Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (10): 925-927.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2019.10.004

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Progress in the Treatment of Nervous System Diseases with Dental Pulp Stem Cells

ZHAO Zhe, ZHAO Hongyu*   

  1. Department of Stomatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
  • Received:2018-11-22 Online:2019-10-28 Published:2019-10-22

Abstract: Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) are mesenchymal stem cells derived from neural crest. They have the biological characteristics of self-renewal ability and multi-lineage differentiation ability, and can differentiate into bone cells, adipose cells, and nerve cells under certain conditions. DPSCs secrete a variety of neurotrophic factors and express neurological markers. Many studies have confirmed that they have great potential in nerve repair and regeneration. In this paper, the characteristics of DPSCs, neurogenic differentiation, and repair of central nervous system and peripheral nerve system are reviewed.

Key words: dental pulp stem cells, neurogenic differentiation, nerve injury