母乳干细胞的研究进展

干细胞是一类具有多向分化潜能和自我复制能力的原始的未分化细胞.近年来通过对母乳成分的研究发现,母乳中存在一种新的细胞,其具有多向分化和自我复制能力,现将这种细胞称为母乳干细胞.它可以通过母乳喂养的方式进入婴儿体内,不仅可以促进婴儿神经系统及各组织器官的发育,且其多向分化潜能可作为细胞疗法为再生医学提供新的治疗途径.

Progress of breast milk stem cells

Stem cells are original undifferentiated biological cells that have multi-directional differentia-tion potential and self-reproduction ability.In recent years,the research on composition of breast milk suggests that a new type of cells exist in breast milk.They are able to differentiate into specialized cells and reproduce themselves.So,they are called"breast milk stem cells".Through breast feeding,these stem cells can enter a ba-by's body.They not only facilitate development of the baby's nervous system and other tissues and organs,but also provide regenerative medicine with a new treatment approach by virtue of its multi-directional differentiation potential.