Division of Surgery, School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Stem Cell Res Ther. 2010 Aug 9;1(3):25. doi: 10.1186/scrt25.
Mesenchymal stem cells have a natural tropism for tumours and their metastases, and are also considered immunoprivileged. This remarkable combination of properties has formed the basis for many studies investigating their potential as tumour-specific delivery vehicles for suicide genes, oncolytic viruses and secreted therapeutic proteins. The aim of the present review is to discuss the range of approaches that have been used to exploit the tumour-homing capacity of mesenchymal stem cells for gene delivery, and to highlight advances required to realize the full potential of this promising approach.
间充质干细胞对肿瘤及其转移灶具有天然的趋向性,并且被认为具有免疫特权。这种显著的特性组合为许多研究提供了基础,这些研究旨在探索间充质干细胞作为自杀基因、溶瘤病毒和分泌型治疗蛋白的肿瘤特异性递药载体的潜力。本综述的目的是讨论利用间充质干细胞的肿瘤归巢能力进行基因传递的各种方法,并强调实现这一有前途的方法的全部潜力所需的进展。