Editorial
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2012; 18(4): 295-301
Published online Jan 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i4.295
Table 1 Summary of the characteristics of the different types of stem cells in the human colon
Crypt epithelial stem cellsSubepithelial (pericryptal) myofibroblasts-local stem cell nicheBM-MSCs
OriginPericryptal myofibroblastsSubepithelial CD34+ fibroblasts, perivascular smooth muscle cells, adipocytes, endothelial- and epithelial cells (via EMT), BM-MSCsBone marrow
Daughter cellsEnterocytes, goblet cells, endocrine cells, paneth cellsFollicular dendritic cells, crypt epithelial stem cells, pericytesSubepithelial myofibroblasts, fibrocytes, pericytes, adipocytes, crypt epithelial stem cells
Main regulator pathways of differentiation and/or homingWnt/β-catenin, Lgr-5, integrins, growth factor receptors (EGFR, HGFR, I1GFR)TGF-β1, cytokines (IL-1, -6, -10, TNFα), growth factors (TGFα, GM-CSF, PDGF-AA, -BB, bFGF, KGF, HGF), chemokines (IL-8, MCP1, MIP-1α,-2), inflammatory mediators (PGE2, PAF, PGI2)Chemokine receptors (CCR-1,-2,-7,-8,-9; CXCR-1,-2,-4,-5,-6), cell adhesion molecules involved in extravasation (VCAM, ICAM, selectins), proinflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-8), von Willebrand factor
Physiological functionEpithelial renewalGrowth, repairGrowth, repair, wound healing
Pathological functionTumorigenesis, ulcer developmentTumorigenesis, cancer progression, inflammation, fibrosisTumorigenesis, inflammation, fibrosis
Cell type specific markersPositive markers: Lgr-5, Musashi-1, CDX-2Negative markers: smoothelin, caldesmon, desminNegative markers: CD13, -14, -45, c-Kit, MHC class I and II
Positive markers: α-SMA, vimentin, SMM, prolyl 4-hydroxylase, CD90Positive markers: CD54,-90,-133,-146,-166, Flk-1, Sca-1, stage-specific antigen I, musashi-1, HLA class I
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