Basic & Clinical Medicine ›› 2008, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (9): 897-903.

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Mesenchymal stem cell, cancer stem cell and cancer

Hui QIAN, Wen-rong XU   

  1. School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Key Institute of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu University School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Key Institute of Clinical Laboratory Science, Jiangsu University
  • Received:2008-01-30 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-09-25 Published:2008-09-25
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Abstract: Recent theorys suggest the existence of cancer stem cell (CSC), a subpopulation of cells with tumorigenic potential that is lacked in the rest of the cells within this tumor. It has been reported that the occurrence of some tumors closely related to mesenchymal stem cell as origin of stroma cell. This review discuss the relationship among mesenchymal stem cell, cancer stem cell and cancer.