What are the types of pluripotent stem cells?

Types of pluripotent stem cells:

• Induced pluripotent cell (iPS cells)
• “True” embryonic stem cell (ES cells) derived from embryos.
• Embryonic stem cells made by somatic cell nuclear transfer (ntES cells)
• Embryonic stem cells from unfertilized eggs (parthenogenesis embryonic stem cells, or pES cells)

What is an example of a pluripotent stem cell?

Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are an example of pluripotent stem cells, as are a type of “lab made” stem cell called an induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cell). Both types of pluripotent stem cells can give rise to nearly all of the tissues that form the human body.

What is the most common stem cell?

Multipotent haematopoietic stem cell
Multipotent haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation is currently the most popular stem cell therapy. Target cells are usually derived from the bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood [83].

What is the main source of pluripotent stem cells?

Another major source of pluripotent stem cells for research purposes is unused embryo donated by couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). Some of these may be poor-quality embryos that would otherwise be discarded. The resulting cells are considered to be “true” embryonic stem cells (ES cells).

What is a pluripotent embryonic stem cell?

Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent, meaning they can give rise to every cell type in the fully formed body, but not the placenta and umbilical cord. Human embryonic stem cells have been derived primarily from blastocysts created by in vitro fertilization (IVF) for assisted reproduction that were no longer needed.

What are pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells?

Introduction. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst are pluripotent stem cells with unique properties of pluripotency and self-renewal. They can divide indefinitely in vitro, while maintaining the capacity to generate all the cell types of an adult organism.

Are pluripotent stem cells specialized?

This ability to become any type of cell in the body is called pluripotent. As the embryo grows these pluripotent cells develop into specialized, multipotent stem cells. Multipotent stem cells have the ability to develop specific types of cells (terminally differentiated cells).