Editorial
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hematol. May 6, 2014; 3(2): 18-28
Published online May 6, 2014. doi: 10.5315/wjh.v3.i2.18
Table 1 Comparison of the sources for hematopoietic stem cells
AdvantagesDisadvantages
Bone marrow1 The longest history as a source of HSC1 High stringency for HLA matching
2 Well established procedure2 Some complications associated with harvesting
3 Risk of GVHD
Umbilical cord blood1 Off-the-shelf availability1 Delayed engraftment
2 Reduced stringency for HLA matching2 Lower yield
3 Low risk of infection/transmission3 Lack of additional immune cells
4 Absence of donor risk
Peripheral bloodCompared to BM,1 Extremely low level of HSC (1/100000) without “mobilization”
1 More comfortable for donors2 Risk of GVHD
2 Better yield with mobilization
Table 2 Cell-surface makers of undifferentiated hematopoietic stem cells
MouseHuman
CD34low/-CD34low/-
Sca-1+Sca-1+
CD90/Thy-1+/lowCD90/Thy-1+/low
c-Kit+c-Kit+
CD38+CD38-
CD150+CD7-
Side population (high hoechst-efflux activity)CD49f+
CD48-Rhodamine 123low
CD244-CD133/AC133-
Lin-CD45RA-
Lin-