recent years, with the ability of scientists to isolate and culture [[embryonic stem cells]], and with scientists' growing ability to create stem cells using [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]] and techniques to created [[induced pluripotent stem cells]], controversy has crept in, both related to [[abortion debate|abortion politics]] and to [[human cloning]].
In more recent years, with the ability of scientists to isolate and culture [[embryonic stem cells]], and with scientists' growing ability to create stem cells using [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]] and techniques to created [[induced pluripotent stem cells]], controversy has crept in, both related to [[abortion debate|abortion politics]] and to [[human cloning]].
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*1981: Mouse [[embryonic stem cell]]s are derived from the [[inner cell mass]] by scientists [[Martin Evans]], [[Matthew Kaufman]], and [[Gail R. Martin]]. Gail Martin is attributed for coining the term "Embryonic Stem Cell".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ucsf.edu/about/stem-cells/overview |title= Stem Cells - Overview| publisher= University of California San Francisco |accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref>
*1981: Mouse [[embryonic stem cell]]s are derived from the [[inner cell mass]] by scientists [[Martin Evans]], [[Matthew Kaufman]], and [[Gail R. Martin]]. Gail Martin is attributed for coining the term "Embryonic Stem Cell".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ucsf.edu/about/stem-cells/overview |title= Stem Cells - Overview| publisher= University of California San Francisco |accessdate=19 December 2013}}</ref>
*1992: [[Neural stem cell]]s are cultured ''[[in vitro]]'' as neurospheres.
*1992: [[Neural stem cell]]s are cultured ''[[in vitro]]'' as neurospheres.
*1995: [[B.G. Matapurkar|Dr. B.G. Matapurkar]] pioneers in adult stem-cell research with clinical utilization of research in the body and neo-regeneration of tissues and organs in the body. Received International Patent from US Patent Office (USA) in 2001 (effective from 1995). Clinical utilization in human body also demonstrated and patented in 60 patients (World Journal of Surgery-1999<ref>{{cite pmid|10085391}}</ref> and 1991<ref>{{cite pmid|1767543}}</ref>).
*1995: [[B.G. Matapurkar|Dr. B.G. Matapurkar]] pioneers in adult stem-cell research with clinical utilization of research in the body and neo-regeneration of tissues and organs in the body. Received International Patent from US Patent Office (USA) in 2001 (effective from 1995). Clinical utilization in human body also demonstrated and patented in 60 patients (World Journal of Surgery-1999<ref>{{cite journal | author = Matapurkar BG, Bhargave A, Dawson L, Sonal B | title = Regeneration of abdominal wall aponeurosis: New dimension in Marlex peritoneal sandwich repair of incisional hernia | journal = World journal of surgery | volume = 23 | issue = 5 | pages = 446–450; discussion 450 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10085391 | doi = 10.1007/PL00012326 }}</ref> and 1991<ref>{{cite journal | author = Matapurkar BG, Gupta AK, Agarwal AK | title = A new technique of "Marlex-peritoneal sandwich" in the repair of large incisional hernias | journal = World journal of surgery | volume = 15 | issue = 6 | pages = 768–770 | year = 1991 | pmid = 1767543 | doi = 10.1007/BF01665314 }}</ref>).
*1997: Dr. B.G. Matapurkar's surgical technique on regeneration of tissues and organs is published.<ref>{{cite book|last=Maingot|first=Rodney|title=Abdominal Operations|year=1997|isbn=0838561063}}</ref> Regeneration of fallopian tube and uterus is published.<ref>{{cite book|title=Textbook of Gynaecology|year=2010|publisher=JP Publications|isbn=9350253690|pages=620–625}}</ref>
*1997: Dr. B.G. Matapurkar's surgical technique on regeneration of tissues and organs is published.<ref>{{cite book|last=Maingot|first=Rodney|title=Abdominal Operations|year=1997|isbn=0838561063}}</ref> Regeneration of fallopian tube and uterus is published.<ref>{{cite book|title=Textbook of Gynaecology|year=2010|publisher=JP Publications|isbn=9350253690|pages=620–625}}</ref>
*1997: Leukemia is shown to originate from a haematopoietic stem cell, the first direct evidence for [[cancer stem cell]]s.
*1997: Leukemia is shown to originate from a haematopoietic stem cell, the first direct evidence for [[cancer stem cell]]s.
*1998: [[James Thomson (cell biologist)|James Thomson]] and coworkers derive the first human embryonic [[stem cell line]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name=pmid9804556>
*1998: [[James Thomson (cell biologist)|James Thomson]] and coworkers derive the first human embryonic [[stem cell line]] at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name=pmid9804556>
{{cite journal | author = Thomson JA, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Shapiro SS, Waknitz MA, Swiergiel JJ, Marshall VS, Jones JM | title = Embryonic stem cell lines derived from human blastocysts | journal = Science | volume = 282 | issue = 5391 | pages = 1145–7 | year = 1998 | pmid = 9804556 | doi = 10.1126/science.282.5391.1145 | bibcode = 1998Sci...282.1145T }}</ref>
{{cite journal
| author = Thomson JA, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Shapiro SS, Waknitz MA, Swiergiel JJ, Marshall VS, Jones JM
| title = Embryonic stem cell lines derived from human blastocysts
| journal = Science
| location=New York
| volume = 282
| issue = 5391
| pages = 1145–7
| year = 1998
| pmid = 9804556
| doi = 10.1126/science.282.5391.1145
| bibcode = 1998Sci...282.1145T
| last2 = Itskovitz-Eldor
| last3 = Shapiro
| last4 = Waknitz
| last5 = Swiergiel
| last6 = Marshall
| last7 = Jones
}}</ref>
*1998: John Gearhart (Johns Hopkins University) extracted germ cells from fetal gonadal tissue (primordial germ cells) before developing pluripotent stem cell lines from the original extract.
*1998: John Gearhart (Johns Hopkins University) extracted germ cells from fetal gonadal tissue (primordial germ cells) before developing pluripotent stem cell lines from the original extract.
*2000s: Several reports of [[adult stem cell]] plasticity are published.
*2000s: Several reports of [[adult stem cell]] plasticity are published.
*2001: Scientists at [[Advanced Cell Technology]] clone first early (four- to six-cell stage) human embryos for the purpose of generating embryonic stem cells.<ref>
*2001: Scientists at [[Advanced Cell Technology]] clone first early (four- to six-cell stage) human embryos for the purpose of generating embryonic stem cells.<ref>
{{cite journal |author=Cibelli JB, Lanza RP, West MD, Ezzell C |title=The first human cloned embryo |journal=Scientific American | volume=286 | pages=44 |date=November 2001 |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-first-human-cloned-em |bibcode=2002SciAm.286a..44C |last2=Lanza |last3=West |last4=Ezzell |doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0102-44 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
*2003: Dr. Songtao Shi of NIH discovers new source of adult stem cells in children's primary teeth.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Shostak S | title = (Re)defining stem cells | journal = BioEssays | volume = 28 | issue = 3 | pages = 301–8 | year = 2006 | pmid = 16479584 | doi = 10.1002/bies.20376 }}</ref>
|author=Cibelli JB, Lanza RP, West MD, Ezzell C
|title=The first human cloned embryo
|journal=Scientific American
|volume=286
|pages=44
|date=November 2001
|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=the-first-human-cloned-em
|bibcode=2002SciAm.286a..44C
|last2=Lanza
|last3=West
|last4=Ezzell
|doi=10.1038/scientificamerican0102-44
}}</ref>
*2003: Dr. Songtao Shi of NIH discovers new source of adult stem cells in children's primary teeth.<ref>{{cite journal
| author=Shostak S
| title=(Re)defining stem cells
| journal=BioEssays
| year=2006
| pages=301–8
| volume=28
| issue=3
| pmid = 16479584
| doi=10.1002/bies.20376
}}</ref>
*2004–2005: Korean researcher [[Hwang Woo-Suk]] claims to have created several human [[embryonic stem cell]] lines from unfertilised human [[oocyte]]s. The lines were later shown to be fabricated.
*2004–2005: Korean researcher [[Hwang Woo-Suk]] claims to have created several human [[embryonic stem cell]] lines from unfertilised human [[oocyte]]s. The lines were later shown to be fabricated.
*2005: Researchers at [[Kingston University]] in [[England]] claim to have discovered a third category of stem cell, dubbed cord-blood-derived embryonic-like stem cells (CBEs), derived from umbilical [[cord blood]]. The group claims these cells are able to differentiate into more types of tissue than adult stem cells.
*2005: Researchers at [[Kingston University]] in [[England]] claim to have discovered a third category of stem cell, dubbed cord-blood-derived embryonic-like stem cells (CBEs), derived from umbilical [[cord blood]]. The group claims these cells are able to differentiate into more types of tissue than adult stem cells.
*2005: Researchers at [[UC Irvine]]'s Reeve-Irvine Research Center are able to partially restore the ability of rats with paralyzed spines to walk through the injection of human [[neural stem cell]]s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Keirstead|first=HS|coauthors=Nistor G, Bernal G, Totoiu M, Cloutier F, Sharp K, Steward O.|title=Human embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cell transplants remyelinate and restore locomotion after spinal cord injury|journal=The Journal of Neuroscience|year=2005|volume=25|issue=19|pages=4694–4705|doi=10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0311-05.2005|pmid=15888645}}</ref>
*2005: Researchers at [[UC Irvine]]'s Reeve-Irvine Research Center are able to partially restore the ability of rats with paralyzed spines to walk through the injection of human [[neural stem cell]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Keirstead HS, Nistor G, Bernal G, Totoiu M, Cloutier F, Sharp K, Steward O | title = Human embryonic stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cell transplants remyelinate and restore locomotion after spinal cord injury | journal = The Journal of Neuroscience | volume = 25 | issue = 19 | pages = 4694–4705 | year = 2005 | pmid = 15888645 | doi = 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0311-05.2005 }}</ref>
[[File:Yong Zhao smiling Portrait.png|thumb|Yong Zhao, University of Illinois at Chicago]]
[[File:Yong Zhao smiling Portrait.png|thumb|Yong Zhao, University of Illinois at Chicago]]
*April 2006 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago identified [[Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs)|novel stem cells]] from the [[cord blood|umbilical cord blood]] with [[Embryonic stem cells|embryonic]] and [[hematopoietic]] characteristics.<ref name="Identification" />
*April 2006 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago identified [[Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs)|novel stem cells]] from the [[cord blood|umbilical cord blood]] with [[Embryonic stem cells|embryonic]] and [[hematopoietic]] characteristics.<ref name="Identification" />
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*January 2007: Scientists at [[Wake Forest University]] led by Dr. [[Anthony Atala]] and [[Harvard University]] report discovery of a new type of stem cell in [[amniotic fluid]].<ref>
*January 2007: Scientists at [[Wake Forest University]] led by Dr. [[Anthony Atala]] and [[Harvard University]] report discovery of a new type of stem cell in [[amniotic fluid]].<ref>
{{cite journal | author = De Coppi P, Bartsch G, Siddiqui MM, Xu T, Santos CC, Perin L, Mostoslavsky G, Serre AC, Snyder EY, Yoo JJ, Furth ME, Soker S, Atala A | title = Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy | journal = Nat Biotechnol | volume = 25 | issue = 1 | pages = 100–6 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17206138 | doi = 10.1038/nbt1274 }}</ref> This may potentially provide an alternative to embryonic stem cells for use in research and therapy.<ref>{{cite news
{{cite journal
|title=Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy
|journal=Nat Biotechnol
|volume=25
|issue=1
|pages=100–6
|year=2007
|pmid=17206138
|doi=10.1038/nbt1274
|last4=Xu
|first4=Tao
|last5=Santos
|first5=Cesar C
|last6=Perin
|first6=Laura
|last7=Mostoslavsky
|first7=Gustavo
|last8=Serre
|first8=Angéline C
|last9=Snyder
|first9=Evan Y
|last10=Yoo
|first10=James J
|last11=Furth
|first11=Mark E
|last12=Soker
|first12=Shay
|last13=Atala
|first13=Anthony
|display-authors=8
|last1 = Coppi|first1 = P.D.}}</ref> This may potentially provide an alternative to embryonic stem cells for use in research and therapy.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/01/08/easy_stem_cell_source_sparks_interest/
|url=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/01/08/easy_stem_cell_source_sparks_interest/
|title=Easy stem-cell source sparks interest: Researchers find amniotic fluid offers advantages
|title=Easy stem-cell source sparks interest: Researchers find amniotic fluid offers advantages
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*June 2007: Research reported by three different groups shows that normal skin cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic state in mice.<ref>
*June 2007: Research reported by three different groups shows that normal skin cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic state in mice.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Cyranoski D | title = Simple switch turns cells embryonic | journal = Nature | volume = 447 | issue = 7145 | pages = 618–9 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17554270 | doi = 10.1038/447618a | bibcode = 2007Natur.447..618C }}</ref> In the same month, scientist [[Shoukhrat Mitalipov]] reports the first successful creation of a primate stem cell line through [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]]<ref>
{{cite journal
{{cite journal | author = Mitalipov SM, Zhou Q, Byrne JA, Ji WZ, Norgren RB, Wolf DP | title = Reprogramming following somatic cell nuclear transfer in primates is dependent upon nuclear remodeling | journal = Hum Reprod | volume = 22 | issue = 8 | pages = 2232–42 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17562675 | doi = 10.1093/humrep/dem136 }}</ref> [[File:Martin Evans Nobel Prize.jpg|thumb|upright|Martin Evans, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in recognition of his gene targeting work.]]
| author=Cyranoski D
| title=Simple switch turns cells embryonic
| journal=Nature
| year=2007
| pages=618–9
| volume=447
| issue=7145
| pmid = 17554270
| doi = 10.1038/447618a
| bibcode=2007Natur.447..618C
}}</ref> In the same month, scientist [[Shoukhrat Mitalipov]] reports the first successful creation of a primate stem cell line through [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]]<ref>
{{cite journal
| author=Mitalipov SM, Zhou Q, Byrne JA, Ji WZ, Norgren RB, Wolf DP
| title=Reprogramming following somatic cell nuclear transfer in primates is dependent upon nuclear remodeling
| journal=Hum Reprod
| year=2007
| pages=2232–42
| volume=22
| issue=8
| pmid = 17562675
| doi = 10.1093/humrep/dem136
}}</ref> [[File:Martin Evans Nobel Prize.jpg|thumb|upright|Martin Evans, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in recognition of his gene targeting work.]]
*October 2007: [[Mario Capecchi]], [[Martin Evans]], and [[Oliver Smithies]] win the 2007 [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine]] for their work on embryonic stem cells from mice using gene targeting strategies producing genetically engineered mice (known as [[knockout mice]]) for gene research.<ref name = "Nobel 2007">{{cite web
*October 2007: [[Mario Capecchi]], [[Martin Evans]], and [[Oliver Smithies]] win the 2007 [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine]] for their work on embryonic stem cells from mice using gene targeting strategies producing genetically engineered mice (known as [[knockout mice]]) for gene research.<ref name = "Nobel 2007">{{cite web
|url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2007/index.html
|url = http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2007/index.html
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*November 2007: Human induced pluripotent stem cells: Two similar papers released by their respective journals prior to formal publication: in ''[[Cell (journal)|Cell]]'' by [[Kazutoshi Takahashi]] and [[Shinya Yamanaka]], "Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors",<ref>{{cite journal
*November 2007: Human induced pluripotent stem cells: Two similar papers released by their respective journals prior to formal publication: in ''[[Cell (journal)|Cell]]'' by [[Kazutoshi Takahashi]] and [[Shinya Yamanaka]], "Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors",<ref>{{cite journal | author = Takahashi K, Tanabe K, Ohnuki M, Narita M, Ichisaka T, Tomoda K, Yamanaka S | title = Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors | journal = Cell | volume = 131 | issue = 5 | pages = 861–72 | year = 2007 | pmid = 18035408 | doi = 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.019 | url = http://images.cell.com/images/Edimages/Cell/IEPs/3661.pdf | format = PDF }}</ref> and in ''Science'' by [[Junying Yu]], et al., from the research group of [[James Thomson (cell biologist)|James Thomson]], "Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human somatic cells":<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Yu J, Vodyanik MA, Smuga-Otto K, Antosiewicz-Bourget J, Frane JL, Tian S, Nie J, Jonsdottir GA, Ruotti V, Stewart R, Slukvin II, Thomson JA | title = Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human somatic cells | journal = [[Science (journal)|Science]] | volume = 318 | issue = 5858 | pages = 1917–20 | year = 2007 | pmid = 18029452 | doi = 10.1126/science.1151526 | bibcode = 2007Sci...318.1917Y }}</ref> pluripotent stem cells generated from mature human fibroblasts. It is possible now to produce a stem cell from almost any other human cell instead of using embryos as needed previously, albeit the risk of [[tumorigenesis]] due to [[c-myc]] and [[Gene therapy#Retroviruses|retroviral gene transfer]] remains to be determined.
|author=Takahashi K, Tanabe K, Ohnuki M, Narita M, Ichisaka T, Tomoda K, Yamanaka S
|title=Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors
|journal=Cell
|volume=131
|issue=5
|pages=861–72
|year=2007
|pmid=18035408
|doi=10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.019
|url=http://images.cell.com/images/Edimages/Cell/IEPs/3661.pdf
|format=PDF
}}</ref> and in ''Science'' by [[Junying Yu]], et al., from the research group of [[James Thomson (cell biologist)|James Thomson]], "Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human somatic cells":<ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Yu J, Vodyanik MA, Smuga-Otto K, Antosiewicz-Bourget J, Frane JL, Tian S, Nie J, Jonsdottir GA, Ruotti V, Stewart R, Slukvin II, Thomson JA
|title=Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human somatic cells
|journal=[[Science (journal)|Science]]
|volume=318
|issue=5858
|pages=1917–20
|year=2007
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|doi=10.1126/science.1151526
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}}</ref> pluripotent stem cells generated from mature human fibroblasts. It is possible now to produce a stem cell from almost any other human cell instead of using embryos as needed previously, albeit the risk of [[tumorigenesis]] due to [[c-myc]] and [[Gene therapy#Retroviruses|retroviral gene transfer]] remains to be determined.
*January 2008: Robert Lanza and colleagues at Advanced Cell Technology and UCSF create the first human embryonic stem cells without destruction of the embryo<ref>
*January 2008: Robert Lanza and colleagues at Advanced Cell Technology and UCSF create the first human embryonic stem cells without destruction of the embryo<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Chung Y, Klimanskaya I, Becker S, Li T, Maserati M, Lu SJ, Zdravkovic T, Ilic D, Genbacev O, Fisher S, Krtolica A, Lanza R | title = Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Generated without Embryo Destruction | journal = Cell Stem Cell | volume = 2 | issue = 2 | pages = 113–117 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18371431 | pmc = | doi = 10.1016/j.stem.2007.12.013 }}</ref>
{{cite doi|10.1016/j.stem.2007.12.013}}</ref>
*January 2008: Development of human cloned blastocysts following [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]] with adult fibroblasts<ref>
*January 2008: Development of human cloned blastocysts following [[somatic cell nuclear transfer]] with adult fibroblasts<ref>
{{cite journal | author = French AJ, Adams CA, Anderson LS, Kitchen JR, Hughes MR, Wood SH | title = Development of human cloned blastocysts following somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) with adult fibroblasts | journal = Stem Cells Express | volume = 26 | issue = 2 | pages = 485–93 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18202077 | doi = 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0252 | url = http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/cgi/reprint/2007-0252v1.pdf | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080625032536/http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/cgi/reprint/2007-0252v1.pdf | archivedate = 2008-06-25 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
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|archivedate=2008-06-25
|title=Development of human cloned blastocysts following somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) with adult fibroblasts
|author=French AJ, Adams CA, Anderson LS, Kitchen JR, Hughes MR, Wood SH
|journal=Stem Cells Express
|year=2008
|doi=10.1634/stemcells.2007-0252
|volume=26
|pmid=18202077
|issue=2
|pages=485–93
}}</ref>
*February 2008: Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse liver and stomach: these iPS cells seem to be more similar to embryonic stem cells than the previously developed iPS cells and not tumorigenic, moreover genes that are required for iPS cells do not need to be inserted into specific sites, which encourages the development of non-viral reprogramming techniques.<ref>
*February 2008: Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse liver and stomach: these iPS cells seem to be more similar to embryonic stem cells than the previously developed iPS cells and not tumorigenic, moreover genes that are required for iPS cells do not need to be inserted into specific sites, which encourages the development of non-viral reprogramming techniques.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Aoi T, Yae K, Nakagawa M, Ichisaka T, Okita K, Takahashi K, Chiba T, Yamanaka S | title = Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse liver and stomach cells | journal = Science | volume = 321 | issue = 5889 | pages = 699–702 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18276851 | doi = 10.1126/science.1154884 | bibcode = 2008Sci...321..699A }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Aoi T
|title=Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse liver and stomach cells
|journal=Science
|volume=321
|issue=5889
|pages=699–702
|year=2008
|pmid=18276851
|doi=10.1126/science.1154884
|author2=Yae K
|author3=Nakagawa M
|last4=Ichisaka
|first4=T.
|last5=Okita
|first5=K.
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|first6=K.
|last7=Chiba
|first7=T.
|last8=Yamanaka
|first8=S.
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*March 2008-The first published study of successful cartilage regeneration in the human knee using autologous adult mesenchymal stem cells is published by clinicians from Regenerative Sciences<ref>
*March 2008-The first published study of successful cartilage regeneration in the human knee using autologous adult mesenchymal stem cells is published by clinicians from Regenerative Sciences<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D | title = Increased knee cartilage volume in degenerative joint disease using percutaneously implanted, autologous mesenchymal stem cells | journal = Pain Physician | volume = 11 | issue = 3 | pages = 343–53 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18523506 | url = http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/linkout_vw.php?issn=1533-3159&vol=11&page=343 | issn = 1533-3159 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Centeno CJ, Busse D, Kisiday J, Keohan C, Freeman M, Karli D
|title=Increased knee cartilage volume in degenerative joint disease using percutaneously implanted, autologous mesenchymal stem cells
|journal=Pain Physician
|volume=11
|issue=3
|pages=343–53
|year=2008
|pmid=18523506
|url=http://www.painphysicianjournal.com/linkout_vw.php?issn=1533-3159&vol=11&page=343
|issn=1533-3159
}}</ref>
*October 2008: Sabine Conrad and colleagues at Tübingen, Germany generate [[pluripotent stem cells]] from spermatogonial cells of adult human testis by culturing the cells in vitro under [[leukemia inhibitory factor]] (LIF) supplementation.<ref>
*October 2008: Sabine Conrad and colleagues at Tübingen, Germany generate [[pluripotent stem cells]] from spermatogonial cells of adult human testis by culturing the cells in vitro under [[leukemia inhibitory factor]] (LIF) supplementation.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Conrad S, Renninger M, Hennenlotter J, Wiesner T, Just L, Bonin M, Aicher W, Bühring HJ, Mattheus U, Mack A, Wagner HJ, Minger S, Matzkies M, Reppel M, Hescheler J, Sievert KD, Stenzl A, Skutella T | title = Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult human testis | journal = Nature | volume = 456 | issue = 7220 | pages = 344–9 | year = 2008 | pmid = 18849962 | doi = 10.1038/nature07404 | bibcode = 2008Natur.456..344C }}</ref>
{{cite journal
*30 October 2008: Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Baker M |title=Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair |journal=Nature Reports Stem Cells |year=2008
|author=Conrad S
|doi=10.1038/stemcells.2008.142 }}</ref>
|title=Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult human testis
|journal=Nature
|volume=456
|issue=7220
|pages=344–9
|year=2008
|pmid=18849962
|doi=10.1038/nature07404
|author2=Renninger M
|author3=Hennenlotter J
|last4=Wiesner
|first4=Tina
|last5=Just
|first5=Lothar
|last6=Bonin
|first6=Michael
|last7=Aicher
|first7=Wilhelm
|last8=Bühring
|first8=Hans-Jörg
|last9=Mattheus
|first9=Ulrich
|last10=Mack
|first10=Andreas
|last11=Wagner
|first11=Hans-Joachim
|last12=Minger
|first12=Stephen
|last13=Matzkies
|first13=Matthias
|last14=Reppel
|first14=Michael
|last15=Hescheler
|first15=Jürgen
|last16=Sievert
|first16=Karl-Dietrich
|last17=Stenzl
|first17=Arnulf
|last18=Skutella
|first18=Thomas
|display-authors=8
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}}</ref>
*30 October 2008: Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair.<ref>
{{cite journal
|author=Baker M
|title=Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair
|journal=Nature Reports Stem Cells
|year=2008
|doi=10.1038/stemcells.2008.142
}}</ref>
*January 2009: Yong Zhao and colleagues confirmed the reversal of autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes by [[Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs)]] in an animal experiment.<ref name="Human modulated" /><ref name="New type" />
*January 2009: Yong Zhao and colleagues confirmed the reversal of autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes by [[Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs)]] in an animal experiment.<ref name="Human modulated" /><ref name="New type" />
*1 March 2009: Andras Nagy, Keisuke Kaji, ''et al.'' discover a way to produce embryonic-like stem cells from normal adult cells by using a novel "wrapping" procedure to deliver specific genes to adult cells to reprogram them into stem cells without the risks of using a virus to make the change.<ref>
*1 March 2009: Andras Nagy, Keisuke Kaji, ''et al.'' discover a way to produce embryonic-like stem cells from normal adult cells by using a novel "wrapping" procedure to deliver specific genes to adult cells to reprogram them into stem cells without the risks of using a virus to make the change.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Woltjen K, Michael IP, Mohseni P, Desai R, Mileikovsky M, Hämäläinen R, Cowling R, Wang W, Liu P, Gertsenstein M, Kaji K, Sung HK, Nagy A | title = piggyBac transposition reprograms fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells | journal = Nature | volume = 458 | issue = 7239 | pages = 766–70 | date = 2009-03-01 | pmid = 19252478 | doi = 10.1038/nature07863 | bibcode = 2009Natur.458..766W }}</ref><ref>
{{cite journal
|journal=Nature
|title=piggyBac transposition reprograms fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells
|author=Woltjen K, Michael IP, Mohseni P, Desai R, Mileikovsky M, Hämäläinen R, Cowling R, Wang W, Liu P, Gertsenstein M, Kaji K, Sung HK, Nagy A
|doi=10.1038/nature07863
|date=2009-03-01
|volume=458
|pmid=19252478
|issue=7239
|pages=766–70
|bibcode=2009Natur.458..766W
|last2=Michael
|last3=Mohseni
|last4=Desai
|last5=Mileikovsky
|last6=Hämäläinen
|last7=Cowling
|last8=Wang
|last9=Liu
|last10=Gertsenstein
|last11=Kaji
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{{cite journal | author = Kaji K, Norrby K, Paca A, Mileikovsky M, Mohseni P, Woltjen K | title = Virus-free induction of pluripotency and subsequent excision of reprogramming factors | journal = Nature | volume = 458 | issue = 7239 | pages = 771–5 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19252477 | pmc = 2667910 | doi = 10.1038/nature07864 | bibcode = 2009Natur.458..771K }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author = Lee AS, Kahatapitiya P, Kramer B, Joya JE, Hook J, Liu R, Schevzov G, Alexander IE, McCowage G, Montarras D, Gunning PW, Hardeman EC | title = Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase-mediated drug resistance-based selective enrichment and engraftment of transplanted stem cells in skeletal muscle | journal = Stem Cells | volume = 27 | issue = 5 | pages = 1098–1108 | year = 2009 | pmid = 19415780 | doi = 10.1002/stem.28 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|journal=Nature
|year=2009
|title=Virus-free induction of pluripotency and subsequent excision of reprogramming factors
|author=Kaji K, Norrby K, Paca A, Mileikovsky M, Mohseni P, Woltjen K
|doi=10.1038/nature07864
|volume=458
|pmid=19252477
|issue=7239
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|pages=771–5
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Stem Cells |year=2009 |volume=27 |issue=5 |pages=1098–1108 |title=Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase-mediated drug resistance-based selective enrichment and engraftment of transplanted stem cells in skeletal muscle |author=Lee ASJ, Kahatapitiya P, Kramer B, Joya JE, Hook J, Liu R, Schevzov G, Alexander IE, McCowage G, Montarras D, Gunning PW, Hardeman EC|doi=10.1002/stem.28|pmid=19415780}}</ref>
*28 May 2009 Kim ''et al.'' announced that they had devised a way to manipulate skin cells to create patient specific "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS), claiming it to be the 'ultimate stem cell solution'.<ref>
*28 May 2009 Kim ''et al.'' announced that they had devised a way to manipulate skin cells to create patient specific "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS), claiming it to be the 'ultimate stem cell solution'.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Kim D, Kim CH, Moon JI, Chung YG, Chang MY, Han BS, Ko S, Yang E, Cha KY, Lanza R, Kim KS | title = Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells by direct delivery of reprogramming proteins | journal = Cell Stem Cell | volume = 4 | issue = 6 | pages = 472–6 | date = 27 May 2009 | pmid = 19481515 | pmc = 2705327 | doi = 10.1016/j.stem.2009.05.005 | laysummary = http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN28256624 }} (cited in lay summary, not read)</ref>
{{cite journal
|title=Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells by direct delivery of reprogramming proteins
|author=Kim D, Kim CH, Moon JI, Chung YG, Chang MY, Han BS, Ko S, Yang E, Cha KY, Lanza R, Kim KS
|pmid=19481515
|journal=Cell Stem Cell
|laysummary= http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN28256624
|date=27 May 2009
|volume=4
|issue=6
|pages=472–6
|doi=10.1016/j.stem.2009.05.005
|pmc=2705327
}} (cited in lay summary, not read)</ref>
*11 October 2010 First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11517680 | work=BBC News | title=First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans | date=2010-10-11}}</ref>
*11 October 2010 First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11517680 | work=BBC News | title=First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans | date=2010-10-11}}</ref>
*25 October 2010: Ishikawa ''et al.'' write in the Journal of Experimental Medicine that research shows that transplanted cells that contain their new host's nuclear DNA could still be rejected by the invidual's immune system due to foreign [[mitochondrial DNA]]. Tissues made from a person's stem cells could therefore be rejected, because mitochondrial genomes tend to accumulate mutations.<ref>
*25 October 2010: Ishikawa ''et al.'' write in the Journal of Experimental Medicine that research shows that transplanted cells that contain their new host's nuclear DNA could still be rejected by the invidual's immune system due to foreign [[mitochondrial DNA]]. Tissues made from a person's stem cells could therefore be rejected, because mitochondrial genomes tend to accumulate mutations.<ref>
{{cite journal | author = Ishikawa K, Toyama-Sorimachi N, Nakada K, Morimoto M, Imanishi H, Yoshizaki M, Sasawatari S, Niikura M, Takenaga K, Yonekawa H, Hayashi J | title = The innate immune system in host mice targets cells with allogenic mitochondrial DNA | journal = J Exp Med. | volume = 207 | issue = 11 | pages = 2297–305 | year = 2010 | pmid = 20937705 | pmc = 2964578 | doi = 10.1084/jem.20092296 }}</ref>
{{cite journal
|title=The innate immune system in host mice targets cells with allogenic mitochondrial DNA
|author=Ishikawa K, Toyama-Sorimachi N, Nakada K, Morimoto M, Imanishi H, Yoshizaki M, Sasawatari S, Niikura M, Takenaga K, Yonekawa H, Hayashi J
|pmid=20937705
|journal=J Exp Med.
|year=2010
|volume=207
|issue=11
|pages=2297–305
|doi=10.1084/jem.20092296
|pmc=2964578
}}</ref>
*2011: [[Israel]]i scientist Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun led a team which produced the first stem cells from endangered species, a breakthrough that could save animals in danger of extinction.<ref>Shtull-Trauring, Asaf (2011-09-06) [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-scientist-leads-breakthrough-stem-cell-research-on-endangered-species-1.382754 Israeli scientist leads breakthrough stem cell research on endangered species ]
*2011: [[Israel]]i scientist Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun led a team which produced the first stem cells from endangered species, a breakthrough that could save animals in danger of extinction.<ref>Shtull-Trauring, Asaf (2011-09-06) [http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israeli-scientist-leads-breakthrough-stem-cell-research-on-endangered-species-1.382754 Israeli scientist leads breakthrough stem cell research on endangered species ]
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*October 2012: Positions of nucleosomes in mouse embryonic stem cells and the changes in their positions during differentiation to neural progenitor cells and embryonic fibroblasts are determined with single-nucleotide resolution.<ref name="pmid23085715">{{cite journal
*October 2012: Positions of nucleosomes in mouse embryonic stem cells and the changes in their positions during differentiation to neural progenitor cells and embryonic fibroblasts are determined with single-nucleotide resolution.<ref name="pmid23085715">{{cite journal | author = Teif VB, Vainshtein Y, Caudron-Herger M, Mallm JP, Marth C, Höfer T, Rippe K | title = Genome-wide nucleosome positioning during embryonic stem cell development. | journal = Nat Struct Mol Biol. | volume = 19 | issue = 11 | pages = 1185–92 | year = 2012 | pmid = 23085715 | doi = 10.1038/nsmb.2419 }}</ref>
*2012: Katsuhiko Hayashi used mouse skin cells to create stem cells and then used these stem cells to create mouse eggs. These eggs were then fertilized and produced healthy baby offspring. These latter mice were able to have their own babies.<ref name="pmid23042295">{{cite journal | author = Hayashi K, Ogushi S, Kurimoto K, Shimamoto S, Ohta H, Saitou M | title = Offspring from oocytes derived from in vitro primordial germ cell-like cells in mice | journal = Science | volume = 338 | issue = 6109 | pages = 971–5 | year = 2012 | pmid = 23042295 | doi = 10.1126/science.1226889 }}</ref>
|author=Teif VB, Vainshtein Y, Caudron-Herger M, Mallm JP, Marth C, Höfer T, Rippe K.
|title=Genome-wide nucleosome positioning during embryonic stem cell development.
|journal=Nat Struct Mol Biol.
|year=2012
|doi=10.1038/nsmb.2419
|volume=19
|issue=11
|pages=1185–92
|pmid=23085715
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*2012: Katsuhiko Hayashi used mouse skin cells to create stem cells and then used these stem cells to create mouse eggs. These eggs were then fertilized and produced healthy baby offspring. These latter mice were able to have their own babies.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1126/science.1226889}}</ref>
* 2013: First time lab grown meat made from muscle stem-cells has been cooked and tasted.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alok Jha, science correspondent |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/05/lab-grown-hamburger-synthetic-meat |title=Anyone for a stem-cell burger? |publisher=The Guardian |date=5 August 2013 |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref>
* 2013: First time lab grown meat made from muscle stem-cells has been cooked and tasted.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alok Jha, science correspondent |url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/aug/05/lab-grown-hamburger-synthetic-meat |title=Anyone for a stem-cell burger? |publisher=The Guardian |date=5 August 2013 |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref>
*2013: First time mice adult cells were reprogrammed into stem cells in vivo.<ref>{{cite web|author=jobs |url=http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cells-created-in-living-mice-1.13725 |title=Stem cells created in living mice |work=Nature News & Comment |publisher=Nature.com |date=11 September 2013 |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref>
*2013: First time mice adult cells were reprogrammed into stem cells in vivo.<ref>{{cite web|author=jobs |url=http://www.nature.com/news/stem-cells-created-in-living-mice-1.13725 |title=Stem cells created in living mice |work=Nature News & Comment |publisher=Nature.com |date=11 September 2013 |accessdate=2014-02-04}}</ref>
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Stem cell
Adult stem cell displaying typical ultrastructural characteristics.
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LatinCellula praecursoria
MeSHD013234
THH1.00.01.0.00028, H2.00.01.0.00001
FMA63368
Anatomical terminology

Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells. They are found in multicellular organisms. In mammals, there are two broad types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells, which are isolated from the inner cell mass of blastocysts, and adult stem cells, which are found in various tissues. In adult organisms, stem cells and progenitor cells act as a repair system for the body, replenishing adult tissues. In a developing embryo, stem cells can differentiate into all the specialized cells—ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm (see induced pluripotent stem cells)—but also maintain the normal turnover of regenerative organs, such as blood, skin, or intestinal tissues.

There are three known accessible sources of autologous adult stem cells in humans:

  1. Bone marrow, which requires extraction by harvesting, that is, drilling into bone (typically the femur or iliac crest),
  2. Adipose tissue (lipid cells), which requires extraction by liposuction, and
  3. Blood, which requires extraction through apheresis, wherein blood is drawn from the donor (similar to a blood donation), and passed through a machine that extracts the stem cells and returns other portions of the blood to the donor.

Stem cells can also be taken from umbilical cord blood just after birth. Of all stem cell types, autologous harvesting involves the least risk. By definition, autologous cells are obtained from one's own body, just as one may bank his or her own blood for elective surgical procedures.

Adult stem cells are frequently used in medical therapies, for example in bone marrow transplantation. Stem cells can now be artificially grown and transformed (differentiated) into specialized cell types with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves. Embryonic cell lines and autologous embryonic stem cells generated through Somatic-cell nuclear transfer or dedifferentiation have also been proposed as promising candidates for future therapies.[1] Research into stem cells grew out of findings by Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till at the University of Toronto in the 1960s.[2][3]

Properties

The classical definition of a stem cell requires that it possess two properties:

  • Self-renewal: the ability to go through numerous cycles of cell division while maintaining the undifferentiated state.
  • Potency: the capacity to differentiate into specialized cell types. In the strictest sense, this requires stem cells to be either totipotent or pluripotent—to be able to give rise to any mature cell type, although multipotent or unipotent progenitor cells are sometimes referred to as stem cells. Apart from this it is said that stem cell function is regulated in a feed back mechanism.

Self-renewal

Two mechanisms exist to ensure that a stem cell population is maintained:

  1. Obligatory asymmetric replication: a stem cell divides into one mother cell that is identical to the original stem cell, and another daughter cell that is differentiated.
  2. Stochastic differentiation: when one stem cell develops into two differentiated daughter cells, another stem cell undergoes mitosis and produces two stem cells identical to the original.

Potency definition

Pluripotent, embryonic stem cells originate as inner cell mass (ICM) cells within a blastocyst. These stem cells can become any tissue in the body, excluding a placenta. Only cells from an earlier stage of the embryo, known as the morula, are totipotent, able to become all tissues in the body and the extraembryonic placenta.
Human embryonic stem cells
A: Stem cell colonies that are not yet differentiated.
B: Nerve cells, an example of a cell type after differentiation.

Potency specifies the differentiation potential (the potential to differentiate into different cell types) of the stem cell.[4]

  • Totipotent (a.k.a. omnipotent) stem cells can differentiate into embryonic and extraembryonic cell types. Such cells can construct a complete, viable organism.[4] These cells are produced from the fusion of an egg and sperm cell. Cells produced by the first few divisions of the fertilized egg are also totipotent.[5]
  • Pluripotent stem cells are the descendants of totipotent cells and can differentiate into nearly all cells,[4] i.e. cells derived from any of the three germ layers.[6]
  • Multipotent stem cells can differentiate into a number of cell types, but only those of a closely related family of cells.[4]
  • Oligopotent stem cells can differentiate into only a few cell types, such as lymphoid or myeloid stem cells.[4]
  • Unipotent cells can produce only one cell type, their own,[4] but have the property of self-renewal, which distinguishes them from non-stem cells (e.g. progenitor cells, muscle stem cells).

Identification

In practice, stem cells are identified by whether they can regenerate tissue. For example, the defining test for bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) is the ability to transplant the cells and save an individual without HSCs. This demonstrates that the cells can produce new blood cells over a long term. It should also be possible to isolate stem cells from the transplanted individual, which can themselves be transplanted into another individual without HSCs, demonstrating that the stem cell was able to self-renew.

Properties of stem cells can be illustrated in vitro, using methods such as clonogenic assays, in which single cells are assessed for their ability to differentiate and self-renew.[7][8] Stem cells can also be isolated by their possession of a distinctive set of cell surface markers. However, in vitro culture conditions can alter the behavior of cells, making it unclear whether the cells will behave in a similar manner in vivo. There is considerable debate as to whether some proposed adult cell populations are truly stem cells.

Embryonic

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage embryo.[9] Human embryos reach the blastocyst stage 4–5 days post fertilization, at which time they consist of 50–150 cells. ES cells are pluripotent and give rise during development to all derivatives of the three primary germ layers: ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. In other words, they can develop into each of the more than 200 cell types of the adult body when given sufficient and necessary stimulation for a specific cell type. They do not contribute to the extra-embryonic membranes or the placenta.

Nearly all research to date has made use of mouse embryonic stem cells (mES) or human embryonic stem cells (hES). Both have the essential stem cell characteristics, yet they require very different environments in order to maintain an undifferentiated state. Mouse ES cells are grown on a layer of gelatin as an extracellular matrix (for support) and require the presence of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Human ES cells are grown on a feeder layer of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) and require the presence of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF or FGF-2).[10] Without optimal culture conditions or genetic manipulation,[11] embryonic stem cells will rapidly differentiate.

A human embryonic stem cell is also defined by the expression of several transcription factors and cell surface proteins. The transcription factors Oct-4, Nanog, and Sox2 form the core regulatory network that ensures the suppression of genes that lead to differentiation and the maintenance of pluripotency.[12] The cell surface antigens most commonly used to identify hES cells are the glycolipids stage specific embryonic antigen 3 and 4 and the keratan sulfate antigens Tra-1-60 and Tra-1-81. The molecular definition of a stem cell includes many more proteins and continues to be a topic of research.[13]

There are currently no approved treatments using embryonic stem cells. The first human trial was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in January 2009.[14] However, the human trial was not initiated until October 13, 2010 in Atlanta for spinal injury victims. On November 14, 2011 the company conducting the trial announced that it will discontinue further development of its stem cell programs.[15] ES cells, being pluripotent cells, require specific signals for correct differentiation—if injected directly into another body, ES cells will differentiate into many different types of cells, causing a teratoma. Differentiating ES cells into usable cells while avoiding transplant rejection are just a few of the hurdles that embryonic stem cell researchers still face.[16] Many nations currently have moratoria on either ES cell research or the production of new ES cell lines. Because of their combined abilities of unlimited expansion and pluripotency, embryonic stem cells remain a theoretically potential source for regenerative medicine and tissue replacement after injury or disease.

Fetal

The primitive stem cells located in the organs of fetuses are referred to as fetal stem cells.[17] There are two types of fetal stem cells:

  1. Fetal proper stem cells come from the tissue of the fetus proper, and are generally obtained after an abortion. These stem cells are not immortal but have a high level of division and are multipotent.
  2. Extraembryonic fetal stem cells come from extraembryonic membranes, and are generally not distinguished from adult stem cells. These stem cells are acquired after birth, they are not immortal but have a high level of cell division, and are pluripotent.[18]

Adult

Stem cell division and differentiation. A: stem cell; B: progenitor cell; C: differentiated cell; 1: symmetric stem cell division; 2: asymmetric stem cell division; 3: progenitor division; 4: terminal differentiation

Adult stem cells, also called somatic (from Greek Σωματικóς, "of the body") stem cells, are stem cells which maintain and repair the tissue in which they are found.[19] They can be found in children, as well as adults.[20]

Pluripotent adult stem cells are rare and generally small in number, but they can be found in umbilical cord blood and other tissues.[21] Bone marrow is a rich source of adult stem cells,[22] which have been used in treating several conditions including spinal cord injury,[23] liver cirrhosis,[24] chronic limb ischemia [25] and endstage heart failure.[26] The quantity of bone marrow stem cells declines with age and is greater in males than females during reproductive years.[27] Much adult stem cell research to date has aimed to characterize their potency and self-renewal capabilities.[28] In mice, pluripotent stem cells are directly generated from adult fibroblast cultures. However, mice do not live long with stem cell organs.[29]

Most adult stem cells are lineage-restricted (multipotent) and are generally referred to by their tissue origin (mesenchymal stem cell, adipose-derived stem cell, endothelial stem cell, dental pulp stem cell, etc.).[30][31]

Adult stem cell treatments have been successfully used for many years to treat leukemia and related bone/blood cancers through bone marrow transplants.[32] Adult stem cells are also used in veterinary medicine to treat tendon and ligament injuries in horses.[33]

The use of adult stem cells in research and therapy is not as controversial as the use of embryonic stem cells, because the production of adult stem cells does not require the destruction of an embryo. Additionally, in instances where adult stem cells are obtained from the intended recipient (an autograft), the risk of rejection is essentially non-existent. Consequently, more US government funding is being provided for adult stem cell research.[34]

Amniotic

Multipotent stem cells are also found in amniotic fluid. These stem cells are very active, expand extensively without feeders and are not tumorigenic. Amniotic stem cells are multipotent and can differentiate in cells of adipogenic, osteogenic, myogenic, endothelial, hepatic and also neuronal lines.[35] Amniotic stem cells are a topic of active research.

Use of stem cells from amniotic fluid overcomes the ethical objections to using human embryos as a source of cells. Roman Catholic teaching forbids the use of embryonic stem cells in experimentation; accordingly, the Vatican newspaper "Osservatore Romano" called amniotic stem cells "the future of medicine".[36]

It is possible to collect amniotic stem cells for donors or for autologuous use: the first US amniotic stem cells bank [37][38] was opened in 2009 in Medford, MA, by Biocell Center Corporation[39][40][41] and collaborates with various hospitals and universities all over the world.[42]

Cord blood

A certain kind of cord blood stem cell (CB-SC) is multipotent and displays embryonic and hematopoietic characteristics. Phenotypic characterization demonstrates that (CB-SCs) display embryonic cell markers (e.g., transcription factors OCT-4 and Nanog, stage-specific embryonic antigen (SSEA)-3, and SSEA-4) and leukocyte common antigen CD45, but that they are negative for blood cell lineage markers (e.g., CD1a, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD11b, CD11c, CD13, CD14, CD19, CD20, CD34, CD41a, CD41b, CD83, CD90, CD105, and CD133).[43][44]

Additionally, CB-SCs display very low immunogenicity as indicated by expression of a very low level of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens and failure to stimulate the proliferation of allogeneic lymphocytes.[43][45] They can give rise to three embryonic layer-derived cells in the presence of different inducers.[43][46]

More specifically, CB-SCs tightly adhere to culture dishes with a large rounded morphology and are resistant to common detaching methods (trypsin/EDTA).[43][45][46] CB-SCs are the active agent in stem cell educator therapy, which has therapeutic potential against autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes according to studies by Yong Zhao et al.[44][47][48][49][unreliable medical source?]

Induced pluripotent

These are not adult stem cells, but rather adult cells (e.g. epithelial cells) reprogrammed to give rise to pluripotent capabilities. Using genetic reprogramming with protein transcription factors, pluripotent stem cells equivalent to embryonic stem cells have been derived from human adult skin tissue.[50][51][52] Shinya Yamanaka and his colleagues at Kyoto University used the transcription factors Oct3/4, Sox2, c-Myc, and Klf4[50] in their experiments on cells from human faces. Junying Yu, James Thomson, and their colleagues at the University of Wisconsin–Madison used a different set of factors, Oct4, Sox2, Nanog and Lin28,[50] and carried out their experiments using cells from human foreskin.

As a result of the success of these experiments, Ian Wilmut, who helped create the first cloned animal Dolly the Sheep, has announced that he will abandon somatic cell nuclear transfer as an avenue of research.[53]

Frozen blood samples can be used as a source of induced pluripotent stem cells, opening a new avenue for obtaining the valued cells.[54]

Lineage

To ensure self-renewal, stem cells undergo two types of cell division (see Stem cell division and differentiation diagram). Symmetric division gives rise to two identical daughter cells both endowed with stem cell properties. Asymmetric division, on the other hand, produces only one stem cell and a progenitor cell with limited self-renewal potential. Progenitors can go through several rounds of cell division before terminally differentiating into a mature cell. It is possible that the molecular distinction between symmetric and asymmetric divisions lies in differential segregation of cell membrane proteins (such as receptors) between the daughter cells.[55]

An alternative theory is that stem cells remain undifferentiated due to environmental cues in their particular niche. Stem cells differentiate when they leave that niche or no longer receive those signals. Studies in Drosophila germarium have identified the signals decapentaplegic and adherens junctions that prevent germarium stem cells from differentiating.[56][57]

Treatments

Stem cells used to restore vision Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: *Attention: This template ({{cite doi}}) is deprecated. To cite the publication identified by doi:10.1001/jama.285.13.1691, please use {{cite journal}} (if it was published in a bona fide academic journal, otherwise {{cite report}} with |doi=10.1001/jama.285.13.1691 instead. Crohn's disease: *Anderson, Querida (2008-06-15). "Osiris Trumpets Its Adult Stem Cell Product". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. p. 13. Retrieved 2008-07-06. (subtitle) Procymal is being developed in many indications, GvHD being the most advanced Wound healing: *Gurtner GC, Callaghan MJ, Longaker MT (2007). "Progress and potential for regenerative medicine". Annu. Rev. Med. 58: 299–312. doi:10.1146/annurev.med.58.082405.095329. PMID 17076602.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Bone marrow transplantation is, as of 2009, the only established use of stem cells.

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Stem cell therapy it is the use of stem cells to treat or prevent a disease or condition. Bone marrow transplant is a crude form of stem cell therapy that has been used clinically for many years without controversy. No stem cell therapies other than bone marrow transplant are widely used.[58][59]

Research is underway to develop various sources for stem cells, and to apply stem cell treatments for neurodegenerative diseases and conditions, diabetes, heart disease, and other conditions.[60]

In more recent years, with the ability of scientists to isolate and culture embryonic stem cells, and with scientists' growing ability to create stem cells using somatic cell nuclear transfer and techniques to created induced pluripotent stem cells, controversy has crept in, both related to abortion politics and to human cloning.

Disadvantages

Stem cell treatments may require immunosuppression because of a requirement for radiation before the transplant to remove the patient's previous cells, or because the patient's immune system may target the stem cells. One approach to avoid the second possibility is to use cells from the same patient that is being treated.

Pluripotency in certain stem cells could also make it difficult to obtain a specific cell type. It is also difficult to obtain the exact cell type needed, because not all cells in a population differentiate uniformly. Undifferentiated cells can create tissues other than desired types.[61]

Some stem cells form tumors after transplantation; pluripotency is linked to tumor formation especially in embryonic stem cells, fetal proper stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells. Fetal proper stem cells form tumors despite multipotency.[citation needed]

Hepatotoxicity and drug-induced liver injury account for a substantial number of failures of new drugs in development and market withdrawal, highlighting the need for screening assays such as stem cell-derived hepatocyte-like cells, that are capable of detecting toxicity early in the drug development process.[62]

Research patents

Some of the fundamental patents covering human embryonic stem cells are owned by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) - they are patents 5,843,780, 6,200,806, and 7,029,913 invented by James A. Thomson. WARF does not enforce these patents against academic scientists, but does enforce them against companies.[63]

In 2006, a request for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to re-examine the three patents was filed by the Public Patent Foundation on behalf of its client, the non-profit patent-watchdog group Consumer Watchdog(formerly the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights).[63] In the re-examination process, which involves several rounds of discussion between the USTPO and the parties, the USPTO initially agreed with Consumer Watchdog and rejected all the claims in all three patents,[64] however in response, WARF amended the claims of all three patents to make them more narrow, and in 2008 the USPTO found the amended claims in all three patents to be patentable. The decision on one of the patents (7,029,913) was appealable, while the decisions on the other two were not.[65][66] Consumer Watchdog appealed the granting of the '913 patent to the USTPO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) which granted the appeal, and in 2010 the BPAI decided that the amended claims of the '913 patent were not patentable.[67] However, WARF was able to re-open prosecution of the case and did so, amending the claims of the '913 patent again to make them more narrow, and in January 2013 the amended claims were allowed.[68]

In July 2013, Consumer Watchdog announced that it would appeal the decision to allow the claims of the '913 patent to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), the federal appeals court that hears patent cases.[69] At a hearing in December 2013, the CAFC raised the question of whether Consumer Watchdog had legal standing to appeal; the case could not proceed until that issue was resolved.[70]

Key research events

  • 1908: The term "stem cell" was proposed for scientific use by the Russian histologist Alexander Maksimov (1874–1928) at congress of hematologic society in Berlin. It postulated existence of haematopoietic stem cells.
  • 1960s: Joseph Altman and Gopal Das present scientific evidence of adult neurogenesis, ongoing stem cell activity in the brain; their reports contradict Cajal's "no new neurons" dogma and are largely ignored.
  • 1963: McCulloch and Till illustrate the presence of self-renewing cells in mouse bone marrow.
  • 1968: Bone marrow transplant between two siblings successfully treats SCID.
  • 1978: Haematopoietic stem cells are discovered in human cord blood.
  • 1981: Mouse embryonic stem cells are derived from the inner cell mass by scientists Martin Evans, Matthew Kaufman, and Gail R. Martin. Gail Martin is attributed for coining the term "Embryonic Stem Cell".[71]
  • 1992: Neural stem cells are cultured in vitro as neurospheres.
  • 1995: Dr. B.G. Matapurkar pioneers in adult stem-cell research with clinical utilization of research in the body and neo-regeneration of tissues and organs in the body. Received International Patent from US Patent Office (USA) in 2001 (effective from 1995). Clinical utilization in human body also demonstrated and patented in 60 patients (World Journal of Surgery-1999[72] and 1991[73]).
  • 1997: Dr. B.G. Matapurkar's surgical technique on regeneration of tissues and organs is published.[74] Regeneration of fallopian tube and uterus is published.[75]
  • 1997: Leukemia is shown to originate from a haematopoietic stem cell, the first direct evidence for cancer stem cells.
  • 1998: James Thomson and coworkers derive the first human embryonic stem cell line at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[76]
  • 1998: John Gearhart (Johns Hopkins University) extracted germ cells from fetal gonadal tissue (primordial germ cells) before developing pluripotent stem cell lines from the original extract.
  • 2000s: Several reports of adult stem cell plasticity are published.
  • 2001: Scientists at Advanced Cell Technology clone first early (four- to six-cell stage) human embryos for the purpose of generating embryonic stem cells.[77]
  • 2003: Dr. Songtao Shi of NIH discovers new source of adult stem cells in children's primary teeth.[78]
  • 2004–2005: Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suk claims to have created several human embryonic stem cell lines from unfertilised human oocytes. The lines were later shown to be fabricated.
  • 2005: Researchers at Kingston University in England claim to have discovered a third category of stem cell, dubbed cord-blood-derived embryonic-like stem cells (CBEs), derived from umbilical cord blood. The group claims these cells are able to differentiate into more types of tissue than adult stem cells.
  • 2005: Researchers at UC Irvine's Reeve-Irvine Research Center are able to partially restore the ability of rats with paralyzed spines to walk through the injection of human neural stem cells.[79]
Yong Zhao, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • April 2006 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago identified novel stem cells from the umbilical cord blood with embryonic and hematopoietic characteristics.[43]
  • August 2006: Mouse Induced pluripotent stem cells: the journal Cell publishes Kazutoshi Takahashi and Shinya Yamanaka.[29]
  • November 2006: Yong Zhao et al. revealed the immune regulation of T lymphocytes by Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs).[45]
  • October 2006: Scientists at Newcastle University in England create the first ever artificial liver cells using umbilical cord blood stem cells.[80][81]
  • January 2007: Scientists at Wake Forest University led by Dr. Anthony Atala and Harvard University report discovery of a new type of stem cell in amniotic fluid.[82] This may potentially provide an alternative to embryonic stem cells for use in research and therapy.[83]
  • June 2007: Research reported by three different groups shows that normal skin cells can be reprogrammed to an embryonic state in mice.[84] In the same month, scientist Shoukhrat Mitalipov reports the first successful creation of a primate stem cell line through somatic cell nuclear transfer[85]
    Martin Evans, a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in recognition of his gene targeting work.
  • October 2007: Mario Capecchi, Martin Evans, and Oliver Smithies win the 2007 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their work on embryonic stem cells from mice using gene targeting strategies producing genetically engineered mice (known as knockout mice) for gene research.[86]
  • November 2007: Human induced pluripotent stem cells: Two similar papers released by their respective journals prior to formal publication: in Cell by Kazutoshi Takahashi and Shinya Yamanaka, "Induction of pluripotent stem cells from adult human fibroblasts by defined factors",[87] and in Science by Junying Yu, et al., from the research group of James Thomson, "Induced pluripotent stem cell lines derived from human somatic cells":[88] pluripotent stem cells generated from mature human fibroblasts. It is possible now to produce a stem cell from almost any other human cell instead of using embryos as needed previously, albeit the risk of tumorigenesis due to c-myc and retroviral gene transfer remains to be determined.
  • January 2008: Robert Lanza and colleagues at Advanced Cell Technology and UCSF create the first human embryonic stem cells without destruction of the embryo[89]
  • January 2008: Development of human cloned blastocysts following somatic cell nuclear transfer with adult fibroblasts[90]
  • February 2008: Generation of pluripotent stem cells from adult mouse liver and stomach: these iPS cells seem to be more similar to embryonic stem cells than the previously developed iPS cells and not tumorigenic, moreover genes that are required for iPS cells do not need to be inserted into specific sites, which encourages the development of non-viral reprogramming techniques.[91]
  • March 2008-The first published study of successful cartilage regeneration in the human knee using autologous adult mesenchymal stem cells is published by clinicians from Regenerative Sciences[92]
  • October 2008: Sabine Conrad and colleagues at Tübingen, Germany generate pluripotent stem cells from spermatogonial cells of adult human testis by culturing the cells in vitro under leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) supplementation.[93]
  • 30 October 2008: Embryonic-like stem cells from a single human hair.[94]
  • January 2009: Yong Zhao and colleagues confirmed the reversal of autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes by Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs) in an animal experiment.[44][47]
  • 1 March 2009: Andras Nagy, Keisuke Kaji, et al. discover a way to produce embryonic-like stem cells from normal adult cells by using a novel "wrapping" procedure to deliver specific genes to adult cells to reprogram them into stem cells without the risks of using a virus to make the change.[95][96][97] The use of electroporation is said to allow for the temporary insertion of genes into the cell.[98][98][99][100]
  • 28 May 2009 Kim et al. announced that they had devised a way to manipulate skin cells to create patient specific "induced pluripotent stem cells" (iPS), claiming it to be the 'ultimate stem cell solution'.[101]
  • 11 October 2010 First trial of embryonic stem cells in humans.[102]
  • 25 October 2010: Ishikawa et al. write in the Journal of Experimental Medicine that research shows that transplanted cells that contain their new host's nuclear DNA could still be rejected by the invidual's immune system due to foreign mitochondrial DNA. Tissues made from a person's stem cells could therefore be rejected, because mitochondrial genomes tend to accumulate mutations.[103]
  • 2011: Israeli scientist Inbar Friedrich Ben-Nun led a team which produced the first stem cells from endangered species, a breakthrough that could save animals in danger of extinction.[104]
  • January 2012: The human clinical trial of treating type 1 diabetes with lymphocyte modification using Cord Blood-Derived Multipotent Stem Cells (CB-SCs) achieved an improvement of C-peptide levels, reduced the median glycated hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) values, and decreased the median daily dose of insulin in both human patient groups with and without residual beta cell function.[48][49] Yong Zhao's Stem Cell Educator Therapy appears "so simple and so safe"[105]
  • October 2012: Positions of nucleosomes in mouse embryonic stem cells and the changes in their positions during differentiation to neural progenitor cells and embryonic fibroblasts are determined with single-nucleotide resolution.[106]
  • 2012: Katsuhiko Hayashi used mouse skin cells to create stem cells and then used these stem cells to create mouse eggs. These eggs were then fertilized and produced healthy baby offspring. These latter mice were able to have their own babies.[107]
  • 2013: First time lab grown meat made from muscle stem-cells has been cooked and tasted.[108]
  • 2013: First time mice adult cells were reprogrammed into stem cells in vivo.[109]
  • 2013: Scientists at Scotland's Heriot-Watt University developed a 3D printer that can produce clusters of living human embryonic stem cells, potentially allowing complete organs to be printed on demand in the future.[110]
  • 2014: Adult mouse cells reprogrammed to pluripotent stem cells using stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency (STAP);[111] a process which involved bathing blood cells in an acid bath (pH 5.7) for 30minutes at 37 °C.[112]

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