Acta Scientific Pharmacology

Opinion Volume 3 Issue 7

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Challenges and Opportunities

Shravan Kumar Paswan1*, Pritt Verma2, Lucy Mohapatra3 and Sajal Srivastava3

1Pharma Talk Research Foundation, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Department of Pharmacology, Goel Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lucknow, India
3Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, India

*Corresponding Author: Shravan Kumar Paswan, Founder and President, Pharma Talk Research Foundation, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Received: May 26, 2022 Published: June 22, 2022

Introduction

Umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells are a type of multifunctional stem cell that develops from the umbilical cord. They had a high capacity for self-renewal, a multi-directional differentiation potential, and a low immunogenicity [1]. Umbilical cord and its by-product, such as follicle and infusion, have a range of purpose in tissue rebirth [2]. The umbilical cord of the human appears to be a gifted basis of stromal cells. different spongy materials that fills the bone, haematopoietic (blood) stem cells can be collected painlessly, and have a higher rate of pluripotency. Various stem cell root scheme may well result in varying quantity and community of reproductive cell. Other umbilical cord compartments with reproductive cell populations have been discovered, including the cord inside layer, adipose tissue surrounded with a blood vessels, collagen and proteoglycans.

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Citation

Citation: Shravan Kumar Paswan., et al. “Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Challenges and Opportunities". Acta Scientific Pharmacology 3.7 (2022): 17-18.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2022 Shravan Kumar Paswan., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.




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