Dental Stem Cells (Lecture 4)

Question 1

1. Stem Cells: ____ and ____
2. Stem Cell type: ____ and ____
3. Orofacial region contains multiple ____ stem cells

Answer 1

self-renewal
multipotent differentiation
embryonic
postnatal stem cells
neural crest-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Question 2

Dental Pulp Stem Cells
SHED (\_\_\_\_)
PDLSCs (\_\_\_\_)
SCAP (\_\_\_\_)
GMSCs (\_\_\_\_)

Answer 2

baby tooth
periodontal ligament
root apical papilla
gingiva

Question 3

Stem cells are ____ biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells (____) and can ____ to produce more stem cells.

Answer 3

undifferentiated
multi-potent differentiation
self-renew

Question 4

In mammals, there are two broad types of stem cells: ____, which are isolated from the inner cell mass of blastocysts, and ____, which are found in various tissues (blood, neural, skin, mesenchymal…)

Answer 4

embryonic stem cells

adult stem cells

Question 5

Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Translational Research

Ÿ Multipotent differentiation (____)
Ÿ Immunomodulatory property (____) Ÿ
 Association with human diseases

Answer 5

tissue engineering

immune therapy