Publication Name	World Journal of Stem Cells
Manuscript ID	8887
Country	Belgium

Received	2014-01-11 12:50
Peer-Review Started	2014-01-11 13:48
To Make the First Decision	2014-02-13 16:02
Return for Revision	2014-02-20 20:44
Revised	2014-03-11 04:46
Second Decision	2014-05-19 09:09
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-05-19 09:26
Articles in Press	2014-05-23 13:16
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Category	Cell Biology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Umbilical cord fibroblasts: Could they be considered as mesenchymal stem cells?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mustapha Zeddou, Biserka Relic and Michel G Malaise
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mustapha Zeddou, PhD, Laboratory of Rheumatology, GIGA-I3, GIGA Research Centre, University and CHU of Liège, Clos Saint-Lambert, 4600 Liège, Belgium. mzeddou@gmail.com
Key Words	Mesenchymal stem cells; Cord matrix; Bone marrow; Differentiation; Immunophenotype
Core Tip	Umbilical cord matrix derived fibroblasts [umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSC)] have gained importance in the last years. We have studied these cells and noticed some differences when compared with bone marrow-MSC in term of differentiation and phenotype. Other studies pointed out similar differences. Recently, some studies have doubted of the MSC nature of these cells. Starting from our own results and those from literature, we summarized in this minireview different studies that isolated and characterised UC-MSC. In the discussion we confronted the contradictory data about the differentiation and immunophenotype of UC-MSC and highlight what remains to be done to answer the question: are cord matrix isolated fibroblasts stem cells or not?
Publish Date	2014-07-19 21:17
Citation	Zeddou M, Relic B, Malaise MG. Umbilical cord fibroblasts: Could they be considered as mesenchymal stem cells? World J Stem Cells 2014; 6(3): 367-370
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-0210/full/v6/i3/367.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v6.i3.367

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