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ReviewStem cells translational medicine2015

Fetal endothelial and mesenchymal progenitors from the human term placenta: potency and clinical potential.

Abbas Shafiee, Nicholas M Fisk, Dietmar W Hutmacher, Kiarash Khosrotehrani, Jatin Patel

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Review in Stem cells translational medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Life, Pregnancy and Disease.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2025
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  2. Endothelial progenitor cells in pregnancy-related diseases.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2023
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  3. A Framework for Understanding Maternal Immunity.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Abbas ShafieeExperimental Dermatology Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Nicholas M FiskExperimental Dermatology Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia;
Dietmar W HutmacherInstitute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Kiarash KhosrotehraniExperimental Dermatology Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia; k.khosrotehrani@uq.edu.au.
Jatin PatelExperimental Dermatology Group, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia;

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the isolation of fetal stem cell populations from perinatal tissues, such as umbilical cord blood and placenta, interest has been growing in understanding their greater plasticity compared with adult stem cells and exploring their potential in regenerative medicine. The phenomenon of fetal microchimerism (FMC) naturally occurring during pregnancy through the transfer of fetal stem/progenitor cells to maternal blood and tissues has been integral in developing this dogma. Specifically, microchimeric mesenchymal stem cells and endothelial progenitors of fetal origin have now demonstrated a capacity for tissue repair in the maternal host. However, the use of similar fetal stem cells in therapy has been significantly hampered by the availability of clinically relevant cell numbers and/or contamination with cells of maternal origin, particularly when using the chorionic and decidual placenta. In the present prospective review, we highlight the importance of FMC to the field of fetal stem cell biology and issues of maternal contamination from perinatal tissues and discuss specific isolation strategies to overcome these translational obstacles.

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Regenerative MedicineAdultCell DifferentiationChimerismFemaleFetal Stem CellsHumansMesenchymal Stem CellsPlacentaPregnancy

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PMID25769652
PMCPMC4414221

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