裸泳获取干细胞。

Skinny dipping for stem cells.

作者信息

Slack J

机构信息

Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

出版信息

Nat Cell Biol. 2001 Sep;3(9):E205-6. doi: 10.1038/ncb0901-e205.

DOI:10.1038/ncb0901-e205

PMID:11533671

Abstract

Stem cells have been big news for the past couple of years and yet they remain remarkably inscrutable in terms of declaring their true nature and identity. On pages 778-784 of this issue, Toma et al. describe the identification of a new type of stem cell from the dermis of ths skin, called skin-derived precursor (SKP) cells. These can be converted into several differentiated cell types in vitro, including neurons, and might become a source of cells for therapeutic tissue repair.

摘要

在过去几年里，干细胞一直是重大新闻，但就其真正的性质和身份而言，它们仍然非常难以捉摸。在本期杂志的第778 - 784页，托马等人描述了一种从皮肤真皮中鉴定出的新型干细胞，称为皮肤衍生前体细胞（SKP细胞）。这些细胞在体外可以转化为几种分化的细胞类型，包括神经元，并且可能成为治疗性组织修复的细胞来源。