Article
Distinct phenotype and therapeutic potential of gingival fibroblasts.
Cytotherapy - 1 Sept 2014
Häkkinen Lari, Larjava Hannu, Fournier Benjamin P J
Abstract excerpt
Gingiva of the oral mucosa provides a practical source to isolate fibroblasts for therapeutic purposes because the tissue is easily accessible, tissue discards are common during routine clinical procedures and wound healing after biopsy is fast and results in complete wound regeneration with very little morbidity or scarring. In addition, gingival fibroblasts have unique traits, including neural crest origin,...
Topics
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell- and Tissue-Based Therapy
- Fibroblasts
- Gingiva
- Guided Tissue Regeneration
- Humans
- Mouth Mucosa
- Phenotype
- Stem Cell Niche
- Wound Healing
