Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion

Umbilical cord blood has served as an alternative to bone marrow for hematopoietic transplantation since the late 1980s. Numerous clinical studies have proven the efficacy of umbilical cord blood. Moreover, the possible immaturity of cells in umbilical cord blood gives more options to recipients wit...

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Main Authors: Katsuhiro Kita, Jong O. Lee, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Stem Cells International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/276193
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author Katsuhiro Kita
Jong O. Lee
Celeste C. Finnerty
David N. Herndon
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description Umbilical cord blood has served as an alternative to bone marrow for hematopoietic transplantation since the late 1980s. Numerous clinical studies have proven the efficacy of umbilical cord blood. Moreover, the possible immaturity of cells in umbilical cord blood gives more options to recipients with HLA mismatch and allows for the use of umbilical cord blood from unrelated donors. However, morbidity and mortality rates associated with hematopoietic malignancies still remain relatively high, even after cord blood transplantation. Infections and relapse are the major causes of death after cord blood transplantation in patients with hematopoietic diseases. Recently, new strategies have been introduced to improve these major problems. Establishing better protocols for simple isolation of primitive cells and ex vivo expansion will also be very important. In this short review, we discuss several recent promising findings related to the technical improvement of cord blood transplantation.
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spelling doaj-art-0dba53c291a242e9afcdc7a9d0d45f502025-02-03T01:22:37ZengWileyStem Cells International1687-966X1687-96782011-01-01201110.4061/2011/276193276193Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo ExpansionKatsuhiro Kita0Jong O. Lee1Celeste C. Finnerty2David N. Herndon3Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, 815 Market Street, Galveston, TX 77550, USADepartment of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, 815 Market Street, Galveston, TX 77550, USADepartment of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, 815 Market Street, Galveston, TX 77550, USADepartment of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, University of Texas Medical Branch, 815 Market Street, Galveston, TX 77550, USAUmbilical cord blood has served as an alternative to bone marrow for hematopoietic transplantation since the late 1980s. Numerous clinical studies have proven the efficacy of umbilical cord blood. Moreover, the possible immaturity of cells in umbilical cord blood gives more options to recipients with HLA mismatch and allows for the use of umbilical cord blood from unrelated donors. However, morbidity and mortality rates associated with hematopoietic malignancies still remain relatively high, even after cord blood transplantation. Infections and relapse are the major causes of death after cord blood transplantation in patients with hematopoietic diseases. Recently, new strategies have been introduced to improve these major problems. Establishing better protocols for simple isolation of primitive cells and ex vivo expansion will also be very important. In this short review, we discuss several recent promising findings related to the technical improvement of cord blood transplantation.http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/276193
spellingShingle Katsuhiro Kita
Jong O. Lee
Celeste C. Finnerty
David N. Herndon
Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
Stem Cells International
title Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
title_full Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
title_fullStr Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
title_full_unstemmed Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
title_short Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion
title_sort cord blood derived hematopoietic stem progenitor cells current challenges in engraftment infection and ex vivo expansion
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