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Characteristics and Therapeutic Potential of Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells

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The tremendous regenerative capacity of the human endometrium is based on the activity of adult stem cells. Endometrial stem cells are mainly located in the basal layer, but could also be successfully isolated from the functional layer, which is shed during menstruation. Menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs) can be obtained by noninvasive procedures. They are characterized by high proliferative potential, long-term culturing properties, mesenchymal stem cell-like marker expression and multilineage differentiation potential. MenSCs have been successfully employed as therapeutics in animal models of myocardial infarction, stroke, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and critical limb ischemia. Their allogeneic application is not associated with immunological side effects and does not promote tumor formation in vivo. Pilot studies have confirmed their safety upon applications in humans, and phase 1/2 clinical studies on their safety and therapeutic efficacy are ongoing. A systematic banking of immunoprofiled MenSCs will expand the therapeutic repertoire beyond autologous stem cell transplantations.

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Original work in the author’s laboratory on the topic of the review is financially supported by a Bayer Focus grant (to M.G.) and a scholarship from DIKTI/Tanjung Pura University, Indonesia (N.A.). M.G. is a member of the Stem Cell Network North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Achmad, N., Götte, M. (2015). Characteristics and Therapeutic Potential of Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells. In: Bhattacharya, N., Stubblefield, P. (eds) Regenerative Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6542-2_7

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