Placenta and Placental Derivatives in Regenerative Therapies: Experimental Studies, History, and Prospects

Placental structures, capable to persist in a genetically foreign organism, are a natural model of allogeneic engraftment carrying a number of distinctive properties. In this review, the main features of the placenta and its derivatives such as structure, cellular composition, immunological and endo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Stem cells international 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-14
Hauptverfasser: Pogozhykh, Denys, Figueiredo, Constança, Prokopyuk, Volodymyr, Pogozhykh, Olena
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Zusammenfassung:Placental structures, capable to persist in a genetically foreign organism, are a natural model of allogeneic engraftment carrying a number of distinctive properties. In this review, the main features of the placenta and its derivatives such as structure, cellular composition, immunological and endocrine aspects, and the ability to invasion and deportation are discussed. These features are considered from a perspective that determines the placental material as a unique source for regenerative cell therapies and a lesson for immunological tolerance. A historical overview of clinical applications of placental extracts, cells, and tissue components is described. Empirically accumulated data are summarized and compared with modern research. Furthermore, we define scopes and outlooks of application of placental cells and tissues in the rapidly progressing field of regenerative medicine.
ISSN:1687-966X
1687-9678
1687-9678
DOI:10.1155/2018/4837930