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Publication Name World Journal of Stem Cells
Manuscript ID 117267
Country China
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ISSN 1948-0210 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Category Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Manuscript Type Editorial
Article Title From discarded tissues to therapeutic assets: Optimizing mesenchymal stem cell sources and secretome signatures for clinical translation
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Guan-Yu Chen, Jia-Bing Kang, Wen-Jing Xiang and Meng Liu
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Guan-Yu Chen http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7104-4930
Jia-Bing Kang http://orcid.org/0009-0005-2371-4078
Wen-Jing Xiang http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9589-6956
Meng Liu http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4915-2658
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
China Scholarship Council 202408520036
Corresponding Author Meng Liu, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No. 130 Huaihai West Road, Xuzhou 221000, Jiangsu Province, China. mengliu@xzhmu.edu.cn
Key Words Oral stem cells; Regenerative medicine; Exosomes; Extracellular vesicles; Secretome; Mesenchymal stem cells
Core Tip This editorial reframes discarded biological tissues, particularly those from oral and maxillofacial surgery, as valuable regenerative assets rather than medical waste. Drawing on comparative insights from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, we highlight how the neural crest origin of dental mesenchymal stem cells endows them with unique secretome signatures and therapeutic potential. Furthermore, we discuss advanced engineering strategies - such as hypoxic preconditioning, three-dimensional culture, and smart hydrogel delivery - to overcome secretome heterogeneity and facilitate the clinical translation of these cell-free therapies for precision regenerative medicine.
Publish Date 2026-06-25 08:21
Citation

Chen GY, Kang JB, Xiang WJ, Liu M. From discarded tissues to therapeutic assets: Optimizing mesenchymal stem cell sources and secretome signatures for clinical translation. World J Stem Cells 2026; 18(6): 117267

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-0210/full/v18/i6/117267.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.117267
Full Article (PDF) WJSC-18-117267-with-cover.pdf
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