In the emerging field of stem cell transplantation for regenerative cell therapy,
it is generally taken for granted that such donor stem cells will behave like any
other differentiated cells immunologically when transplanted into histocompatibility-mismatched
recipients.
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Thus, the current preferred approach of using autologous stem or progenitor cells
for myocardial regeneration, both experimentally and clinically, aims to avoid immune
rejection of donor cells, which can be expected after allogeneic or xenogeneic transplantation.
The primary rationale in favoring research on “therapeutic cloning” is to avoid immune
rejection after the transplantation of cells derived from embryonic stem cells. Thus,
in any experimental studies involving transplantation of such cells across histocompatibility
barriers, the investigators automatically assume that either immunosuppression will
be required or the use of immunodeficient recipients (such as SCID or nude mouse)
will be mandatory.
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Publication history
Accepted:
November 12,
2004
Received in revised form:
October 14,
2004
Received:
July 15,
2004
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