Review
Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2008; 14(29): 4616-4626
Published online Aug 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4616
Figure 2
Figure 2 Contribution of transplanted HSCs and MSCs to the immune compartment and to intestinal lineages. HSCs are able to restore the immune system to a naive state. MSCs contribute via direct differentiation to mesenchymal and non-mesenchymal lineages, exert trophic functions and modulate in a suppressive fashion the immune response.