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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Migration and Tissue Repair

  • Cells. 2019 Jul 28;8(8):784. doi: 10.3390/cells8080784.
Xiaorong Fu 1,  Ge Liu 1,  Alexander Halim 1,  Yang Ju 2,  Qing Luo 1,  And Guanbin Song 3
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400030, China.
  • 2 Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
  • 3 College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400030, China. [email protected].
PMID: 31357692 DOI: 10.3390/cells8080784
Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multilineage cells with the ability to self-renew and differentiate into a variety of cell types, which play key roles in tissue healing and regenerative medicine. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are the most frequently used stem cells in cell therapy and tissue engineering. However, it is prerequisite for BMSCs to mobilize from bone marrow and migrate into injured tissues during the healing process, through peripheral circulation. The migration of BMSCs is regulated by mechanical and chemical factors in this trafficking process. In this paper, we review the effects of several main regulatory factors on BMSC migration and its underlying mechanism; discuss two critical roles of BMSCs-namely, directed differentiation and the paracrine function-in tissue repair; and provide insight into the relationship between BMSC migration and tissue repair, which may provide a better guide for clinical applications in tissue repair through the efficient regulation of BMSC migration.

Keywords

differentiation; mechanochemical regulation; mesenchymal stem cells; migration; paracrine; tissue repair.

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